Deadline: 10-Jun-21
New Hampshire Humanities is pleased to announce a new Focus Grant initiative. Focus grants will provide grant funds to support public humanities programs on a selected theme or area of focus.
The inaugural Focus Grant, developed in conjunction with the United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s May 2021 visit to New Hampshire Humanities, will provide up to $1,000 to fund public humanities program focused on indigenous studies, poetry, or literature.
The proposed program must clearly relate to at least one of the focus themes: indigenous studies, poetry, or literature.
The program must qualify as a humanities program. Humanities programs deploy an analytical approach; the program’s structure often seeks to interpret or educate participants about a chosen topic or issue. Successful proposals will demonstrate how their program will encourage participants to explore or learn about its subject. Humanities programs frequently take the form of public lectures or panel presentations and exhibits. They have also awarded grants for walking tours, videos, digital humanities projects, or book groups and encourage applicants to think creatively when developing their program.
Note: They cannot fund predominantly art- or performance-based programs. Programs can include an artistic component or performance, but the applicant must make clear how this aspect helps the program meet the criteria of a “humanities program”.
Funding Information
- Award Amount: up to $1000
Eligibility Criteria
- They welcome applications from both non-profit organizations or individual scholars that propose creative and engaging public humanities programs exploring a topic within the following fields: indigenous studies, poetry, or literature.
- They particularly encourage proposals for programs that will focus on indigenous stories; incorporate analytical perspectives of race, class, or gender; explore questions surrounding identity; highlight transnational literature, or engage with the digital humanities.
For more information, visit https://www.nhhumanities.org/grants/focus/