Awards & Grants

College of Humanities faculty, staff, and students have won a wide array of awards, honors, fellowships and commendations.

Toni Lee Alexander and Tyler Meier received Awards for Excellence in honor of their outstanding efforts for the College of Humanities.

A message from our Dean:

Given the College of Humanities' high national ranking, it is no surprise that its faculty, staff, and students are among the University of Arizona's most decorated award winners. From their international translation prizes and federally funded research projects, to their prestigious teaching awards and national lifetime achievement honors, the people who comprise the College of Humanities are routinely recognized for the outstanding work they do in their disciplines, for the campus, and throughout the world. The list below is only a representative sample of the accolades COH's teachers, researchers, students, and leaders have earned recently, but it demonstrates well the level of engagement, commitment, and creativity that COH people bring to all of their projects. Straight to the goal! 

– Dean A-P Durand

 

If you know a person from our COH faculty, staff, or students who has won an award that is not listed below, tell us about it here!

Award Type

Africana Studies

Spring 2023
Connect Arizona Now: Digital Inclusion for Underserved Students and Communities of Southern Arizona (“Project CAN”)
Bryan Carter
Grants
2018
Louisville Institute First Book Grants for Scholars of Color
Erika Gault
Grants

Center for Buddhist Studies

Spring 2024
The Khyentse Foundation Student Award
Changzhong "Shin" Lee
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Fall 2022
Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC) 2022 Best Poster Award
Jiang Wu
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Center for Digital Humanities

2021
Arizona Heritage Tours
Bryan Carter
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
Arizona Historical Society
Bryan Carter
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Bryan Carter
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
CUES Distinguished Fellowships
Bryan Carter
Fellowships
2021
Facebook Reality Lavs (FRL) Grants
Bryan Carter
Grants
2021
Jacksonville Urban League
Bryan Carter
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
Tucson Presidio Trust
Bryan Carter
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
University of Arizona Office of Research Challenge Grants
Bryan Carter
Grants
2021
University of Arizona Provost's Investment Fund Award
Bryan Carter
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2020
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Bryan Carter
Grants
2020
Provosts Investment Fund
Bryan Carter
Grants
2019
CUES Distinguished Fellowships
Bryan Carter
Fellowships
2019
Knight Foundation: Shaping the Future of Technology in Museums.
Bryan Carter
Grants
2017
National Science Foundation Grants “A Novel Architecture for Secure, Energy-Efficient Community-Edge-Clouds with Application in Harlem”
Bryan Carter
Grants

Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy

Fall 2022
Title VI Language Resource Center Grant
Beatrice Dupuy
Grants
Fall 2022
Title VI Language Resource Center Grant
Chantelle Warner
Grants
Fall 2018
US Department of Education Title VI National Language Resource Center Grant
Chantelle Warner
Grants

Center for English as a Second Language

Spring 2015
University of Arizona Award for Excellence
Sumayya KR Granger
Honors, Prizes, Awards

East Asian Studies

Spring 2024
The Blair Prize in Japanese Studies
Alana Komatsu
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2023
East Asian Buddhist Interactions: Focus on Greater Hangzhou Region Connections with Japan during the Song Dynasty/Kamakura-Muromachi Periods
Albert Welter
Grants
2021
Numata Visiting Researcher Fellowships Khyentse Foundation Ryukoku University
Albert Welter
Fellowships
2020
Numata Buddhist Studies Scholarship for Visiting Researchers
Albert Welter
Fellowships
2019
A Tale of Two Stūpas: The Revival of Buddhism in Contemporary Hangzhou
Albert Welter
Grants
2017
Hangzhou Buddhist Culture Project: “The Hangzhou Region and the Chinese Creation of East Asian Buddhism”
Albert Welter
Grants
2017
International conference Grants, “Creating the World of Chan/ Sŏn /Zen: Chinese Chan Buddhism and its Spread throughout East Asia”
Albert Welter
Grants
Spring 2024
The Hucker Founders Award
Alex Hupp
Honors, Prizes, Awards