About the AHI Program

Standard, Major Project, and Major Conference Grants

All budget requests are for a 12-month period.  Amounts requested are negotiable and awards may reflect a budget lower than originally requested. 

  • Extensions will not be granted unless there are extenuating circumstances (i.e., health concerns, family emergencies, etc. and will be discussed on a case-by-case basis).
  • Enter budget line items and costs in the provided and required budget template.  Be as specific as possible, listing each travel site, each piece of equipment, services, supplies, etc.
  • The budget must be approved by a departmental/collegiate research administrator. A letter/email stating it has been reviewed and approved will be required and must be uploaded to the InfoReady application portal.  
  • In the budget justification, explain why the requested item is essential for the proposed work. Justification for each budget item should answer the question: “Why is this specific person/item necessary for the proposed project?”  Note: a description of the person/item is not a justification.
Required Budget Template

Standard Grant: up to $7,500

  • New for Spring 2026: Faculty Salary
    • Faculty Salary is not allowed.
    • Salary for the PI/PD and PI/PD eligible personnel is not allowed.
  • Student/Staff Salary
    • If a graduate student is paid hourly, you do not need to pay tuition.
  • Personnel Fringe
  • Equipment
    • General purpose equipment [mobile phones, laptops, etc.,] are not eligible budget items.
  • Travel
    • Domestic or international travel expenses are eligible only when the travel is required to conduct the research.
    • Travel to attend conferences, present findings, or exhibit completed work is not allowed.
    • Travel for performances of new work [e.g., choreography, theatrical production], and costs towards performing arts production, is allowable, if well justified.
  • Other (costs not covered in designated budget categories) which include:
    • Honoraria
    • Tuition Costs
    • Consultant Services Costs (services performed by non-academic units)
    • Publication/Documentation/Dissemination Costs
    • Materials and Supplies Costs (includes copying costs, art/photographic materials, etc.)

Note: Honoraria to individuals outside the UI is allowed. Subawards to external institutions is not allowed.

Major Project Grant: up to $30,000

  • Faculty Salary
    • Faculty Salary is not allowed.
    • Salary for the PI/PD and PI/PD eligible personnel is not allowed.
  • Student/Staff Salary.  
    • Compensation in this category shall not exceed a total of $25K.
    • If a graduate student is paid hourly, you do not need to pay tuition.
  • Student/Staff Fringe
  • Equipment
    • General purpose equipment [mobile phones, laptops, etc.,] are not eligible budget items.
  • Travel
    • Domestic or international travel expenses are eligible only when the travel is required to conduct the research.
    • Travel to attend conferences, present findings, or exhibit completed work is not allowed.
    • Travel for performances of new work [e.g., choreography, theatrical production], and costs towards performing arts production, is allowable, if well justified.)
  • Other (costs not covered in designated budget categories) which include:
    • Honoraria
    • Tuition Costs
    • Consultant Services Costs (services performed by non-academic units)
    • Publication/Documentation/Dissemination Costs
    • Materials and Supplies Costs (includes copying costs, art/photographic materials, etc.)

Note: Honoraria to individuals outside the UI is allowed. Subawards to external institutions is not allowed.

Major Conference Grant: up to $10,000

  • Faculty Salary
    • Faculty Salary is not allowed.
    • Salary for the PI/PD and PI/PD eligible personnel is not allowed.
  • Student/Staff Salary  
    • Compensation in this category shall not exceed a total of $5K.
    • Conference project directors are not eligible to receive compensation.
    • If a graduate student is paid hourly, you do not need to pay tuition.
  • Travel
    • Travel costs for keynote speakers.
  • Other (costs not covered in designated budget categories) which include:
    • Honoraria
    • Tuition Costs
    • Consultant Services Costs (services performed by non-academic units)
    • Publication/Documentation/Dissemination Costs
    • Materials and Supplies Costs (includes costs for copying, printing, advertising, etc.)

Note: Honoraria to individuals outside the UI is allowed. Subawards to external institutions is not allowed.