The Public Scholars program offers grants to individual authors for research, writing, travel, and other activities leading to the creation and publication of well-researched nonfiction books in the humanities written for the broad public.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/22/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Public Scholars program encourages non-academic writers to deepen their engagement with the humanities by strengthening the research underlying their books, and it encourages academic writers in the humanities to communicate the significance of their research to the broadest possible range of readers.
NEH encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars. Projects are eligible at any stage in their development. The 2026 Public Scholars competition will accept only projects for research in American history and culture and Western civilization. Competitive applications must focus on topics in the history, culture, and government of the United States in any period from the Colonial Era to the present, or topics in Western civilization from antiquity to the present.
Funding Information
- Available Funding: Approximately: $900,000.
- Award Amount: $30,000 to $60,000 ($5,000 per month for full time work; prorated for part-time).
Project Period
You may request a period of performance start date between April 1, 2027, and September 1, 2028.
Eligibility Criteria
- You do not need to have an institutional affiliation to apply to these programs.
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.
For more information, visit Gants.gov.
