Deadline: 11 January 2017
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is seeking applications for its Media Projects Grants program to supports film, television, and radio projects that engage public audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways.
All projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship in disciplines such as history, art history, film studies, literature, drama, religious studies, philosophy, or anthropology. Projects must also demonstrate an approach that is thoughtful, balanced, and analytical (rather than celebratory).
Grant Categories
- Development grants enable media producers to collaborate with scholars to develop humanities content and to prepare programs for production. Grants should result in a script and may also yield a detailed plan for outreach and public engagement in collaboration with a partner organization or organizations.
- Production grants support the production and distribution of films, television programs, and radio programs that promise to engage a broad public audience.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Award Floor: $1
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Media Projects Grants.