Call for Proposals: AVISTA SMART Grant, Due 15 March 2026

Call for Proposals

AVISTA SMART Grant

Due 15 March 2026

The AVISTA START (Science, Technology, and Art Research/Teaching) Grant is a new award that provides up to $3,000 USD in seed funding for the initial stages of a long-term scholarly project. It is sponsored by Robert E. Jamison, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Clemson University, in collaboration with AVISTA (the Association Villard de Honnecourt for the Interdisciplinary Study of Medieval Technology, Science, and Art).

The grant is open to any Ph.D.-holding researcher (full-time faculty, part-time faculty, or independent scholar). Eligible projects must engage the intersection of science, technology, and art or architecture in the medieval world—with a preference for initiatives that feature a public—facing component. Examples include, but are not limited to, publications, exhibitions, symposia, conferences, public demonstrations, research resources, and teaching resources.

The submission deadline is Sunday, March 15, 2026. Complete applications will be reviewed by AVISTA’s Grants and Awards Committee. The winning recipient will be notified in mid-April and announced at AVISTA-sponsored events at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in mid-May.

All questions and applications should be sent to:

Sarah Thompson at: avistatreasurer@gmail.com

NOTE ON FILE SUBMISSION: Please submit PDF files when appropriate with the file named as LAST NAME first, then the item.

Example: SMITHdescription.pdf, SMITHbudget.pdf, SMITHcv.pdf


Applicants are asked to submit the following materials for consideration:

  1. A CV (curriculum vitae).

  2. Project summary, including a title, list of goals, list of products, and discussion of the expected project impact (two pages max)

  3. Project timeline, including a description of which portion of the initiative would be covered by the grant (one page)

  4. Project budget, including a description of which portion of the initiative would be covered by the grant (one page)

  5. List of additional funding sources to which the applicant has applied or will apply to ensure the successful completion of the project (one page).


For more information, visit: https://www.avista.org/opportunities-prizes-and-grants