NEH Fellowships are grants to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional humanistic research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 04/22/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Applications must clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. These awards provide recipients with time to write, to travel, and to conduct research and other project-related activities. NEH encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars. Projects are eligible at any stage.
Eligible projects include research in primary and secondary materials leading to the development of books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital projects and resources, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, critical editions, or other scholarly resources. NEH encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars. Projects are eligible at any stage of development.
The 2026 Fellowships 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
- Funding available: $3,600,000
- Award amount: $30,000 to $60,000 ($5,000 per month)
Period of Performance
The period of performance is 6-12 months. Projects must start between April 1, 2027, and September 1, 2028.
Eligibility Criteria
Individuals: U.S. citizens residing domestically or abroad and foreign nationals who have lived in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years prior to the application deadline.
For more information visit Grants.gov.
