APPLICATIONS FOR FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR.
FACULTY ARTS RESEARCH FUNDING
The Collaborative Arts Research Initiative (CARI) is pleased to offer faculty in the arts limited per-project funding for arts research. Applications for up to $1000 will be considered on a rolling basis as funds are available. Awarded funds can be used for a broad range of purposes in support of research, including but not limited to: supplies, travel, publication fees, and conference participation. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for review after the application is received, and requests must be made at least one month prior to the start of the activity.
To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must:
- Be a full-time faculty member at the University of Alabama (tenured/tenure-track, renewable contract, or temporary)
- Part-time arts faculty will be considered based on funding availability
- Have a primary area of research and/or practice in visual art, the performing arts, film, creative writing, or design
- Provide a brief description of how the proposed project benefits their research and the University
Current CARI Fellows are not eligible. Faculty with current JPAR awards should contact CARI for further information. A maximum of one award per fiscal year will be made to eligible faculty, and awards will be transferred to the home department of the funded faculty member. Faculty members are responsible for obtaining IRB approval for all research involving human subjects.
To ensure that CARI’s support is well distributed across the UA community, we generally do not fund more than three faculty or graduate research support requests for the same project. Multiple requests to support a common project must be submitted concurrently.
Upon completion of the funded work or one year after the funding date (whichever comes first), the applicant must submit a brief report on outcomes/impacts of the research. Funded projects and research must credit CARI as a sponsor.
GRADUATE STUDENT ARTS RESEARCH FUNDING
The Collaborative Arts Research Initiative (CARI) is pleased to offer graduate students in the arts limited per-project funding for arts research. Applications for up to $500 will be considered on a rolling basis as funds are available. Awarded funds can be used for a broad range of purposes in support of research, including but not limited to: supplies, travel, publication fees, and conference participation. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for review after the application is received, and requests must be made at least one month prior to the start of the activity.
To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must:
- Be a graduate student in the arts (visual art, performing arts, film, creative writing, or design)
- Provide a brief description of how the proposed project benefits their educational and/or professional goals
A maximum of one award per fiscal year will be made to eligible students, and awards will be transferred to the home department of the funded students. Students are responsible for obtaining IRB approval for all research involving human subjects.
To ensure that CARI’s support is well distributed across the UA community, we generally do not fund more than three faculty or graduate research support requests for the same project. Multiple requests to support a common project must be submitted concurrently.
Upon completion of the funded work or one year after the funding date (whichever comes first), the applicant must submit a brief report on outcomes/impacts of the research. Funded projects and research must credit CARI as a sponsor.