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Building on the strong record of the Humanities Collective and a half century of adventurous inquiry at UCI, the Humanities Commons supports scholarship and creative activity that addresses human action, meaning making and thought in its historical variety and contemporary range.

Scholarship

The Humanities Commons provides grants to School of Humanities faculty for research expenses, publication subvention, and conference travel. School of Humanities graduate students can apply for funding to support expenses, including travel, related to dissertation research. We work closely with faculty on research development and administer external faculty grants.

Collaboration

The Humanities Commons serves as a liaison and coordinator for cross-campus and multi-campus projects. We provide project management for large faculty-led collaborative projects such as Medical Humanities, a UCI Interschool Initiative for Excellence. School of Humanities faculty and graduate students can apply for grants to support collaborative research projects and for conferences and symposia. The Humanities Commons provides co-sponsorship for events that are cross-campus or campus-public collaborations.

Public Engagement

The Humanities Commons builds partnerships that engage UCI faculty, undergraduate students and graduate students with community organizations and public institutions. We believe that such collaborations enrich both our university and our community. The Humanities Commons coordinates programs in collaboration with public libraries and K-12 schools, among others.