Award: One award of $100,000 will be given to support a project of up to 24 months beginning July 1st, 2026. 

Eligibility: Full-time UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members (excluding adjuncts) from any discipline whose proposed project applies humanities and/or social sciences methods or approaches to directly and positively impact constituencies outside the University are eligible to apply. Previous applicants and/or awardees may re-apply for the Harvey Award to further advance their projects. Preference is given to projects based in North Carolina.

Restrictions: Award funds cannot be used to support research that is solely academic in nature, curriculum development, special events or speaker series, or surveys.

– Criteria –

Proposed projects in this year’s award cycle will be judged primarily on five factors that define the award’s objective of supporting applied innovation of scholarly expertise:

Relevance to Real-World Issues: The clear articulation of a social science issue in North Carolina 

Stakeholder Readiness: Relevance of the issue to potential community partners and their commitment to collaborating on addressing it; 

Potential for Impact: Potential for lasting community impact; 

Creativity and Innovation: The creativity of the approach taken to addressing the community issue; and 

Project Readiness: Awardee capacity to complete the project’s goals in the stated project duration. 

–  Award Timeline –

November 10: Call for Proposals opens

January 12: Proposals due

March: Finalists notified

March/April: Presentations to the Selection Committee

May: Winner announced