Funding Your Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences demystifies research proposal writing through step-by-step guidance, successful examples, and insights from agency program officers.
Designed for faculty, graduate students, and research administrators, this practical guide offers strategies for navigating current funding trends and cracking the proposal writing code.
New to this edition are:
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Additional writing prompts, exercises, and tools
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Updated guidance on how to identify funding opportunities
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A sample budget and budget justification
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Additional “Perspective from program officer” boxes
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Discussion of challenges to interdisciplinary collaborations
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Discussion of how to navigate precarity in the research funding landscape
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Best practices for integrating generative AI in proposal writing
Barbara Endemaño Walker, Ph.D., is Director of Strategic Research Initiatives in the Office of Research and Special Assistant for Academic Initiatives in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). She leads national initiatives that build institutional and individual scholar capacity for CASSHE research development and interdisciplinary collaboration. She is a founding board member and treasurer of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals, and she currently serves on the National Science Foundation’s Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering.
Holly E. Unruh, is Director of Strategic Research Initiatives in the Office of Research and Special Assistant for Academic Initiatives in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). She leads national initiatives that build institutional and individual scholar capacity for CASSHE research development and interdisciplinary collaboration. She is a founding board member and treasurer of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals, and she currently serves on the National Science Foundation’s Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering.
Here is what our readers are saying about the book
- Dolores Inés Casillas, Ph.D.
Interim Vice Chancellor for Inclusive Excellence, Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, and Director of the Chicano Studies Institute, University of California Santa Barbara
“For anyone navigating a love-hate relationship with grant writing in the competitive social sciences, humanities, and arts, this book feels like a gift. It gently and systematically reveals the opaque grant process, translates institutional jargon, and offers generous, grounding guidance. I found it indispensable as a professor launching new research projects.”
Join Our Winter 2027 Workshop
From Idea to Competitive Proposal
This three-part virtual workshop series guides CASSHE faculty through developing competitive grant and fellowship proposals. Interactive sessions cover finding funding, understanding funder priorities, articulating project significance, and crafting compelling proposals, section by section. Weekly virtual office hours are included for individualized guidance and troubleshooting.
