The Humanities and Digital Technologies Platform is pleased to invite proposals for interdisciplinary research collaboration in digital humanities for 2026/27.

What the funding supports

Seed funding is intended to help faculty members launch or scale up digital humanities projects, including:

• Digitization and curation of archival materials
• Development of digital tools, databases, and platforms
• Collaborative research between humanities scholars and technical experts
• Student involvement in project-based digital scholarship

Eligibility

• Principal investigators must be HKUST faculty members
• Collaborations across divisions, departments, or with the Library are strongly encouraged
• Projects should demonstrate clear digital humanities methods and outputs

How to apply

For enquiries, contact dhi@ust.hk.