How much funding does Fellowships for HBCU Faculty provide?

Fellowships for HBCU Faculty provides Up to $1,147,000 total over three years (4 fellows per year) in funding.

When is the deadline for Fellowships for HBCU Faculty?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Fellowships for HBCU Faculty?

Eligible applicants: Faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Humanities scholars.

How often is Fellowships for HBCU Faculty offered?

Fellowships for HBCU Faculty runs on an annual cycle.

Fellowships for HBCU Faculty

National Humanities Center

Foundation Annual Humanities Grants Grants for Black Women

Funding Amount

Up to $1,147,000 total over three years (4 fellows per year)

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Humanities scholars

Other requirements

Must be able to participate in residential fellowship at the Center

Overview

Geographic Scope: United States

A specialized fellowship program providing residential fellowships specifically for scholars from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Established through a $1,147,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (April 4, 2018).

Program Details

Number of Fellows: Four HBCU scholars per year
Program Duration: Three-year cycles
Start Date: 2019-20 academic year

Purpose

Addresses structural challenges that make it difficult for HBCU humanities faculty to take time away from their home institutions to focus on research. The Center previously had only a handful of HBCU faculty participating in its programs.

Support Provided

Residential fellowship at the Center
Individual research project funding
Replacement faculty hiring costs at home institutions (funded by the grant)
Access to the Center's intellectual community and research support infrastructure

Eligibility

Faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Humanities scholars
Must be able to participate in residential fellowship at the Center

Funding Support

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has been a leading supporter of the National Humanities Center for 40+ years
Current initiative focuses on addressing equity in humanities research support

What National Humanities Center actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 11
Total given: $676K
Median grant: $58K
Range: $40K–$104K

By dollars: North Carolina 35%, New York 12%, Tennessee 9%. Top recipient cities: Durham, NC; Ithaca, NY; Chapel Hill, NC.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
55% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Duke University · Durham, NC

Fellowship stipends

$104K
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY

Fellowship stipends

$80K
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

Fellowship stipends

$75K
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN

Fellowship stipends

$61K
University of Nevada Reno · Reno, NV

Fellowship stipends

$58K