The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research program.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Humanities
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $150,000
Grants Duration: 36 months
Details:
The Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research program supports institutionally based, empirical field research projects that answer significant humanities questions through archaeological and/or ethnographic methods. Archaeological methods may include field survey and field-based remote sensing, documentation or visualization, and excavations to answer research questions in ancient studies, history, anthropology, classical studies, art history, regional studies, epigraphy, and related disciplines. Ethnographic methods may include participant observation, surveys and interviews, and documentation or recording to answer research questions in anthropology, ethnolinguistics, oral history, ethnomusicology, performance studies, folklore studies, sociology, and related disciplines.
NEH Field Research awards provide up to three years of support for domestic or international fieldwork projects. Allowable costs may include:
- travel, lodging, and subsistence
- permits, fees, and visas for project personnel
- field equipment and supplies
- labor, specialists, translators, and other local vendors
- salary or salary replacement costs for the project director and compensation for collaborating scholars, including support for foreign individuals who are named as collaborating scholars
Funding Information
- You may request up to $75,000 for a project with a period of performance between four and twelve months.
- You may request up to $75,000 per year for a project with a period of performance of one to three years, not to exceed $150,000.
- You may request a period of performance of four to 36 months.
- If you apply to the 2022 deadline, you may request a start date between June 1, 2023 and May 1, 2024.
- If you apply to the 2023 deadline, you may request a start date between June 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply, you must be established in the United States or its jurisdictions as one of the following organization types:
- a nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- an accredited institution of higher education (public or nonprofit)
- a state or local government or one of their agencies
- a federally recognized Native American Tribal government Individuals and other organizations, including foreign and for-profit entities, are ineligible.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
