Submit Applications for NEH Fellowship Program (US)

The purpose of this program is to support individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional humanistic research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Fellowships provide recipients with time to conduct research or produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research.

Purpose

• Applications must clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Fellowships provide recipients with time to write, to travel, and to conduct research and other project-related activities. Projects may be at any stage of development and may be based on original research or provide a synthesis of ideas. NEH invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines, regardless of geographic or chronological focus, and encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars.

Focus Areas

• American Tapestry: Weaving Together Past, Present, and Future: American Tapestry: Weaving Together Past, Present, and Future is a wide-ranging special initiative at NEH that leverages the humanities to tackle some of the most pressing challenges of the time: strengthening the democracy, advancing equity for all, and addressing the changing climate.
• United “We” Stand: Connecting through Culture: NEH launched a new initiative titled United “We” Stand: Connecting through Culture that uses the humanities to combat hate-motivated violence and promote civic engagement, social cohesion, and cross-cultural understanding.
• NEH’s Support for the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative: As a part of NEH’s partnership with the Department of the Interior on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, NEH encourages projects that further public understanding and knowledge of the Federal Indian boarding school system.
• Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most powerful technologies of the time and will have profound consequences for civil rights and civil liberties, safety and security, and democratic values.

Funding Information

• Anticipated Funding Approximately: $4,000,000
• Award Amounts: $30,000 to $60,000 ($5,000 per month)
• Estimated Number and Type of Awards: Approximately 80 grants
• Period of Performance: The period of performance is 6-12 months.

Expected Outcomes

• The outcomes and outputs of a Fellowship award may include, but are not limited to books, monographs, peer reviewed articles, e-books, born-digital projects and resources, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research, or research intended to be disseminated in one or more of those formats.

Eligibility Criteria

• You must be one of the following to be eligible:
  • A U.S. citizen residing domestically or abroad
  • A foreign national who has lived in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years prior to the application deadline
• Foreign nationals who take up permanent residence outside the United States any time between the application deadline and the end of the period of performance will forfeit their eligibility. Leaving the U.S. on a temporary basis is permitted.

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