Since 2004, the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities’ seed-funding program has provided more than 450 arts and humanities scholars with more than $9.4 million.
“Over the past decade we at IU, throughout the state of Indiana and quite literally around the world, have been the beneficiaries of the fruits of that commitment — from operas and gallery shows, to award-winning books and internationally recognized art installations,” said Fred Cate, IU vice president for research, in an IU press release.
This year, IU’s Office of the Vice President for Research, which manages the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities program, and IU Communications in the Office of the Vice President for Engagement have created a multimedia retrospective that recognizes the work of nearly 50 grant winners during the past 10 years, according to the release.
This year, the program will award grants through four distinct funding programs, according to IU’s Research Gateway website.
New Frontiers of Creativity and Scholarship awards up to $50,000 to assist in the development of innovative works.
New Frontiers/New Currents awards up to $20,000 to fund workshops or conferences with distinguished experts on timely topics.
New Frontiers Exploratory Travel Fellowships awards up to $3,000 to support national and international travel.
Finally, New Frontiers Experimentation Fellowships awards up to $15,000 to fund the preliminary stages of new trajectories in innovative work or creative activity.
“New Frontiers both reflects and has contributed significantly to maintaining the vital role of the arts and humanities here at Indiana University,” Cate said in the release.
Ashleigh Sherman
