Central List of Opportunities

Opportunity Deadline Summary Who Can Apply
Reading Groups Faculty and graduate student reading groups meet regularly throughout the year and may organize public events on topics of interest to a broad range of disciplines. Faculty, Graduate Students
Research Clusters HRI Research Clusters enable faculty and graduate students in the humanities and arts from the University of Illinois to develop questions or subjects of inquiry that require or would be enhanced by collaborative work. Faculty
Odyssey Project Internship Undergraduate internship with the Odyssey Project, a program through the Humanities Research Institute that offers free college courses to income eligible residents of the Champaign-Urbana community.
Humanities Research Lab Provides support for tenure-line faculty in the humanities or related fields who wish to take an existing undergraduate course and re-fashion it as a local community-based research experience. Faculty
HRI Research Prizes The HRI Prizes for Research in the Humanities celebrate excellence in humanities scholarship on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Faculty, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge Program A Humanities Without Walls program in which UIUC PhD students use their strengths to make an impact while learning new skills and exploring new career paths. Graduate Students
HRI Summer Faculty Fellowships HRI’s Summer Faculty Fellowships are designed to help faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign maximize the summer in service of their ongoing professional development. Faculty
Graduate Fellowship Awards: Application Guidelines Applications are invited from current U of I graduate students for selection as HRI Graduate Student Fellows. Graduate Students
Faculty Fellowship Awards: Application Guidelines Applications are invited from full-time, tenured or tenure-track U of I faculty members for selection as HRI Faculty Fellows. Faculty
Humanities Gateway Internship This paid undergraduate internship is a partnership between the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) and Illinois Public Media. Undergraduate Students
Prindable - Communications and Outreach Internship The David F. Prindable Internship is a paid internship in communications and undergraduate outreach at the Humanities Research Institute. Undergraduate Students
HRI Supplemental Event Fund The Supplemental Event Fund (SEF) is designed to support events centered in the humanities and arts that have significant funding elsewhere on campus and are seeking supplemental co-sponsorship. Funds awarded on a rolling basis.
NEH Summer Stipends This opportunity will not be offered by NEH for summer 2026. We will update if/when any information becomes available for subsequent years. Faculty, Post-Doctoral