The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Awards for Faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) programs.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 04/09/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
These programs strengthen the humanities at HBCUs, HSIs, and TCUs by encouraging and expanding humanities research opportunities for individual faculty and staff members. Awards support individuals pursuing scholarly research that is of value to humanities scholars, students, and/or general audiences.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $60,000
- Award Floor: $30,000
Grant Period
2 to 12 months.
Eligible Projects
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
- research related to institutional or community goals or interests, such as projects that draw on archival collections, collection and interpretation of oral histories, or the development of materials in support of culture or language preservation and revitalization
- research leading to the improvement of a single existing undergraduate course, including the development of humanities resources (for example, oral histories, identification and preparation of archival sources, or newly compiled historical or literary collections).
In addition, projects funded by the Tribal Colleges and Universities program may include research that sustains and strengthens tribal languages and/or cultural traditions and supports students and the community, such as:
- research leading to the improvement of an existing graduate course
- research related to tribal or institutional interests, identities, and priorities, such as projects that draw on cultural or institutional archival collections
- the development of materials in support of sustaining, preserving, and revitalizing culture or language
- research and preparation leading to the development of a humanities workshop series for students at the affiliated institution and/or members of the local community. Humanities workshop series must be prepared and led by the individual faculty or staff member and must engage participants with primary sources. Workshops should develop participants’ knowledge and skills with humanities research methodologies, such as the collecting of oral histories, Indigenous research methods, language or linguistic methods, and/or archival research. Indicate how many workshops you plan to develop, and around what theme or themes. (Projects must plan for at least three workshops as part of a series.)
- travel to and research in archival or cultural collections with significant holdings in the researcher’s area of expertise or in an area of tribal or institutional priority or interest.
Eligibility Criteria
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 Grants.gov.
