ESC Faculty Grants for Research on Europe (2026)
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Purpose:
Faculty Grants for Research on Europe provide support for affiliated faculty doing original research related to aspects of historical or contemporary Europe (for example, politics, culture, society, or history). These grants are not intended to support conference travel. If the primary purpose of your trip is to attend a conference, please apply for a Small Grant.
Eligibility:
Awards are available to ESC affiliated faculty only. Prior to applying, affiliated faculty must complete or update their UCIS Faculty Survey and upload a CV from within the last 12 months. If you are interested in becoming an ESC affiliated faculty, please contact Erica Edwards (eee36@pitt.edu). Faculty with visiting appointments or affiliated faculty who do not teach at Pitt are not eligible. Previous awardees who have not submitted reports and/or expenditure documentation from past grants are not eligible.
Funding:
- Awards range from $1000 to $3,500.
- Applicants must show efforts to secure matching funds from their department, school, or other external sources.
Funding Priorities:
Overall, awards are made on a competitive basis based on the quality of proposals. However, preference will be given to the following groups:
- New faculty (first two years at Pitt)
- Junior faculty (pre-tenure, with special emphasis on faculty with junior research leaves)
- Faculty from the Humanities or disciplines in which external funding is less abundant
- Senior faculty starting new projects/changing research foci
- Senior faculty requiring start-up funds for research projects that have a high probability of being funded externally in the future
Application Procedure
- Complete and submit an application on Submittable.
- Update faculty survey and upload a current C.V.
- Upload a detailed budget listing all estimated expenses
- Upload a written proposal of no more than five double-spaced pages. In the text of the proposal, please include a section addressing precisely how the funds will be used.
- Upload a copy of the IRB approval documentation (if applicable).