High Country Humanities

The High Country Humanities (HCH) Travel Fund provides resources to support College of Arts and Sciences faculty engaged in humanities-focused research by enabling them to travel to present papers and works-in-progress at academic conferences. (Faculty seeking support for travel to archives or other research sites should apply for a CAS SAFE Fund grant instead.)

These funds are intended to be supplementary. The award amounts will usually range from $100 to $1,200, but the typical award is expected to be about $700. Whenever possible, applicants should secure funding from other sources before submitting their HCH Travel Fund application. Chrome River travel pre-approval must be completed before any purchases are made. Any purchases made prior to approval cannot be reimbursed. Travel must be reimbursed during the fiscal year in which funds are awarded.

The application deadlines for the current fiscal year have passed. The next round of awards, contingent upon the availability of funding, will be:

To apply, complete this Google Form: https://forms.gle/BjMJDhTN1xYdUewt6

Questions? Please contact the HCH Director, Dr. Darci Gardner, at gardnerDL1@appstate.edu.

Spring 2025

• Kristen Baldwin Deathridge (History)

• Christopher Bartel (Philosophy and Religion)

• Michael Docherty (English)

• Adrienne Erazo (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

• Vanessa Evans (English)

• Darci Gardner (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

• Davis Hankins (Philosophy and Religion)

• Trevor McKenzie (Center for Appalachian Studies)

• Brittany Roberts (English)

• Kevin Schilbrack (Philosophy and Religion)

• Christoph Schmitz (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

• Julie Shepherd-Powell (Interdisciplinary Studies)

• Xiaofei Tu (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

• Juhee Woo (Sociology)

Fall 2024

• Conor Bean (Government and Justice Studies)
• Melissa Birkhofer (English)
• Cecelia Conway (English)
• Sophia Donadio (English)
• Jeanne Dubino (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Joseph Gonzalez (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Lora Hawkins (English)
• Ann Pegelow Kaplan (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Jack Kwong (Philosophy and Religion)
• Emily Lutenski (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Stephanie Mazan (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Mark Nunes (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Nese Ozkan (Anthropology)
• John Sanders (English)
• Kevin Schilbrack (Philosophy and Religion)
• Kyle Stevens (English)
• Mary Valante (History)
• Paul Worley (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

Spring 2024

• Laura Ammon (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Phillip Ardoin (Government and Justice Studies)
• William Atkinson (English)
• Jacob Babb (English)
• Irina Barclay (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Jessica Cory (English)
• Benito del Pliego (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Jill Ehnenn (English)
• Thomas Ellis (Philosophy and Religion)
• Adrienne Erazo (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Vanessa Evans (English)
• Catherine Fountain (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Kim Hall (Philosophy and Religion)
• Maria Pramaggiore (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Brittany Roberts (English)
• Paul Sebastian (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Alex Sloop (English)
• Mary Valante (History)
• Paul Worley (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

Fall 2023

• Christopher Bartel (Philosophy and Religion)
• Craig Caldwell (History)
• Cecelia Conway (English)
• Jeanne Dubino (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Catherine Fountain (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Rebecca Lambert (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Elizabeth Perego (History)
• Mary Valante (History)