Revamping Your Grantseeking Strategy in a Changing Landscape A Hanover Grants Webinar - February 26th @noon
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As funding priorities and requirements evolve, grant seekers must adapt their strategies to remain competitive.  

This webinar will offer insights into updating your approach in seeking external funding, including strategies for tracking trends, revising proposal narratives, and exploring new opportunities.

Participants will learn how to respond to shifts in the funding environment and position their projects for success.

Webinar: Revamping Your Grantseeking Strategy in a Changing Landscape
Date: Thursday, February 26th
Time: 12pm ET / 9am PT

Speakers:
Tom Kuhn -- Senior Grants Consultant, Hanover Research
Clinton Doggett -- Senior Grants Advisor, Hanover Research 

Unable to attend? Register and we will send a copy of the recording and slides after the webinar.
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CARAT, the CAHSS Creative Achievement & Research Administration Team, invites CAHSS faculty to participate in an individual Mini Consultation on Wednesday, February 18 or Thursday, February 19. CARAT's Research Development team will be available to discuss your research/creative achievement project ideas (at all stages). 

Reserve a mini consultation session by February 13: https://forms.gle/SJ83nfWvqyumUfL7A. 

We will confirm with a time and Webex link (if online). Consultations will be scheduled in the order in which they are received, and a waitlist will be available.

You can make a consultation appointment (15 minutes, one person per slot) on either February 18, from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (virtual or in person in Public Policy, room 451), or on February 19, from 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (virtual only). Arts faculty should request February 18 only. Humanities and Social Science faculty may request either day.

Questions? Contact Rachel Brubaker, Associate Director for Research Development   rbruba1@umbc.edu

Not available for a mini session? Contact Sara Qureshi, Sr. Specialist for Grants and Research Development, saraq1@umbc.edu or visit our Pre-Award Services page to complete a consultation request form.  

Note: If you have already identified a funding opportunity and would like to begin an application, please complete a proposal development form on the Pre-Award Services page to request pre-award support. We look forward to working with you at all stages of your research and creative achievement process.

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Have you been seeing more announcements or emails related to AI tools or usage on campus?Do you have questions regarding the recent guidelines that were shared on the use ofartificial intelligence (AI) tools in the classroom? Would you like your voice heard, or would appreciate having student perspectives brought to the forefront of these conversations relating to AIpolicy and guidelines? 


The AOK Library would like to hear from you! If you would like to come together in a safe space to discuss AI use on campus, please stop by room 259 in the Library for two student only, student focused, in-person listening sessions happening Wednesdays (please see dates and times below and in our events page). Faculty will not be present, and conversations that occur within the space will remain anonymous to protect students' identities. All majors are welcome! 


There will be free pizza and drinks, and participants will be offered the chance to grab free swag, in addition to bonus library privileges! 


Session 1: Wednesday, February 25th, 12:00pm-1:00pm (Room 259)

Session 2: Wednesday, March 4th, 12:00pm-1:00pm (Room 259)


We encourage students interested in participating to add the individual events to their calendars!

These listening sessions are supported by the AOK Library, in partnership with Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, and the Dresher Center for the Humanities. We thank you for your support!

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Event flyer for ‘Take Back the Night 2026: Shatter the Silence,’ presented by UMBC’s Women’s, Gender, and Equity Center. The event takes place Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 5 p.m. on The Commons Main Street. The flyer design features a purple and yellow halftone background with an illustrated hand holding a megaphone.

Event Summary

We are excited to share this upcoming event hosted by the UMBC Women's, Gender, and Equity Center. Take Back the Night is a historic movement that began in 1975 to protest gender-based violence and reclaim community spaces for survivors. UMBC continues this tradition annually to foster a safer, more supportive campus environment.

Event Details

  • Host: Women’s, Gender, and Equity Center (WGEC)
  • Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
  • Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Location: The Commons, Main Street

How to Get Involved 

The WGEC is looking for student volunteers to help "Shatter the Silence." To learn more about specific volunteer roles and to register for training, please visit the official volunteer sign-up form.

You can also find the sign-up link by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting the WGEC group page on myUMBC.



This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

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Program Description
The Baltimore Field School 3.0: Collaborative Teaching in Public Humanities, invites applicants for the third iteration in our community-engaged, place-based pedagogy series. Faculty, staff, and students will come together for a one-day intensive workshop aimed at creating collaborative teaching tools rooted in public humanities approaches that strive to make the university's outreach infrastructure more equitable and inclusive. By the end of the day, participants will have contributed to a toolkit that may include syllabus templates, assignment examples, assessment tools, and rubrics that will be localized in a shared online repository. The BFS 3.0 application is open to all UMBC graduate students, full-time staff, and full-time faculty invested in teaching and public humanities. 

Application Details
Applications are due Monday, Feb. 16. 

A cohort of 15 fellows will be selected in March 2026, and each fellow will receive a $250 stipend. The 2025 BFS workshop will take place on May 27, 2026 from 10:00am – 5:00pm in the Lion Brothers Building. Lunch will be provided, and an informal (and optional) social will take place after the workshop. For more information or to apply, click the application tab.

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Applications for our Summer 2026 Fellowships are due on February 16, 2026.

  • Summer 2026 Fellowships for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty are available to full-time UMBC tenured or tenure-track faculty pursuing humanities research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Up to three fellowships will be awarded.
  • Summer 2026 Fellowships for Teaching Professors and Part-Time Faculty are available to all teaching professors and part-time faculty pursuing humanities research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, whether employed full- or part-time. Part-Time faculty must be teaching at UMBC at the time of application with the expectation that they will also teach at UMBC in the academic semester or year following summer funding. Only one fellowship will be awarded.
Fellows will receive $6,000 to be paid in two increments. The funding can be used for summer research; the advancement of a book manuscript, a major article, or a project of similar stature; assistance in developing extramural funding applications; book proposals; and grant project applications.

Any questions can be directed to dreshercenter@umbc.edu.


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Applications are now being accepted for the Center for Social Science Scholarship Summer Fellowship.  The purpose of this fellowship is to support significant social science research by tenure-track or tenured faculty in the UMBC College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences, resulting in a submittable product by December 2026.  Up to two fellows will receive a $6,000 award during the summer of 2026. 

Apply by February 16, 2026.

For more information visit our Summer Fellowships webpage or contact CS3's Director, Dr. Eric Stokan:  estokan@umbc.edu

Funds for this fellowship are provided by the Center for Social Science Scholarship and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS).

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Interested in taking a course in Kenya this Summer? 

Join faculty leaders, Jodi Kelber and Kendyl Walker, and the Education Abroad Team for a hybrid info session to learn all about the course options, the cultural activities, and the ins and outs of the application process. Pizza will be provided!

Event Details:

Monday, February 9
12-1pm
UC 204 or Online
You may register for the online session through this link.

Program Overview

Justice, Agency, and Culture in Kenya is a three-credit course where students explore the relationship between community, culture, and social justice in Kenya. The course will focus primarily on learning from organizations that are engaged in rights for women and girls, and others engaged in land conservation/land rights. Where possible, you will participate in community-engaged learning opportunities with some of these organizations. The course is concluded by living in the Maasai Mara region, learning about Maasai culture and their deep connections to justice for the land and for their community.
Application deadline: February 16, 2026

This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.


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Students are invited to attend Black & Gold Rush 2026 info sessions to learn how they can support UMBC's annual giving campaign. Stop by Flat Tuesdays in The Commons on Wednesdays, February 11, 18, and 25, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

At these sessions, students can learn how to become a Black & Gold Rush advocate, help write thank-you cards for donors, and earn free UMBC swag. The Black & Gold Rush campaign will take place March 4–5, 2026.

Flyer promoting UMBC Black & Gold Rush 2026 student info sessions. Sessions take place on February 11, 18, and 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Flat Tuesdays in The Commons. Students can learn how to become advocates, write thank-you cards, and earn UMBC swag. Black & Gold Rush is March 4–5, 2026.

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Program Description
The Baltimore Field School 3.0: Collaborative Teaching in Public Humanities, invites applicants for the third iteration in our community-engaged, place-based pedagogy series. Faculty, staff, and students will come together for a one-day intensive workshop aimed at creating collaborative teaching tools rooted in public humanities approaches that strive to make the university's outreach infrastructure more equitable and inclusive. By the end of the day, participants will have contributed to a toolkit that may include syllabus templates, assignment examples, assessment tools, and rubrics that will be localized in a shared online repository. The BFS 3.0 application is open to all UMBC graduate students, full-time staff, and full-time faculty invested in teaching and public humanities. 

Application Details
Applications are due Monday, Feb. 16. 

A cohort of 15 fellows will be selected in March 2026, and each fellow will receive a $250 stipend. The 2025 BFS workshop will take place on May 27, 2026 from 10:00am – 5:00pm in the Lion Brothers Building. Lunch will be provided, and an informal (and optional) social will take place after the workshop. For more information or to apply, click the application tab.
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