Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence

The Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence program aims to support a more holistic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) in the modern world through the creation of new humanities research centers on artificial intelligence at eligible institutions. 

A center supports collaboration among scholars to explore a specific topic through research, as well as spreading knowledge about that research through educational or outreach activities. Centers may include scholars from diverse disciplines, but must be focused on asking humanities questions and should be led by humanists. Scholars may come from one or more institutions. NEH welcomes international collaboration, but scholars at U.S. institutions must oversee and set the agenda for the center. This program is for establishing new centers; existing centers and institutes are not eligible in this competition. Only one application per institution is permitted in this competition. For the purposes of this limitation, branch campuses are considered separately and each may submit one application. 

Successful applicants will work to establish a sustainable center and engage in at least two activities that support research into the social and cultural aspects of AI. Appropriate activities may include but are not limited to: collaborative research and writing efforts; workshops and lecture series; education and mentoring; and the creation of digital tools to increase or advance scholarly discourse about AI.  

Note about Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence

This grant program is part of NEH’s Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence initiative. To learn more, please see our page about the AI initiative.