Students standing at the Native American Student Graduation Ceremony
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Spring Native American commencement, 2014

Funding Opportunities

The IHP Fund

The IHP Fund provides support for faculty, staff, and students on the university’s three campuses to undertake research projects, teaching initiatives, and other activities related to the IHP’s mission.

Funds may support the development of new research projects or the completion or expansion of existing ones, as well as the development of courses and engagement activities that facilitate learning about and communicating U-M’s history.

To learn more about grants available through the IHP Fund, read more below, and reach out to inclusivehistory@umich.edu for consultations and questions.

Women's basketball team poses for a group photograph.
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Women's basketball team, Class of 1904

Teaching Fund

The IHP funds compelling, innovative undergraduate and graduate teaching that advances both the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the university’s past with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Funding supports both the development of new courses and the redesign of existing ones.

  • Grant Amount

    Up to $3,000 for course redesign
    Up to $5,000 for course development

  • Deadline

    Early fall 2024

  • Eligibility Reqs

    Proposals are accepted from staff and faculty members, including tenure track faculty, clinical faculty, and lecturers, on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses, as well as from collaborative teams composed of multiple instructional faculty members, staff, graduate students, and/or undergraduate students.

Research & Engagement Fund

The IHP provides support for a wide range of research projects, creative endeavors, and engagement activities that advance the study and understanding of the university’s history with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through this funding program, we invite people across the university’s three campuses to join our efforts to develop deeper knowledge of U-M’s history through a DEI lens and to engage partners and audiences both on and off our campuses.

  • Grant Amount

    Up to $3,000 for mini-grants
    Up to $25,000 for large grants

  • Deadline

    April 5, 2024

  • Eligibility Reqs

    Proposals are accepted from staff and faculty on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses, and collaborative teams are especially encouraged to apply. Undergraduate and graduate students can be part of those collaborative teams, and may also apply for mini-grants.

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Mardigian Library, UM-Dearborn, c. 2000

Projects Supported by the IHP Fund

The IHP Fund will be making its first awards in the 2023-24 academic year. Projects supported by the IHP Fund will be added here.

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