A central motivation for Rural Humanities is to help humanists imagine the multiple, dynamic ways in which humanistic modes of inquiry – our research, our questions, our passions, and our commitments – can form an interface between the university and rural communities, particularly those that often seem at the greatest remove from our campuses.
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Rural Humanities Projects
Rural Humanities aim to organize and coordinate the already existing Cornell faculty engagement, teaching, and research around “rural humanities” and forming them into a visible program that reaches from the community to the classroom and the conference room.
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Faculty Grants
The Rural Humanities Initiative can provide funds on an ad hoc and rolling basis for Cornell faculty working on public and engaged humanities projects. Up to $10,000 is available each year per project.
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Student Funding Opportunities
Rural Humanities is pleased to provide funds on an ad hoc and rolling basis for student (both undergraduate and graduate) research, public humanities, community-engaged projects, and public-facing events that focus on rural New York State. Up to $1,000 is available per project each academic year.