Welcome to the Imagine Fund Grant Programs
The Imagine Fund is an initiative of the Executive Vice President and Provost, established in 2007 through a generous gift from the McKnight Foundation to provide competitive financial support for research and scholarship in the arts, humanities, and design at the University of Minnesota. The creation of the Imagine Fund was driven by a strategic commitment to increase the impact and visibility of faculty work centered in arts, humanities, and design.
The Imagine Fund includes three award programs: Faculty Annual Research Grants, Special Events Grants, and the Imagine Fund Arts, Humanities, and Design Chair Award. Awards have made a sizable contribution to faculty work centered in the arts, humanities, and design, and often have leveraged investments and funds from other sources in support of projects.
Participating colleges & campuses
Annual Faculty Grants
The Annual Faculty Research Grants support innovative research in the arts, design, and humanities.
Participating arts, humanities and design colleges and campuses
Institute for Advanced Study
Special Events Grants
The Special Events Grant Program seeks to support new and ongoing activities that promote profound understanding of the human condition, excellence, innovation, collaboration, interdisciplinary dialogue, and greater public engagement with the University.
Faculty and Academic Affairs
AHD Chair Award
Two-year award to work with a group of faculty, staff, students, and other collaborators to create a program of activities for the University community and the community at large.