Research Funding in the Arts and Humanities Grantees (OVPRED/HI)

UB’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED), in partnership with the Humanities Institute, provides funding to support the research activities of tenure-eligible and tenured faculty working in the arts and humanities. The funds can be used for a variety of project-related expenses with the awards ranging from $5,000 up to $10,000. 

Current awardees (2024-2026 term)

  • Rachel Ablow (Professor, Department of English) for “The Limits of Diversity: John Stuart Mill and the 1833 India Education Debate” | $10,000
  • Dave Pape (Associate Professor, Department of Media Study) for “CAVE Art History Database” | $5,000
  • Jasmina Tumbas (Associate Professor, Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies) for “Queer and Feminist Yugoslav Diaspora: Art of Resistance Beyond Nationhood” | $10,000
  • Sama Waham (Assistant Professor, Department of Media Study) for “Golan” | $5,000