Deadline: 30-Nov-22
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Public Scholars program.
The program offers grants to individual authors for research, writing, travel, and other activities leading to the creation and publication of wellresearched nonfiction books in the humanities written for the broad public. It encourages nonacademic writers to deepen their engagement with the humanities by strengthening the research underlying their books, and it encourages academic writers in the humanities to communicate the significance of their research to the broadest possible range of readers.
The program welcomes projects in all areas of the humanities, regardless of geographic or chronological focus. The resulting books might present a narrative history, tell the stories of important individuals, analyze significant texts, provide a synthesis of ideas, revive interest in a neglected subject, or examine the latest thinking on a topic.
Funding Information
- Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $5,000 per full-time month; the maximum award is $60,000 for a twelve-month period. You may work on your project part time or full time (or combine periods of part-time and full-time work). NEH will reduce awards to reflect the smaller time commitment when recipients work part time or for less than twelve months. The minimum award is $30,000, corresponding to six months of full-time work or the equivalent.
- NEH anticipates approximately $1,500,000 to fund approximately 25 recipients per deadline. Successful applicants will be awarded outright funds. Outright funds awarded by NEH are not contingent on additional funding from other sources.
Eligibility Criteria
The Public Scholars program accepts applications from individuals, whether they have an affiliation with a scholarly institution or not. To be eligible to apply, you must have either:
- written as sole author a nonfiction book published by a university or trade press; OR
- written at least three articles or essays appearing in general-interest publications that reach a large national or international audience. The articles or essays may be published either in print or electronically.
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In addition, you must meet the conditions below to be eligible to apply:
- Citizenship: U.S. citizens, whether they reside inside or outside the United States, are eligible. Foreign nationals who have lived in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years immediately preceding the application deadline are also eligible. Foreign nationals who take up permanent residence outside the United States any time between the application deadline and the end of the period of performance will forfeit their eligibility. It is permissible to leave the U.S. on a temporary basis.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343028
