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Humane Studies Fellowships is sponsored by Institute for Humane Studies (IHS). This non-residency fellowship program provides funding and a support network to full-time graduate students from accredited universities worldwide. Research interests should be related to human flourishing in society, connecting to the humanities and social sciences, and advancing ideas that support free societies through research and teaching.
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Event Support is a grant from the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) that funds faculty-led academic events exploring the foundations, challenges, and institutions of free societies. Grants of up to $5,000 support expense reimbursement for hosting conferences, workshops, and scholarly gatherings that engage themes of liberty, governance, and human flourishing. IHS also offers focused Requests for Proposals on research topics including digital governance, nuclear energy policy, and deliberative democracy, with awards up to $20,000. Eligible applicants are university faculty members. Prior IHS affiliation is not required, and scholars retain full independence over their research agenda.
IHS Requests for Proposals: Deliberative Democracy is sponsored by Institute for Humane Studies (IHS). IHS invites applications from academic scholars whose research pertains to deliberative democracy. They are especially interested in proposals that bridge disciplines. Research deliverables can include peer-reviewed publications, policy white papers, or shareable research databases, among other things. IHS supports scholarship that advances a free society, focusing on institutions, constraints on power, and meaningful lives.
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