How to Apply
Submissions are open November 13 through December 19, 2025.
The intent of the grant and institute are to support early-stage digital scholarship projects with a focus on anti-racist praxis. We encourage applications for projects at every stage of development and levels of experience with anti-racist research and digital scholarship. We understand that projects like these are a continual process of learning and unlearning. Your project does not need to be fully conceptualized to apply.
Please provide as much detail in the application as possible. Competitive proposals will have compelling arguments for the use of digital scholarly approaches to advance the work of anti-racism, anti-colonialism, and social justice.
If you have questions about the program, the application, or if your project would be eligible for the grant, please don’t hesitate to contact us at library-ds@umich.edu.
How we evaluate proposals
A team of representatives from the U-M Library, LSA Technology Services, and the NCID Anti-Racism Collaborative will evaluate submitted proposals. We take a values-oriented approach to supporting researchers, and will be guided by our digital scholarship principles in the selection and support of accepted projects.
We seek proposals that:
- Show strong evidence of anti-racist (ethical, collaborative, participatory, reparative) principles in the project design
- Demonstrate potential for impact in the proposed field of study
We also look for alignment with ARDRI values of:
- Advancing anti-racism, anti-colonialism, and social justice in the humanities, arts, and humanistic social sciences
- Respecting and paying people for their time and expertise
- Transparency in research methods and findings
- Consent and community accountability in research methods
- Care of artifacts, data, and people