Funding Opportunities for the Humanities at Appalachian State

Funding Opportunities for the Humanities

The following funding opportunities are available to support humanities research and scholarly activity. Sign into Pivot, Appalachian State's subscription funding database, to see additional details about any of the opportunities listed here, or contact grs@appstate.edu for more information.

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In addition to the list below, please note the following opportunity:

  • Appalachian State University, as a 2023-24 sponsor of the National Humanities Center, has been invited to apply to participate in the 2024 Being Human Festival. Proposals are encouraged for events grounded in solid research methods and designed to engage the public, such as walking tours, opportunities to learn a craft, historical reenactments, communal storytelling, performances and other creative, educational options. Learn more at our website.

Humanities

16 OpportunitiesDeadlineAmount
Humanities Connections
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
 7 Sept 2023
$150,000USD
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the Humanities Connections program. This program seeks to expand the role of the humanities in undergraduate education at two- and four-year institutions by encouraging partnerships between…
AMS Subventions for Publications for Individuals or Scholarly Organizations, Societies, and Departments
American Musicological Society (AMS)
15 Aug 2023
$2,500USD
Through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and the generous contributions of many individual donors, the Publications Committee of the American Musicological Society makes available funds to help with…
Public Engagement with Historical Records
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
15 Aug 2023
$150,000USD
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks projects that encourage public engagement with historical records, including the development of new tools that enable people to engage online. The NHPRC is looking for collaborative projects that create models and technologies that…
Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
15 Aug 2023
$125,000USD
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) of the National Archives supports projects that promote access to America's historical records to encourage understanding of our democracy, history, and culture.
 LIMITED  Of the People: Widening the Path: Community Collections grants to Organizations
Library of Congress (LOC)
18 Aug 2023
$50,000USD
The Library of Congress seeks to award grants to support contemporary cultural documentation focusing on the culture and traditions of diverse, often underrepresented communities in the United States today.
Support of Projects
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
01 Sep 2023
see record
Support of projects by the Foundation focuses on scholars in the humanities, social science and biomedicine fields.
Wyeth Foundation for American Art Publication Grant
College Art Association (CAA)
15 Sep 2023
see record
The Wyeth Foundation for American Art supports the publication of books on American art through the Wyeth Foundation for American Art Publication Grant, administered by CAA. For this grant program, “American art” is defined as art created in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Eligible Books
Fellowships
National Humanities Center
05 Oct 2023
see record
Conceived with the needs of humanists in mind, the National Humanities Center provides scholars with an environment and resources conducive to generating new knowledge and furthering understanding of the human experience.
Here, they enjoy the freedom to focus on their work in the beautiful Archie…
Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education
Division of Education Programs
18 Oct 2023
$60,000USD
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education program. This program supports the exploration and development of small projects that would benefit underserved populations through the…
Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs Collaborative Programming Grants
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
15 Feb 2024
$45,000USD
ACLS invites proposals for Collaborative Programming Grants offered by the Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs, made possible by the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation. The program aims to deepen public understanding of religion by advancing innovative…
Large Grants for Humanities Projects
North Carolina Humanities Council (NCHC)
20 Apr 2024
$20,000USD
Large Grants provide support for public humanities projects of a wide or extended scope. Typical expenses include scholar stipends, exhibits, travel expenses including meals and lodg-ing, publicity, exhibit fabrication and certain other expenses connected with a project of an extended scope.…
Equity, diversity, inclusivity strategic research grant
Design History Society (DHS)
26 Apr 2024
£500GBP
The Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity (EDI) Strategic Research Grant was founded in 2012 to encourage design history research in geographies beyond the west, post-colonial perspectives and other areas, themes, and methods that have either been overlooked or underrepresented in the field but are…
Diversity and Inclusiveness Grant Program
American Philosophical Association (APA)
30 Jun 2024
$20,000USD
The American Philosophical Association, in keeping with its mission and goals and the association’s longstanding commitment to addressing philosophy’s serious lack of demographic diversity, will make available funds to fund one or two projects aiming to increase the presence and participation of…
Small Grant Fund
American Philosophical Association (APA)
30 Jun 2024
see record
The APA board of officers will consider members' requests to fund projects that benefit the field of philosophy. 
Humanities in Place: The Monuments Project
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Continuous
see record
Humanities in Place supports a fuller, more complex telling of American histories and lived experiences by deepening the range of how and where our stories are told and by bringing a wider variety of voices into the public dialogue. 
The project seeks to ensure that future generations inherit a…
Religion and Theology Program
Henry Luce Foundation
Continuous
see record
This program aims to foster fresh thinking about religion across multiple social and cultural contexts, to expand and diversify critical intellectual engagement with religion in the United States and beyond, and to promote creative public-facing scholarship.
The Henry Luce Foundation seeks to deepen…

Published: Jul 16, 2023 9:05pm

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