AHC Helen T. Leigh Museum Field Trip Grant

AHC Helen T. Leigh Museum Field Trip Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Arkansas Humanities Council (HumanitiesAR)
Amount: Up to US $500
Last Updated: November 15, 2025

Summary

The AHC Helen T. Leigh Museum Field Trip Grant, offered by the Arkansas Humanities Council (HumanitiesAR), aims to provide schools with funding for guided tours and programming at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. This initiative encourages students in grades three through twelve to engage with the humanities, promoting understanding and appreciation of Arkansas's rich history through immersive educational experiences.

Overview

About HumanitiesAR, under the official name of Arkansas Humanities Council, is a nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. In spring 2024, we rebranded with HumanitiesAR as our name. But the new brand serves as more than a new name—it embodies our commitment to accessibility, inclusivity, and forging stronger community ties through the humanities. It’s about providing clarity in our identity and strengthening the recognition of our role within the state of Arkansas Through the humanities, we remember our history and envision our future. Reading, writing, storytelling, research, and many forms of public dialogue and conversation are central to the humanities and the core of what we do at HumanitiesAR. Our mission is to empower Arkansans to connect with and promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the humanities and ultimately discover our mutual experiences through programs that: Engage educators across the state of Arkansas Offer profound storytelling from local historians, authors, and scholars Provide Arkansans a place to celebrate and be empowered to connect with the humanities through the discovery and understanding of our diverse and mutual experiences We work to achieve its mission by awarding grants through a competitive process to nonprofit groups, organizations, teachers, and schools statewide, and by working with key partners to develop local humanities projects and programs for Arkansas audiences. What are the humanities? The term “humanities” includes the study of history, literature, ethics, philosophy, language, and the various legal, cultural, religious, and folk traditions—past and present—that define the human condition. Mission Statement The mission of the Arkansas Humanities Council is to promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the humanities in Arkansas. What We Fund We support innovative, humanities-based projects that connect Arkansans to the past, to one another, to the community, and to all areas of the humanities we share across our state. Helen T. Leigh Museum Field Trip Grant Funds provided by Mrs. Helen T. Leigh Funds for this initiative are to be used by schools to participate in a guided tour and programming at MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History Teachers must schedule a tour and programming with MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History prior to applying Students in grades third through twelfth are eligible

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to: Public programs (in-person or virtual) Lecture series and discussions (in-person or virtual) Exhibits (in-person or virtual) Publications (must be peer-reviewed and must be published by traditional means through a contract, providing editing, publishing, and distributing of the author’s book)Podcasts Film documentaries Historical signage or markers Historical research

Ineligibility

Ineligible projects include:Social, religious, or political action programs that advocate a specific point of viewProjects primarily intended to promote an organization or its programsFundraising for a particular organization or causeConstruction, preservation, or renovation of buildings, bridges, or roadsInternational travel or to attend professional meetingsCreative or performing arts, unless interpretation by humanities scholars is central Entertainment, including receptions at public or private eventsScholarly conference that does not have a strong public outreach componentCollege and university courses, courses to fulfill an undergraduate, master’s, or doctorate programSTEM projectsGifts, t-shirts, cash prizes, or awards to anyoneMeals for applicant’s staff, guests, presenters, schools, or general publicIngredients for meals or food demonstrationsRent for event spaces owned or operated by the applicant organizationSalaries, honoraria, and/or fringe benefits for staff of federal or state agenciesGrants awarded to individualsGrant writer fees and salariesFiscal agent grant administration fee or salaryRestoration or conservation workFellowships or scholarshipsForeign, non-economy, or extensive domestic airline travelFor profit activities or eventsUnsecured registration fees, grants, and donations may not be used for cost-share.Council grant funds may not be used for stipends for educators participating in seminars or institutes.