Available Grants and Fellowships in the Humanities

Updated June 29, 2012

• Long-Term Fellowships
• Short-Term Fellowships
• Special Awards/Fellowships
• Project Funding
• Other Funding Resources

Long-Term Fellowships
 

• NEW! University of Wisconsin, Madison, Institute for Research in the Humanities
  Solmsen Postdoctoral Fellowships
  Through a generous bequest from Friedrich and Lieselotte Solmsen, the IRH offers these postdoctoral fellowships to scholars from other universities working on literary and historical studies of the European Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance periods up to about 1700. Solmsen Fellows are also expected to participate in the intellectual life of the Institute by attending the weekly Monday afternoon seminars (3:00 to 5:00pm) and presenting their work at a seminar. Fellows are also encouraged to join the informal daily lunches at the institute, as well as to attend other institute events, as time and interest permits.
  • Deadline: October 15, 2012
• NEW! National Humanities Center
  Resident Fellowships
  The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2013 through May 2014. Most fellowships are for the academic year (September through May), though a few may be awarded for the fall or spring semester. The National Humanities Center is a residential institute for advanced study in history, languages and literature, philosophy, and other fields of the humanities. Each year the Center awards fellowships to scholars of demonstrated achievement and to promising younger scholars. Fellows are expected to work at the Center. Most of the Center's fellowships are unrestricted. Several, however, are designated for particular areas of research. Fellowships are individually determined, according to the needs of the Fellow and the Center's ability to meet them. The Center seeks to provide at least half salary and also covers travel expenses to and from North Carolina for Fellows and dependents. 
  • Deadline: October 15, 2012
• School for Advanced Research on the Human Experience (SAR)
  Resident Scholars
  The School for Advanced Research (SAR) awards approximately six Resident Scholar Fellowships each year to scholars who have completed their research and analysis and who need time to think and write about topics important to the understanding of humankind. Resident scholars may approach their research from anthropology or from related fields such as history, sociology, art, and philosophy. Both humanistically and scientifically oriented scholars are encouraged to apply.
  SAR provides Resident Scholars with low-cost housing and office space on campus, a stipend up to $40,000, library assistance, and other benefits during a nine-month tenure, from September 1 through May 31. A six-month fellowship is also available for a female scholar from a developing nation, whose research promotes women’s empowerment. SAR Press may consider books written by resident scholars for publication in its Resident Scholar Series. Please see website. Four type of fellowships available.
  • Deadline: November 1 annually
• Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology
  Fellowships
  Resident fellowships for the duration of a minimum of 1 month to a maximum of 9 months are offered in support of research projects in science, engineering, and technology; in the history of science, engineering and technology; or in interdisciplinary topics that link science or technology to the broader culture. Fellowships are open to doctoral candidates, post-doctoral scholars, and independent scholars who can demonstrate similar professional or academic experience.
  • Deadline: TBA
• Yale University
  Yale Center for British Art (YCBA)
  Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art - U.K.
  Senior Fellowships
  Post-Doctoral Fellowships
  Available to post-doctoral scholars. In order to support scholarship in the field of British art and architectural history and to disseminate knowledge through publications, exhibitions and education, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art offers a variety of grants and fellowships. Senior Fellowships are designated for established scholars in the field of British art or architectural history for the specific purpose of completing a book or other such major study for immediate publication.
  • Deadline: January 15, 2013
• American Antiquarian Society
  AAS NEH Fellowship
  Available to persons who have already completed their formal professional training. Degree candidates and persons seeking support for work in pursuit of a degree are not eligible to hold AAS-NEH fellowships. Foreign nationals who have been residents in the United States for at least three years immediately preceding the application deadline for the fellowship are eligible. Preference will be given to individuals who have not held long-term fellowships during the three years preceding the period for which the application is being made. Mid-career scholars are encouraged to apply.
  The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds these long-term visiting academic research fellowships at the AAS. All awards are for a period of residence to use the AAS library's resources for research and writing. AAS-NEH fellows are selected on the basis of the applicant's scholarly qualifications, the scholarly significance or importance of the project, and the appropriateness of the proposed study to the AAS' collections. AAS-NEH fellows are expected to be in regular and continuous residence at the AAS. They must devote full time to their study and may not accept teaching assignments or undertake any other major activities during the tenure of their award.
  • Deadline: January 15
• Stanford University
  Center for East Asian Studies
  Postdoctoral Fellowships in Chinese Studies
  Applicants must have been awarded the Ph.D. no later than August 31 prior to the term in which they plan to start the postdoctoral position and may not be more than five years beyond receipt of the doctoral degree. Fellowships may be given to those who hold continuing, assistant professor-level teaching positions. U.S. citizenship is not required. Those who have received their Ph.D. from Stanford University will not normally be considered. The Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University offers two postdoctoral positions in Chinese Studies. The postdocs are open to scholars in the humanities and social sciences studying any historical period. Residence is required at Stanford University.
  • Deadline: TBA
• Emory University, The Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry
  Postdoctoral Fellowships
  Applicants must have the Ph.D. before the submission of their applications and must have held the Ph.D. for no more than six years before receiving the fellowship. The Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry (FCHI) offers postdoctoral fellowships for an academic year of study, teaching, and residence in the center. The purpose of the FCHI Postdoctoral Fellows Program is to stimulate and support humanistic research by providing scholars in early stages of their careers with the necessary time, space, and other resources. In addition, the program was created to allow the Emory community access to a range of humanistic work by visiting scholars from other institutions. An essential feature of the program is that fellows are expected to make intellectual contributions not only within the center but, more widely, to humanistic studies at Emory University. Thus post-doctoral fellows will be expected to offer an upper-level undergraduate course on a subject of their choosing during the spring of their fellowship year.
  • Deadline: TBA
• Newman University Milton Center
  Postgraduate Fellowships
  Applicants should possess at least an M.A. in English Literature, Creative Writing, or the humanities, or an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. The Milton Center postgraduate fellowship brings emerging writers of Christian commitment to the Center, where their primary goal is to complete their first book-length manuscript in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction. During their time at the Center, fellows will have a rich experience of literary and spiritual community; they will interact with the editorial staff of Image and the English department at Seattle Pacific University, participate in the Friday writer's workshop, and enjoy the lively literary scene in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Each fellow will be matched up with a literary mentor. During their stay in Seattle, fellows will teach one three-credit writing course per quarter in the English department at Seattle Pacific University (SPU). Fellowships will be awarded to applicants who present a clearly formulated proposal, a high quality of writing, and a demonstrated ability to complete the project. Teaching experience would be an asset, but is not required.
  • Deadline: March 15

• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies
  UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
  Postdoctoral Scholar
  Available to qualified junior scholars who have received Ph.D. in the last six years and who seek a nonstipendiary, short-term relationship with UCLA for purposes of independent research and study. Appointments for up to three years are offered to qualified junior scholars who wish to engage in advanced study and research on 17th and 18th centuries under faculty guidance. Appointment grants access to library, course-auditing privileges, and eligibility to purchase a group-rate medical insurance plan, assigned campus parking and recreation center membership.
  • Deadline: February 1 of each year for the following fiscal year

• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  Humboldt Research Fellowships
  Available to highly qualified, early-stage researchers from abroad, who hold doctorates, to carry out research projects of their own choice in Germany. Applications may be submitted for long-term research stays of at least six and at most 12 months; an extension of up to 24 months is possible. Researchers of all nationalities and disciplines may apply to the AvH directly at any time. There are no quotas for individual countries and disciplines. (See also short-term fellowships.)
  • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.

Short-Term Fellowships:

•  NEW! Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program
  Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs
  Open to Canadian and American scholars, as well as experienced professionals to conduct research, develop collaborations, guest lecture and/or teach at select American or Canadian universities and research centres, normally for one semester, though this may be extended to a full academic year. In addition, successful candidates will have the opportunity to deliver public lectures, give seminar presentations, participate in conferences and otherwise contribute to ongoing research activities at the host institution.
  Provisions for Fulbright Visiting Chair awards are particular to each institution, though normally carry a value of US$25,000 for one semester. Basic health insurance is also provided, along with visa services and on campus support. Enrichment opportunities are available through the Fulbright Mobility Initiative in Canada and the Occasional Lecturers Program in the United States. Faculty sabbatical, leave of-absence, or retirement pay may be used concurrently with Fulbright support.
  • Deadline: August 1, 2012
• Santa Fe Art Institute (SFAI)
  Witter Bynner Poetry Translator Residency
  Available to post-doctoral scholars. The SFAI, in conjunction with the Witter Bynner Foundation, offers two poetry translator residencies per year. The residencies are open to both published and emerging poetry translators. Applicants should submit no more than 10 published or unpublished poems, including original language text and English translations of each poem.
  • Deadline: July 5 and December 31
• Yaddo
  Yaddo Fellowship
  Available to faculty and graduate students at ASU. Founded in 1900 by the financier Spencer Trask and his wife Katrina, herself a poet, Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Its mission is to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment. Yaddo offers residencies to professional creative artists from all nations and backgrounds working in one or more of the following media: choreography, film, literature, musical composition, painting, performance art, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. An abiding principle at Yaddo is that applications for residency are judged on the quality of the artists' work and professional promise. Artists are selected by panels of other professional artists without regard to financial means.
  • Deadline: January 1, for residencies starting mid-May of the same year, through February of the following year. August 1, for residencies starting late October of the same year through May of the following year.
• John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
  Theodore C. Sorensen Fellowship
  Available to faculty to support a scholar in the production of a substantial work in the areas of domestic policy, political journalism, polling, press relations, or a related topic. The successful candidate will develop at least a portion of her or his work from original research in archival materials from the collections of the John F. Kennedy Library. Preference is given to projects not supported by large grants from other institutions.
  • Postmark Deadline: August 15
• University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library
  Travel and Research Grants (Mark C. Stevens Fellowship and Bordin/Gillette Fellowship)
  The travel and research grant program is designed to encourage research and writing based on the holdings of the Bentley Historical Library. The named fellowships that constitute the program provide a modest amount of support to facilitate travel to the library and to underwrite research related expenses. The Bentley Historical Library houses the Michigan Historical Collections and the University of Michigan Archives. The Michigan Historical Collections is a broadly conceived archival collection that documents the history of the state of Michigan. The extensive University of Michigan archives document the history of the institution from 1817 to the present. Fellowships are open to scholars working on doctoral dissertations or conducting postdoctoral research. A researcher's topic need not be specific to the history of Michigan, but in all cases it must require significant use of the holdings of the Bentley Library.
  • Deadline: March 15; October 15
• Center for Land Use Interpretation
  Wendover Residence Program
  Available to people of all disciplines, backgrounds, working methods, and levels of experience for 3- to 8-week residencies. Applications are welcome from collaborators or groups who wish to work together on projects related to the desert town of Wendover, UT's unique and inspiring geographic region, which includes the Great Salt Lake and its desert and salt-flat environs. During the course of the residency, participants are asked to produce work that explores themes related to the area, work that will then be exhibited. The Wendover Residence Program exists to encourage new and compelling ways of thinking about the built landscape of the region. It is open to anyone with interesting ideas and an ability to see them through.
  • Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Program dates are April 1 to November 20 annually.
• William Morris Society
  Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship
  Applications are sought from younger members of the society and from those at the beginning of their careers. Recipients may be from any country and need not have an academic or institutional appointment. The Ph.D. is not required. Although recipients are not required to be members of the society, those applying are encouraged to join. The Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship and the William Morris Society Award support scholarly, creative, and translation work about William Morris. Projects may deal with any subject - biographical, literary, historical, social, artistic, political, typographical - relating to Morris. The society particularly encourages translations of Morris's works and the production of teaching materials - lesson plans and course materials - suitable for use at the elementary, secondary, college or adult-education level.
  • Deadline: December 15 annually
• Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology
  Fellowships
  Resident fellowships for the duration of a minimum of 1 month to a maximum of 9 months are offered in support of research projects in science, engineering, and technology; in the history of science, engineering and technology; or in interdisciplinary topics that link science or technology to the broader culture. Fellowships are open to doctoral candidates, post-doctoral scholars, and independent scholars who can demonstrate similar professional or academic experience.
  • Deadline: TBA
• Harvard University
  Houghton Library
  Short-Term Visiting Fellowships
  Available to post-doctoral scholars with preference given to scholars whose research is closely based on materials in Houghton collections. Fellowships are usually not granted to scholars who live within commuting distance of the library. Short-term fellowships are available to assist scholars who must travel to work within the library's collections. The Houghton Library is the principal rare book and manuscript library of Harvard College. The library's holdings are particularly strong in the following areas: European, English, American, and South American literature, including the countries preeminent collection of American literary manuscripts, philosophy, religion, history of science, music, printing and graphic arts, dance, and theatre.
  • Deadline: January 11, 2013
• American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
  Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowships
  Available to scholars holding the Ph.D. and doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research. Candidates holding a recognized terminal degree appropriate to the area of proposed research, such as the master's degree in library science or M.F.A., are also eligible to apply. The AAS offers short-term visiting academic research fellowships. Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowships are for research on any topic supported by the AAS collections. This fellowship is awarded to individuals engaged in scholarly research and writing - including doctoral dissertations - in any field of American history and culture through 1876. Peterson Fellows are selected on the basis of the applicant's scholarly qualifications, the scholarly significance or importance of the project, and the appropriateness of the proposed study to the AAS' collections.
  • Deadline: January 15
• American Antiquarian Society
  Stephen Botein Fellowships
  Available to scholars holding the Ph.D. and doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research. Candidates holding a recognized terminal degree appropriate to the area of proposed research, such as the master's degree in library science or M.F.A., are also eligible to apply. The AAS offers short-term visiting academic research fellowships. Stephen Botein Fellowships are for research in the history of the book in American culture. Botein Fellows are selected on the basis of the applicant's scholarly qualifications, the scholarly significance or importance of the project, and the appropriateness of the proposed study to the AAS' collections.
  • Deadline: January 15
• Southern Methodist University (SMU)
  Clements Center for Southwest Studies
  Bill and Rita Clements Research Fellowships for the Study of Southwestern America

NEW! Ruth P. Morgan Women of the Southwest Research
NEW! James Butler Bonham Bonham Chapter of the Daughters of the Texas Research Grant in Texas History

Available to graduate students and post-doctoral scholars looking for residential research fellowships. The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies welcomes applications for residential research fellowships. Fellowships are normally for a full academic year but applications are also welcome from scholars interested in a half-year fellowship. Competition is open to individuals in any field in the humanities or social sciences doing research on Southwestern America or the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. The fellowships are designed to provide time for senior or junior scholars to bring book-length manuscripts to completion.

Deadline: January 15

• School for Advanced Research on the Human Experience (SAR)
  Indian Arts Research Center (IARC)
  Ron and Susan Dubin Native American Artist Fellowship
  Eric and Barbara Dobkin Native American Artist Fellowship for Women
  Applications will be accepted from people indigenous to North America and its current outlying territories. This includes Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Applicants do not have to provide a copy of their CIB or tribal enrollment card, but they must specify their affiliated tribe or nation. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age by the application deadline. The Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) at the School for Advanced Research (SAR) offers this artist-in-residence fellowship annually to advance the work of mature and emerging Native artists. The fellowship provides time for artists to explore new avenues of creativity, grapple with new ideas to further advance their work, and to strengthen existing talents. The fellowships support diverse creative disciplines and can include sculpture, performance, basketry, painting, printmaking, digital art, mixed media, photography, pottery, writing, and film and video. Proposals that involve the IARC collection are encouraged but not required. Artist fellows must live on the SAR campus, complete a project resulting in the creation of one or more works, and make a public presentation at the end of their fellowship. While in residence, artists can access the IARC collection of Native arts for research and study. Additionally, SAR would like to see the fellow's work represented in the object, archives, or photo collection; therefore, IARC requests the donation of a single piece created while working at SAR. If selected for the fellowship, artists must agree to participate in interviews, photo sessions, video recordings, and exit interviews to document the fellow's process and progress. This information will be entered into the IARC archives to serve as a permanent public record.
  • Deadline: January 15

• Fulbright Specialist Program
  Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
  Available to post doctoral scholars. The program is designed to provide short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and professionals. Shorter grant lengths give specialists greater flexibility to pursue a grant that works best with their current academic or professional commitments. The program goals are to increase the participation of leading U.S. scholars and professionals in Fulbright academic exchanges; to encourage new activities that go beyond the traditional Fulbright activities of lecturing and research; and to promote increased connections between U.S. and non-U.S. post-secondary academic institutions. The award amount is unspecified. The program will award grants ranging from two to six weeks and will make use of serial grants if deemed necessary. Grant benefits include international economy fare travel and approved related expenses plus a $200 per day honorarium. The honorarium is payable upon completion of the grant and submission of an online final report and travel expense report. Host institutions normally cover in-country per diem costs for lodging, meals and transportation.
  • Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and peer review of applications is conducted eight times per year.

• Southern Methodist University (SMU) Clements Center for Southwest Studies
  Clements-Degolyer Library Fellowships
  Available to individuals (including graduate students) who have demonstrated in one manner or another excellent qualifications as revealed primarily through previous publications (to a degree commensurate with their age, profession, and experience). The fellowship is awarded to facilitate scholarly research on any aspect of the Southwestern experience on an uninterrupted basis in the DeGolyer Library. The library contains materials pertaining to the trans-Mississippi West, the Spanish Borderlands, and the history of transportation (especially railroads). Researchers are expected to conduct their research primarily at the library and should live outside the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area, beyond reasonable commute distance.
  • Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.  

Special Awards/Fellowships:

• NEW! Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS)
  Katherine Singer Kovacs Book and Essay Awards
  Pedagogy Award
  At the 2012 annual meeting of SCMS, two awards for outstanding scholarship in cinema and media studies will be announced, one to the author(s) of an outstanding book and another for an outstanding essay (not exceeding 20,000 words). Books and articles must be published in English between August 1, 2011, and July 31, 2012. They should be original works that significantly advance scholarship and thinking in the field either by opening up new lines of inquiry or by consolidating existing ones at a high level of accomplishment. In recognizing that continued development within the field relies on dedicated mentorship, as well as useful and influential materials, SCMS will confer an annual Pedagogy Award for outstanding pedagogical achievement in Cinema and Media Studies. Nominations for the SCMS Pedagogy Award are invited from the membership. Nominees must be current SCMS members. Individuals who have been nominated, but have not received the award are strongly encouraged to update their dossiers and resubmit.
  • Deadline: Nominations and Submissions: August 1, 2012
• NEW! Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS)
  Best First Book Award
  This award offers a cash prize in recognition of the best first book published in the field of film and media studies. To be eligible, books must be single-authored books written in or translated into English and published between August 1, 2011, and July 31, 2012. Nominated titles must be the first book written by the entrant with a minimum length of 75,000 words. Republished volumes, edited collections, and multi-authored works or books previously published in another language are not eligible. Books submitted for this award are not eligible for other SCMS book awards.
  • Deadline: August 1, 2012
• NEW! College Art Association (CAA)
  CAA/Heritage Preservation Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation
  This award is for an outstanding contributions by one or more persons who, individual or jointly, have enhanced understanding of art through the application of knowledge and experience in conservation, art history, and art.
  • Deadline: Nominations due by August 31, 2012
• NEW! South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC)
  Touring Arts Artist Grant
  The Touring Arts Program widens distribution of the arts throughout South Dakota and offers new opportunities to artists, arts producing organizations, and schools in the areas of Creative Writing, Arts and Culture, and Media Arts. Open to professional artists, arts organizations, and educational institutions in the various arts disciplines willing to tour in South Dakota with performances, exhibits or specific programs for a two-year period are eligible.
  • Deadline: September 1, 2012
• NEW!  Western Washington University (WWU)
  James W. Scott Regional Research Fellowship
  Two awards of $500 each will be granted in 2012-2013. If there are insufficient applications in both fellowship categories, two awards may be granted in the same category. Fellows will be expected to spend approximately a week examining CPNWS holdings in support of their research, and to be in residence at CPNWS prior to September 1, 2013. Fellows will be invited to give a presentation about some aspect of their research during the course of their scheduled visit. The audience will vary depending on the time of the year, but may include members of the general public as well as area students, faculty and staff. After visiting CPNWS, Fellows must submit a brief (300-500 word) written statement describing their research and use of CPNWS holdings to support scholarly understandings of the Pacific Northwest. This statement may be quoted from and/or otherwise published by WWU/CPNWS. Funds will be awarded after a Fellow(s) has conducted her/his research at CPNWS and submitted the written statement.
  • Deadline: September 15, 2012

• NEW! Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
  Residential Fellowships
  The VCCA also offers a chance to work privately but in proximity to more than twenty other highly accomplished artists with fresh insights, new ideas and stimulating conversation. All of this, far from the distractions and disruptions of everyday life in quiet, spacious, light filled studios.
  Admission to VCCA is highly selective, based on a review of applications by panels of professional artists. There are separate panels for each category (poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, playwrights, performance, film and video artists, painters, sculptors, photographers, installation artists, composers and cross-disciplinary artists) with over fifty panelists serving at any one time. The basis for admission by an application is professional achievement or promise of achievement. Artists are accepted at VCCA without consideration for their financial situation. Applications are accepted and reviewed throughout the year, but scheduling is conducted at only three designated times during the year. A non-refundable filing fee of $30 is required with the application. The actual cost of a residency at the Virginia Center is $180 per day per fellow. VCCA asks fellows to contribute according to their ability. VCCA requests that a contribution of 25 to 50 percent ($45 to $90 per day) be made by each artist when possible. These fellowships are for two weeks to two months.
  • Deadline: Continuous, but scheduling occurs Jan 15, May 15, Sept. 15
• NEW! Ohio State University Press
  The Ohio State University Press/The Journal Award in Poetry
  The Journal, the literary magazine of The Ohio State University, selects one full-length manuscript of original poetry each year for publication by The Ohio State University Press. Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages in length. Manuscripts must be previously unpublished. Some or all of the poems in the collection may have appeared in periodicals, chapbooks, or anthologies, but these must be identified.
  • Deadline: September 30, 2012
• NEW! Millay Colony for the Arts, Inc.
  Residency Experience
  The Millay Colony for the Arts offers one-month residencies to six visual artists, writers and composers each month between the months of April and November. Nurturing the work of artists of all ages, from a range of cultures and communities, and in all stages of their artistic career, the Colony offers comfortable private rooms, private studio spaces and ample time to work in a quiet, pastoral atmosphere.
  • Deadline: October 1, 2012
• NEW! Organization of American Historians (OAH)
  OAH Liberty Legacy Foundation Award
  Inspired by OAH President Darlene Clark Hine's call in her 2002 OAH presidential address for more research on the origins of the civil rights movement in the period before 1954, the Liberty Legacy Foundation Award is given annually by the Organization of American Historians to the author of the best book by a historian on the civil rights struggle from the beginnings of the nation to the present. Each entry must be published during the period January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012.
  • Deadline: October 1, 2012
• Wisconsin Humanities Council (WHC)
  Media Projects
  Available to individual producers of media projects and must contract with a Wisconsin nonprofit organization or institution that will serve as the sponsoring organization. It need not be incorporated or have formal tax-exempt status. If an individual producer is a resident of Wisconsin, the project's content need not be specific to the state. Media producers from outside Wisconsin may apply if their project has some connection or relevance to Wisconsin and if a Wisconsin nonprofit agrees to serve as their sponsoring organization. The WHC awards mini- and major grants to support the development, production and distribution of media projects that bring rich humanities content to large, diverse public audiences. To this end, the WHC requires that humanities scholars be involved in shaping the content of media projects at every stage. Scholars' participation should, for example, be included in activities such as research, the selection or review of content, review of treatments, outlines or scripts, evaluation of the final production, and public discussions once a project is distributed. Media projects include, but are not limited to, film, video, television, radio, photography, CD, DVD, website productions, and print media publication.
  • Deadline: Varies. Mini-grant deadlines: February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 annually. Major grant deadlines: April 15, August 15 and December 15 annually.
• University of Bergen Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund
  Holberg International Memorial Prize
  The prize will be awarded to one or several scholars for outstanding scientific work in the academic fields of arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The contribution may be within the framework of one discipline or may be multidisciplinary in nature. Through their scholarly work, winners of the prize will have had a decisive influence on international research in their field, for instance through the development of new theory, knowledge or insight, through making new use of existing theories or through the methods used. Scholars holding positions at universities and other research institutions, including academies, are entitled to nominate candidates for the prize.
  • Deadline: Nominations by September 15, 2012
• Institute of International Education (IIE)
  Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education
  IIE's Heiskell Awards showcase the most innovative and successful models for internationalization of campuses, study abroad, and international partnership programs in practice today. The institute is particularly interested in highlighting initiatives that remove institutional barriers and broaden the base of participation in international teaching and learning on campus. There are four award categories for 2012: Internationalizing the Campus, Study Abroad, Best Practices in International Partnerships, and Internationalizing the Community College Campus.
  • Deadline: October 14, 2012
• REFORMA, National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos
  Pura Belpré Award
  The award-winning books must be published in the United States or Puerto Rico. Recipients of the Pura Belpré Medal must be residents or citizens of the United States or Puerto Rico. Fiction and nonfiction books for children published in Spanish, English, or bilingual format are eligible. The Pura Belpré Award is presented to a Latino or Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).
  • Deadline: December 31, annually 
• University of Notre Dame
  Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism
  Research Travel Grants
  Available to post-doctoral scholars interested in research projects related to the study of American Catholicism. Recipients of grants will be requested to supply the center with a short report on the results of their research; acknowledge the grant provided by the center in all publications which result from this research; and provide the center with one copy of any publication resulting in whole, or in part, from the grant.
  • Deadline: December 31, annually
• University of Texas, Austin
  Dobie Paisano Fellowship Program
  Jesse J. Jones Writing Fellowship
  Ralph A. Johnston Memorial Fellowship
  Available to post-doctoral scholars who, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: 1. Be a native Texan 2. Have resided in Texas at least three years at some time 3. Have published significant work with a Texas subject. Those who meet requirement 1 or 2 do not have to meet the Texas subject matter restriction. Demonstration of prior publishing and critical success is not expected for this fellowship, though many applicants will have such a record. Any writer at any level of success (including those with strong publishing records) is eligible. Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) and the Texas Institute of Letters, the Dobie Paisano Fellowship Program provides solitude, time, and a comfortable place for Texas writers or writers who have written significantly about Texas. The Jesse J. Jones Writing Fellowship will be aimed at, though certainly not limited to, writers who are early in their careers and who would benefit from an extended period at the ranch.
  • Deadline: TBA (Submissions for 2013-14 accepted after December 1, 2012)
• Norway-America Association / Norge-Amerika Foreningen
  Scholarships for U.S. Citizens
  John Dana Archbold Fellowship
  Applicants must be U.S. citizens aged 20-35, in good health and of good character. Qualified applicants must show evidence of a high level of competence in their chosen field, indicate a seriousness of purpose, and have a record of social adaptability. There is ordinarily no language requirement. Undergraduate applicants must have a B.A. or B.S. degree (or equivalent) before their departure date. Fellowships are offered to Americans and Norwegians for a year of graduate, postdoctoral, or professional study or research. The primary purpose of the program is to increase understanding between scholars from the two countries. Norwegian citizens may be considered for this award by applying to NAA's 'Graduate- og forskningsstipend program.'
  • Deadline: February 1, 2014

• Smithsonian Institution (SI) National Museum of Natural History
  American Indian Program
  Available to scholars to encourage participation of Native Americans in Smithsonian activities and to support collection research, exhibitions, and public programming as they relate to Native peoples. The program is particularly interested in collaborative projects with Indian-controlled museums, colleges, and other cultural and educational institutions but welcomes inquiries about research, exhibitions, and other outreach activities from all interested parties. The program director has supervised a number of graduate students in various fields. Internships and research grants are available from the Office of Fellowships and Grants and from the American Indian Program for work at the museum under the direction of the program director. Areas of study: American Indian history and culture as represented in the museum's collections and archives.
  • Deadline: January 15 annually
    
• American Academy of Religion (AAR)
  Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion
  Nominees need not be AAR members or academics (but need to be persons, not organizations). Self-nominations are permitted. The award recognizes extraordinary contributions to the public understanding of religion. The award goes to those whose work has a relevance and eloquence that speaks not just to scholars but more broadly to the public as well. The contribution can be any medium (e.g., books, films, TV, public speaking), as long as it is based on scholarship in religion.
  • Deadline: January 25, annually
• Association for Asian Studies, Inc. (AAS)
  China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC)
  AAS China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC) Small Grants
  Junior and independent scholars, adjunct faculty, and dissertation-level graduate students are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants must be current AAS members, but there are no citizenship requirements. Dissertation-level graduate students and scholars with special interests in China or Inner Asia are invited to submit proposals. Applications are specifically encouraged in the following areas of Chinese studies: collaborative projects in which the grant will facilitate communication and limited curriculum development at the college or secondary level, organization of conferences and seminars particularly for the organization of small conferences and seminars away from major centers of Chinese studies, short research trips for dissertation-level graduate students, and for scholars at non-research institutions, to travel to major libraries and collections, specialist or regional newsletters or websites disseminating important information to their respective fields, translations of scholarly books and articles or, travel by scholars working on a common project in Taiwan, China or North America.
  • Deadline: February 1, annually
• Brandeis University
  Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize
  Recipients of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize will have produced a body of published work that reflects scholarly excellence and a lasting contribution to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations anywhere in the world. To be considered for the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize, candidates must be formally nominated. Self nominations are not accepted.
  • Deadline: Nominations must be received by April 15 for candidates to be considered for an award to be conferred in the academic year immediately following.
• Smithsonian Institution (SI)
  National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
  Native Arts Program
  Native artists from the Western Hemisphere and Hawaii who are recognized by their community, have at least ten years of experience, and can demonstrate significant artistic accomplishments are welcome to apply. The Visiting Artist component of the program enables Native artists to conduct research in NMAI collections and other museums and cultural institutions on the East Coast. The two- to three-week program gives individual artists time to explore, evaluate, and document art and Native cultural material held by museums in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, District of Columbia. Additionally, artists can survey local art scenes, explore networking opportunities, discuss or demonstrate their artwork, and have it featured on NMAI's website. The knowledge gained during the research is shared through a community-based project and documented in a comprehensive report by the artist. Artists working in any media (visual arts, media arts, performance arts, literature, et cetera) will be considered.
  • Deadline: March 15th

• Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) Fulbright Scholar Program
  Fulbright Senior Specialist Grants
  Available to qualified U.S. scholars and professionals. Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements: (1) U.S. citizen at the time of application; permanent resident status is not sufficient. (2) A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. For professionals and artists outside academe, recognized professional standing and substantial professional accomplishments are required. (3) Persons residing abroad for five or more consecutive years in the 6-year period preceding the date of application are ineligible. Residing abroad is defined as living outside the U.S. for nine months or more during a calendar year. Duty abroad in the U.S. Armed Forces is not considered disqualifying within the meaning of this section. (4) Disclosure of prior conviction or current indictment for commission of a felony. Prior conviction or current indictment may result in disqualification. (5) Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or physical impairment. Countries eligible to participate in the program include those where there is a U.S. embassy or a Fulbright Commission. Fulbright Senior Specialist activities will be designed to provide U.S. faculty and professionals with opportunities to collaborate with professional counterparts on curriculum and faculty development, institutional planning, and a variety of other activities. Applications will be accepted for Fulbright Senior Specialists in the following fields: Anthropology; Archaeology; Business administration; Communications; Journalism; Economics; Education; Environmental science; Information technology; Law; Library science; Political science; Public administration; Sociology; Social work; U.S. studies (i.e., art, art history, dance, history, literature, music, popular culture, and theater); and Urban planning.
  • Deadline: Eight application cycles per year
• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award
  The Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award is given to young, top-flight scientists and scholars who are already recognized as outstanding researchers in their fields in recognition of the recipients' research achievements to date. The award winners are invited to work on research projects of their own choice in cooperation with colleagues in Germany for a period of 6 to 12 months. Candidates must be nominated by distinguished scientists/ scholars employed by any university or research institution in Germany. Direct applications are not accepted. Scientists and scholars of all disciplines or research areas, regardless of their nationality, may be nominated for a Humboldt Research Award, provided they have received their doctoral degree within the past 18 years. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly encourages nomination of female scholars.
  • Deadline: Nominations may be sent at any time. Selection committee meetings take place twice a year, in spring and autumn.

• NEW! Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
  Alwin C. Carus Research Grant
  Research grants are awarded annually to individual(s) whose research in the Open Court Publishing company records or Hegeler-Carus papers will lead to a book, article, dissertation, or other substantive product. The recipient will make a presentation about his or her research to the Southern Illinois University community and to the Hegeler-Carus annual symposium in LaSalle, IL (virtually is a possibility).
  • Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
• Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature
  Translation Subsidies
  Available for non-Dutch publishers wishing to publish translations of Dutch or Frisian literature including children's literature and quality non-fiction.
  • Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis 
• University of Oklahoma Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center
  Visiting Scholars Program
  Available to open to any applicant for financial assistance to researchers working at the center's archives, with emphasis given to those pursuing postdoctoral research in history, political science, and other fields. Graduate students involved in research for publication, thesis, or dissertation are encouraged to apply as are undergraduates and lay researchers. The center's holdings include the papers of many former members of Congress, such as Robert S. Kerr, Fred Harris, and Speaker Carl Albert of OK; Helen Gahagan Douglas and Jeffery Cohelan of CA; Sidney Clarke of KS; and Neil Gallagher of NJ. Besides the history of Congress, congressional leadership, national and Oklahoma politics, and election campaigns, the collections also document government policy affecting agriculture, Native Americans, energy, foreign affairs, the environment, the economy, and other areas. Topics that can be studied include the Great Depression, flood control, soil conservation, and tribal affairs. At least one collection provides insight on women in American politics. Most materials date from the 1920s to the 1970s, although there is one 19th century collection.
  • Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis 

Project Funding:

• National Endowment for the Arts
  Grants
  Art Works: To support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Within these areas, innovative projects are strongly encouraged.
  • Deadline:  August 9, 2012
• Arizona Humanities Council (AHC)
  Project Grants
  Available to support innovative, community-based projects and partnerships that expose Arizonans to humanities scholarship through public programming in the following areas: cultural heritage development, cultural literacy, and civil discourse on timely social and cultural issues. AHC encourages projects that are innovative in their approach toward the humanities and public programming. AHC especially encourages projects that (1) promote critical thinking and community conversation; (2) promote public interaction with humanities scholarship; and (3) employ innovative, accessible public programming formats, including, but not limited to, interactive lectures and discussions, exhibits, publications, public broadcasts (online or radio), film, and audio and visual products. Project Grants are competitive awards for innovative, community-based projects and partnerships that connect Arizonans to humanities scholarship through public programming. Eligible applicants include nonprofit (501c3) organizations; local, tribal, and state governments; and academic institutions. Applicants may request up to $5,000, which must be matched by in-kind contributions. An additional amount up to $5,000 may be requested if matched by third-party cash contributions, which must be in place at the time of application to AHC.
  • Deadline: Letter of Intent: July 20, 2012. Application: September 7, 2012.
• NEW! National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities
  Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
  The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites applications from universities to the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program. This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding relatively small grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of innovative projects that promise to benefit the humanities. Proposals should be for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in any area of the humanities.
  • Deadline:  September 25, 2012
• NEW! Procter & Gamble Company
  Higher Education Grant Program
  The Procter & Gamble Fund Higher Education Grant Program has been established to provide support for efforts of regionally accredited U.S. colleges and universities that will better prepare students for success in business. Grants will be provided for specific projects or programs, not for operating support. Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to, improving curriculum to be at the cutting edge in relevance and effectiveness; fostering and enabling leadership opportunities and learning; creating a learning environment that encourages and enhances innovation and creativity; and strengthening diversity in thought, participation and ongoing interaction.
  • Deadline: September 30, 2012
• Association for Asian Studies, Inc. (AAS)
  NEAC Japan Studies Grants
  Available to support a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Japan into the major academic disciplines. Please note: Individual applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and institutional applicants must be located within the USA.
  • Deadline: February 1 and October 1 annually
• Wabash College / Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
  Small Project Grants
  Available to full-time faculty, teaching in theological schools (accredited by the Association of Theological Schools) or teaching in religion departments of accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. Grants are also made to institutions, and are administered by a faculty member who acts as the "project director." The Wabash Center provides funds for activities that enhance teaching and learning in the fields of religion or theology. It seeks to fund projects that improve practical application of teaching and learning methods, that create a supportive environment for teachers, or that promote a sustained conversation about pedagogy. Projects might involve meetings of scholars across schools, regions, denominations, or subject areas to think about syllabi, teaching strategies, student learning styles, or teaching as a vocation. Projects might involve a single department experimenting with creative ways to enhance teaching or a doctoral institution helping their students prepare for teaching careers. Small Project Grants are intended for smaller group or individual projects, and have a less elaborate application procedure.
  • Deadline: Small grant proposals are accepted on an ongoing basis. Large grant deadlines: March 1 and October 1 annually
• California Institute of Technology
  Grants-in-Aid
  Available for established scholars or students working towards a graduate degree to do research in the collections of the Caltech Archives. Graduate students must have completed one year of study prior to receiving a grant-in-aid. Grants-in-aid may be used for travel and living expenses, for photocopy or other photo-reproduction costs related to the research project, and for miscellaneous research expenses. Funds may not be used for the purchase of computer software or hardware. Preference will be given to those working in the history of technology, especially in the fields of aeronautics, applied mechanics and geophysics.
  • Deadline: May 1 and November 1
• Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry
  Grants
  The foundation will review proposals submitted by tax-exempt organizations that assume legal, fiscal, and administrative responsibility for approved grants. Through a bequest from Witter Bynner in 1972, the foundation perpetuates the art of poetry. The foundation promotes poetry in American culture and encourages grant proposals that expand awareness of the positive effects of poetry on society. The following categories may serve as a guideline to applicants in determining whether their programs fall within the foundation's funding priorities. 1. Individual Poets - In 1997 the Board of Directors approved an annual grant to the Library of Congress for Witter Bynner Fellowships selected by the Poet Laureate. 2. Translation and the Process of Translation - The translation of poetry from languages not currently available to English readers and poetry that has not been translated or merits a new translation. Projects that explore the art and the process of translation are also encouraged. The foundation does not fund publications of poetry-in-translation; it rather makes it a priority to give grants to individual translators. 3. Developing the Poetry Audience - Organizations applying in this category should indicate who the target audience will be and describe previous programming the organization has successfully completed. Past programming has included documentary film production, dramatic presentations, school poetry programs, reading series, conferences, and seminars. 4. Uses of Poetry - Programs that use poetry for the greater public good. Model programs or curricula that can be transferred to and used by other organizations are preferred. Past programs have focused on youth-at-risk, hospital and therapeutic programs, minorities, people with disabilities, prison programs, curriculum development, and documentary films.
  • Deadline: Letter of Intent: December 31; Application: February 15
    
• Association for Asian Studies, Inc. (AAS) / Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) / AAS NEAC Japan Studies Grants
  Japan-Related Speakers and Panels at National Conventions of Major Scholarly Disciplines Program
  Available to institutional applicants who are located within the U.S. Preference will be given to applications that come from the professional associations where Japanese perspectives have been historically neglected. The NEAC of the AAS, in conjunction with the Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC), supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Japan into the major academic disciplines. The purpose of the Japan-related Speakers and Panels at National Conventions of Major Scholarly Disciplines program is to encourage scholarly study of Japan by disciplinary specialists such as political scientists, economists, geographers, musicologists, historians, anthropologists, linguists, and scientists, by providing financial support to organizers of panels at annual conventions of national scholarly organizations (rather than area-studies oriented meetings) to bring Japan experts (of any nationality) and Japanese scholars to participate in those panels.
  • Deadline: February 1
• Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation
  Grants
  Available to non-profit organizations (i.e. ASU Foundation) for supporting the inclusion of art from non-Western European cultures into the mainstream of scholarship and display. The foundation is interested in the study of the relationship between art, culture and humanity. In particular, the foundation's interest is the collection, care, preservation, study and public display of the ancient art of the Himalayas, with the related goal of exploring the relationships between this art and that of other cultures. In addition, the foundation supports research, action and other projects designed to reveal and understand barriers to the full access of all people to American society and the larger international community. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to: access to health care; AIDS and its effects on society's institutions; the celebration of ethnic and cultural diversity which simultaneously encourages inter-group understanding; and cultural and arts programs which encourage individual and community identity.
  • Deadline: TBA
• Kinder Morgan Foundation
  Grants
  Available to applicants with 501(c)(3) IRS status (i.e. ASU Foundation); requests must reflect the purpose of the foundation. The foundation does not fund: individuals; political causes, candidates, or lobbying efforts; programs or organizations outside of the U.S.; operating expenses; projects of religious denominations; advertising; athletic team sponsorships (unless submitted through a community foundation); or elementary or secondary schools (unless submitted through an educational foundation). The Kinder Morgan Foundation is dedicated to supporting non-profit youth programs that support education, arts and culture within the company's operating territory. Recognizing that youth represent the future, not only for our communities but for our country, the Kinder Morgan Foundation makes charitable contributions to organizations and programs that enhance opportunities for our nation's youth.
  • Deadline: 10th of every other month, beginning in January.
• Spencer Foundation
  Organizational Learning in Schools, School Systems, and Higher Education Institutions
  Available to faculty at universities. The Spencer Foundation provides funding for research projects that study education in the U.S. and abroad. The foundation funds research grants that range in size from smaller grants that can be completed within a year, to larger, multi-year endeavors. Sustained improvement in educational performance requires continuous learning within and among schools, education systems, and higher education institutions. The foundation is interested in advancing understanding of ways to strengthen the capacity of schools and education systems as learning organizations.
  • Deadline: Varies by grant size and type; see website.
• Spencer Foundation
  Purposes and Value of Education Grants
  Principal investigators applying for a research grant must be affiliated with a school district, a college or university, a research facility, or a cultural institution. The foundation accepts proposals from institutions or researchers from the U.S. and internationally. Researchers must also have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field or appropriate experience in an education-related profession. The foundation values education for its contributions to civic, political, and community life, for its role in advancing social justice, for its capacity to open to people worlds of cultural and artistic excellence, and in the largest sense for its contributions to "human flourishing." Questions at this less immediate but ultimately deeply practical level are often posed by philosophers and social critics, the best of whom show a lively interest in and skilled use of findings from the social sciences. Analytical, historical, and empirical work that probes effectively and creatively into these issues can contribute toward social decision-making that moves education along constructive paths.
  • Deadline: Varies by grant size and type; see website.
• Spencer Foundation Research Programs
  Relation Between Education and Social Opportunity
  The foundation seeks to shed light on the role education plays in reducing economic and social inequalities - as well as, sometimes, reinforcing them - and to find ways to more fully realize education's potential to promote more equal opportunity. Principal investigators applying for a research grant must be affiliated with a school district, a college or university, a research facility, or a cultural institution. The foundation accepts proposals from institutions or researchers from the United States and internationally. Researchers must also have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field or appropriate experience in an education-related profession.
  • Deadline: Varies by grant size and type; see website.
• Coca-Cola Foundation
  Grant Program
  Available to organizations with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code, or the equivalent, for projects which provide youth with the educational opportunities and support systems they need to become knowledgeable and productive citizens. The Coca-Cola Foundation encourages new solutions to countless problems that impede educational systems today, and it supports existing programs that work. Because the challenges for education are so broad, the foundation's commitment is multifaceted. It offers support to: public and private colleges and universities, elementary and secondary schools, teacher-training programs, educational programs for minority students, and global educational programs. The Coca-Cola Foundation devotes much of its efforts to partnership in three main areas: (1) higher education, (2) classroom teaching and learning and (3) Global Education.
  • Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
• Kresge Foundation
  Capital Challenge Grants
  Available to tax-exempt, charitable organizations operating in fields of higher education (awarding baccalaureate or graduate degrees), health care and long-term care, human services, science and the environment, arts and humanities, and public affairs are eligible to apply. Governmental agencies are also eligible to apply. Full accreditation is required for higher education and hospital applicants and preferred in all other fields that offer it. The Capital Challenge Grants program builds facilities and challenges private giving. The Kresge Foundation is known for making grants for capital projects. However, it believes a challenge grant toward an organization's capital project does more than just build a building or reward good programs. It presents an opportunity to build institutional capacity by helping an organization broaden and deepen its base of support from the private sector and by encouraging volunteer involvement in the fund raising effort and beyond.
  • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines, but institutions may submit only one application per 12-month period. Note: Limited Submissions accepted. See ASU guidelines.
• Henry Luce Foundation
  Asia Project Grants
  Available for U.S.-based universities and organizations dealing with the countries and cultures of East and Southeast Asia to provide opportunities to improve understanding between the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region. These grants typically support advanced scholarship, create new resources, or promote the exchange of ideas and information between Americans and Asians. The Asia grants are limited to the humanities and social sciences and are typically for longer-term programs or projects.
  • Deadline: Five page proposal due by February 15, 2013
• Dekker Foundation
  Education Grants
  Available to 501(c)3 organizations that promote education and the advancement of knowledge. Because learning occurs in many different contexts, recipients can range from organizations implementing technology in education to academic programs dedicated to scientific and medical research.
  • Deadline: Letters of inquiry required and accepted on a rolling basis.
• William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  Education Program Grants
  Available for tax-exempt organizations to promote long-term institutional or field development, reform, or knowledge creation in five priority areas: (1) improving instruction, (2) California reform, (3) technology, (4) universal education and (5) Opportunity. The Education Program funds policy studies, research, development, demonstrations, evaluations, dissemination, and public engagement to accomplish its objectives. An individual grant should develop knowledge usable beyond its boundaries and should add clear and substantial value to accomplishing the goals of a program priority.
  • Deadline: Letter of inquiry required and accepted on a rolling basis.
• Carnegie Corporation of New York
  Higher Education Grants
  Available primarily to academic institutions and to national and regional nonprofit organizations for projects that have potential for national or international impact. Those that are too local in scope are likely to be turned down. No grants are being made for fellowship programs, curriculum development, or direct investments overseas. The corporation does not make grants for basic operating expenses, endowments, or facilities of individual schools or school districts, colleges, universities, or human service organizations. It does not make program-related investments. Media programs are only rarely supported. On occasion, the corporation will make a grant to a highly qualified individual for a project central to its stated program interests. Given Carnegie Corporation's history of attention to the problems of the field, the foundation is well positioned to stimulate a major restructuring of teacher education. The Education Division designed a program that will require a substantial reorientation of position for teacher education faculty, other education faculty, arts and sciences faculty and perhaps, especially, for academic administrators. What is needed is a thoroughgoing reform that engages institutions of higher education through all the academic programs that contribute to the education of prospective teachers. This reform should create a framework for understanding what constitutes an excellent teacher education program and it should involve very large grants to establish these programs at select institutions of higher education, strengthen research and practice in this area, and capture priority support and attention by institutional administrative leadership.
  • Deadline: Letter of inquiry required (available online). Proposals are invitation only. 
• Lumina Foundation for Education
  Grants
  Available to organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code and as public charities under section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3) of the code, or to public school organizations. Lumina Foundation firmly believes that education is the best way to help people achieve their potential and improve our nation's future. Therefore, the foundation addresses issues that affect access and attainment in postsecondary education in the U.S., particularly among traditionally underserved student groups. These students include 18- to 24-year-olds and adult students who face barriers to an education by virtue of their income, preparation or family background. Lumina Foundation supports the following types of endeavors, working diligently to ensure that all funded projects promote access, attainment and adult learning: (1) research to expand knowledge and improve practices that affect students' access and success in postsecondary education, (2) innovative programs, guided by research, that present practical approaches to access and attainment among underserved students and adult learners and (3) activities that enhance the impact of Lumina Foundation-funded research and programs, such as leadership development, communication, evaluation and public policy analysis
  • Deadline: Send letter of inquiry; letters accepted on an ongoing basis.
• Milken Family Foundation (MFF)
  Grants
  Available to publicly supported organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code (i.e. ASU Foundation). The foundation does not provide grants to individuals. The Milken Family Foundation's (MFF's) purpose is to discover inventive ways of helping people help themselves and those around them to lead productive and satisfying lives. Developing human potential through education and protecting human well-being through the channels of medicine are the chief means by which the foundation pursues this aim. At present, approximately most of all funding is directed toward foundation initiatives. Therefore, foundation funding can accommodate only a small fraction of the many worthwhile proposals received. Preventive programs with long-range goals receive the closest consideration.
  • Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.
• Lannan Foundation
  Literary Arts Grants
  Available to organizations for creation of exceptional English-language literature and development of a wider audience for contemporary poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Areas of interest include funding organizations that support diverse writers through publication, presentation, and distribution. The criteria used to evaluate grants include (1) literary merit, (2) the project's benefit to the community and (3) the organization's stability and relationship to its community.
  • Deadline: Submit letter of inquiry; letters accepted on an ongoing basis.
• Infinity Foundation
  Call for Grant Proposals
  Available to a scholar, teacher, visionary, or spiritual leader whose work in the following areas would be enhanced by a grant from the foundation. In dealing with the authentic portrayal of Indic traditions: (1) The compilation or development of works detailing the contributions of India to world civilization in math, science, technology, philosophy, religion, art, etc.; (2) Explorations of India's role in world history, including: the dissemination of literacy or spiritual values throughout Asia; the European exploration of the New World; the Rise of the Industrial Revolution; and the "Aryanization" of German national identity; (3) The examination of India's influence on modern and post-modern literature in the West, such on as the works of Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Browning, Eliot, Isherwood, Hesse, Ginsburg, Kerouac, diPrima, etc., so as to enrich the literature curriculum; (4) The study of Indic contributions to modern psychology, cognitive sciences and the emerging worldview, including the influence on thinkers such as Schrodinger, Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, Wilbur, etc.; (5) Bringing to light India's influence on the development of European and Asian languages and linguistics; (6) The re-examination of the current social conditions of India, including women's issues, caste, poverty, pollution, etc., in the light of its history over the past 1,000 years and imposition of foreign civilization, as opposed to the prevailing Orientalist attitude of holding its religions or indigenous traditions solely responsible; (7) The critique of the portrayal of India in American educational materials such as textbooks, which might involve: pointing out stereotypes, inaccuracies, omissions, along with plans and activities to convince educational authorities and publishers to take corrective action; (8) Review of media portrayals about India and Indian civilization, or critiques of these; (9) The organization of conferences or composition of conference papers on these topics.
  • Deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
  Grants
  Available for nonprofit organizations to promote the cost-effective creation, dissemination, accessibility, and preservation of high-quality, scholarly resources in humanistic studies broadly defined. Within the scholarly communications program, grantmaking occurs principally in these four main categories: new methods of creating scholarly resources, innovations in scholarly publication, cataloging and other forms of intellectual access, and preservation.
  • Deadline: Continuous. Submit letter of inquiry describing project and budget before submitting formal proposal.
• Wells Fargo Foundation
  Grants
  Available to organizations which (1) have a nonprofit tax-exempt classification under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, (2) are located or provide service in Wachovia's markets (includes Arizona); 3. have broad community support and address specific community needs, (4) demonstrate fiscal and administrative stability and (5) align with one or more of the foundation's focus areas. Primary focus areas are (1) education (i.e. eliminate the pre-K-12 "achievement gap" in education; advance teaching through recruitment, professional development, support, and retention of teachers; facilitate merit-based access to higher education for under-represented groups) and (2) community development (i.e. create and sustain affordable housing; revitalize low- to moderate-income neighborhoods; facilitate job creation, work force development, and financial literacy/empowerment). Secondary focus areas are (1) health/human services (i.e. enable and sustain independence for individuals and families; ensure access to health education programs; ensure access to quality health care) and (2) arts and culture (i.e. facilitate access to and participation in cultural experiences for persons with low- to moderate-income; ensure the availability of a broad array of artistic opportunities or venues that reflect the diversity of the community).
  • Deadline: Letters of inquiry accepted on an ongoing basis.
• William Randolph Hearst Foundation
  Education Program Grants
  Available to organizations which are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) (i.e. ASU Foundation), not private foundations under Section 509(a). The Hearst Foundations support efforts that ensure students access to a quality education. Preference is given to institutions of higher education, particularly in the fields of teaching and health care.
  • Note: Limited Submissions accepted. See ASU guidelines. Sponsor application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
• William Randolph Hearst Foundation
  Culture Programs Grants
  Available to organizations which are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) (i.e. ASU Foundation), not private foundations under Section 509(a). Funds are to increase access and educational opportunities for diverse populations and underserved communities. The major portion of funds endow arts education or community outreach programs through major cultural institutions. Special attention is given to programs which enrich the lives of young people through exposure to the arts.
  • Note: Limited Submissions accepted. See ASU guidelines. Sponsor application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines. 
• GM Foundation
  Grants
  Available to 501(c)3 organizations (i.e. ASU Foundation) for a variety of activities in communities GM operates and sells their products. GM's target areas of focus are: education, health and human services, civic and community relations, public policy, arts and culture, environment and energy, and diversity.
  • Application deadline: Continuous, but proposals must be received no less than 45 days prior to the CPB meeting (held in December, March, June and September). Submit 1-page cover letter and concept summary for preliminary evaluation; full proposals are by invitation only.
    
• Macy/Bloomingdale Foundation
  Grants
  Available to a wide variety of non-profit organizations, from those that promote health and welfare to those that provide education and cultural experiences or address civic concerns.
  • Deadline: Continuous. Requests are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
• Ford Foundation
  Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom Grants
  Available generally to organizations for advancement of achievement in the arts, education and scholarship as well as a positive understanding of sexuality. The foundation also seeks to promote the media and religion as forces for democracy in a range of cultural contexts.
  • Deadline: Submit letter of inquiry; reviewed on an ongoing basis.
• Murdock Charitable Trust, M.J.
  General Grants
  Available to organizations that have been ruled to be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations as defined in Section 509(a) of the Code. Priority is given to applications for the support of projects and programs conducted by qualified organizations within five states of the Pacific Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The trust makes grants in three general areas of interest: Education, Arts and Culture, and Health and Human Services. About half of the grants awarded are for capital projects, and the other half are for program initiation, expansion, or for increased organizational capacity.
  • Deadline: Letter of inquiry required; accepted on an ongoing basis.
• Boeing Company
  Global Corporate Citizenship (GCC) Corporate Grants
  Arts and Culture Grants
  Available to nonprofit charitable or educational organizations. In the focus area of Arts and Culture, Boeing invests in programs that promote participation in arts and cultural activities and experiences. Boeing seeks innovative performances and exhibitions that introduce new voices and perspectives to the community; innovative collaborative efforts developed to create a more sustainable arts and cultural environment; and innovative programs that engage people to become lifelong arts and cultural participants, patrons, or practitioners.
  • Deadline: Letters of inquiry are accepted on an ongoing basis in the third and fourth quarters each year; application invitations are extended in the first and second quarters of the next year.
• Metropolitan Life (MetLife) Foundation
  Culture and Public Broadcasting Grants
  Available to 501(c)(3) organizations. MetLife Foundation’s goal is to empower people to lead healthy, productive lives and strengthen communities. The culture program supports nonprofit organizations working to strengthen education, promote understanding of diverse cultures and build livable communities through access to the arts. The focus areas are: 1. Access and Inclusion in the Arts: make the arts more accessible for people of all ages and backgrounds; and reach broad audiences through inclusive programming. 2. Arts Education: enhance education and lifelong learning. 3. Public Broadcasting: the public broadcasting program supports informative and entertaining programming on television and radio featuring the arts, health and aging issues, and financial literacy.
  • Deadline: Requests are accepted and reviewed throughout the year.
• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
  Enrichment and Accelerated Learning Programs for Children
  The foundation supports youth education by investing in organizations that expand learning opportunities for high-achieving, low- to moderate-income students during their K-12 years. The youth education programs offer direct support to students as well as grants for schools and out-of school programs, summer enrichment activities, specialized education courses and scholarships. Funding categories are: Elementary School, Middle School, Fine and Performing Arts, Gifted and Talented (university-based enrichment programs), and Twice Exceptional.
  • Deadline: Continuous. Unsolicited requests rarely funded.
• Hoffman - La Roche Foundation
  Donations and Sponsorship
  As an innovative, research-based business, Roche seeks to support novel, sustainable projects with the potential to have a lasting impact. Roche primarily supports programmes that will benefit from an active long-term commitment on the part of the foundation. Given the areas of expertise and corporate culture, Roche's priorities are support for science through research activities and science education; humanitarian and social projects, mainly in developing countries; community and environmental projects; and contemporary music and art.
  • Deadline: Continuous. Requests for support should be directed to local management (Ventana in Tucson) so that Roche can respond as quickly as possible.
• Lego Children’s Fund
  Grants
  Nonprofit organizations serving local and national communities, catering to children ages birth-14, are eligible. The LEGO Group is committed to helping children develop their creativity and learning skills through constructive play. The LEGO Children's Fund extends this commitment to local and national organizations that support innovative projects and programming to cultivate and celebrate a child's exploration of personal creativity and creative problem-solving in all forms. The fund will provide quarterly grants for programs, either in part or in total, with a special interest paid to collaborative efforts and in providing matching funds to leverage new dollars into the receiving organization. Funding will go toward specific, identifiable needs primarily in these areas of support: 1) early childhood education and development that is directly related to creativity, and 2) technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities.
  • Deadline: Proposals accepted continuously; see website for award schedule.

Other Funding Resources:

• IHR Subvention Program
  ihr.asu.edu/funding/subvention
  The IHR will make available a limited number of grants up to $1,500 to assist full-time tenured and tenure-track humanities faculty with subvention costs. Priority will be given to those who have not gotten previous support for publication from the IHR. Criteria for awards will also include the stature of the press and the scholarly record of the faculty member.
   
• Grants in Graduate Studies (GIGS)
  http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.financialaid.externalfellowships
  GIGS is a database housed at New York University (NYU) and consisting of grants for graduate and post-graduate students, provided by U.S. government, international, corporate and private funding agencies, in addition to grants from departments within NYU.

• COS Humanities Funding News
  http://fundingopps.cos.com/hfnews/
  COS Humanities Funding News is published each week and includes a sampling of new and updated award information from COS Funding Opportunities. ASU subscribes to COS Funding Opportunities, which is the most comprehensive source of funding information available on the Web. Contact Kristen.LaRue@asu.edu if you need a COS username and password.

• New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Source
  http://www.nyfa.org/nyfa_source.asp?id=47andfid=1
  NYFA's online database, NYFA Source, is the largest searchable resource of grants, services, and publications for artists in all disciplines nationwide. If you're seeking funding, residencies, or specialized information, it's the definitive place to search. Includes searches for opportunities in literature, design arts, media arts, folk-traditional arts, multidisciplinary projects, performance art, and more.

• Annotated R01 Grant Application and Summary Statement
  http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/app/default.htm
  Up until now, you've had to rely on your colleagues to share their successful proposals with you. But no longer. The National Institute for Health (NIH) has posted a good example at the above link.

• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Strategic Funding and Research Opportunities
  http://rsg.asu.edu/cor/
  list of announcements identified by College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as relevant to college research

• TGCI: Winning Grant Proposals Online
  http://www.tgcigrantproposals.com
  offers top-ranked grant proposals on CD Rom for purchase. Abstracts can be viewed free of charge.

• Conference CFPs
  http://cfp.english.upenn.edu
  online index of current proposal calls (U of Pennsylvania website).

• ORSPA Website
  http://researchadmin.asu.edu/
  ASU Office for Research and Sponsored Projects Administration funding information site.