The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Public Scholars program. The 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
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $60,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Purpose
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. Writers with or without an academic affiliation may apply, and no advanced degree is required. The 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 especially encourages applications from independent writers, researchers, scholars, and journalists.
The program welcomes projects in all areas of the humanities, regardless of geographic or chronological focus. The resulting books might present a narrative history, tell the stories of important individuals, analyze significant texts, provide a synthesis of ideas, revive interest in a neglected subject, or examine the latest thinking on a topic.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $60,000
- Award Floor: $30,000
Period of performance
The period of performance must start on the first day of the month and end on the last day of the month.
- Your period of performance must:
- be continuous
- be the equivalent of six to twelve full-time months. If you propose a time period of less than the equivalent of six full-time months, NEH will reject your application
- not exceed twelve months, even if it includes part-time work
- You must:
- work at least half time on your project throughout your period of performance
- forego other major activities, including teaching, while holding a full-time award
- carry a reduced teaching load when working part time on your project, if you teach while holding an award
- If you apply for this deadline…. Your project must start between…
- 2022 September 1, 2023, and September 1, 2024
- 2023 September 1, 2024, and September 1, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Scholars program accepts applications from individuals, whether they have an affiliation with a scholarly institution or not.
- To be eligible to apply, you must have either:
- written as sole author a nonfiction book published by a university or trade press; OR
- written at least three articles or essays appearing in general-interest publications that reach a large national or international audience. The articles or essays may be published either in print or electronically.
- To be eligible to apply, you must have either:
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
