The 2022 Call for Concepts is now open to all accredited, non-profit, four-year degree-granting institutions in the US that offer liberal arts education.
Donor Name: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/20/2022
Grant Size: $250,000–$500,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
In the interest of maintaining a grantmaking portfolio that supports inquiry into issues of vital social, cultural, and historical import, the Higher Learning program at the Mellon Foundation invites ideas for research and/or curricular projects focused on any of the three areas outlined below:
- Civic Engagement and Voting Rights
- Race and Racialization in the United States
- Social Justice and the Literary Imagination
Mellon seeks to support institutions with a demonstrated record of excellence in the humanities, and they particularly welcome concepts from institutions that are minority-serving (MSIs) and/or have not received Mellon funding in the last five years.
Funding Information
Envisioned projects should be achievable with contributions from Mellon of $250,000–$500,000, with duration of up to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
Any organization that responds to this Call for Concepts must:
- Be a four-year, non-profit, accredited, degree-granting institution in the US that offers liberal arts education.
- Offer multiple degrees in humanities and/or humanistic social science disciplines
- Enroll more than 1,000 full-time, degree-seeking undergraduates
For more information, visit The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
