Social Science & Humanities Grants

Last updated August 25, 2026

There are currently 1,103 active humanities grants in Grantable's free grants database, drawn from state and foundation sources and updated daily.

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Type	Grant	Funder	Deadline ▲	Amount
Foundation	Humanities Texas: Major Grant	Humanities Texas	Rolling	Up to $20K
Foundation	ARSC: Award for Independent Initiatives Grant	Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)	Rolling	Up to $10K
Foundation	Northeast Asia Council Japan Studies Grants - Research Travel within the United States	Association for Asian Studies Inc	Rolling	Up to $3K
Foundation	North Carolina Humanities: Project Planning Grants	North Carolina Humanities Council	Rolling	Up to $2K
Foundation	GTI Taiwan Scholarship Program	Global Taiwan Institute	Rolling	$10K
State	Maryland Traditions - Folklife Network	Maryland Department of Commerce	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants	The British Academy	Rolling	Up to £10,000
Foundation	National NAGPRA Program - Consultation and Documentation Grant	San Diego Museum of Man	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Leon Levy Center for Biography: Dissertation Fellowships Grant	The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Chaim Schwartz Foundation Grant	Chaim Schwartz Foundation	Rolling	$500 – $5K
Foundation	US-Japan Program Postdoctoral Fellowships Grant	Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University	Rolling	$66K
Foundation	Marlène F. Johnson Fund for Scholarly Research on Christian Science Grant	Marlene F Johnson Memorial Fund For	Rolling	Up to $20K
Foundation	RSA-Samuel H. Kress Research Fellowships in Renaissance Art History Grant	Renaissance Society Of America Inc	Rolling	Up to $3K
Foundation	Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships Grant	American Philosophical Society	Rolling	$3K – $9K
Foundation	M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources	The Book Arts Press Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	The Ofer Bar-Yosef Scholarship for Advanced Doctoral Students in Old World Prehistory Grant	Society for American Archaeology	Rolling	$5K
Foundation	Public Understanding of Science & Technology Grant - YouTube & TikTok	Alfred P Sloan Foundation	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Ginger Chesnick Jacobs Archivist Scholarship Fund of the DJCF Grant	Dallas Jewish Community Foundation	Rolling	$1K
Foundation	Flexible Research Grants for Scholars: Event Support	Institute for Humane Studies	Rolling	$500 – $5K
Foundation	The Richard Waterman Junior Scholar Prize (PMSSEM) Grant	Society for Ethnomusicology	Rolling	Up to $200
Foundation	Holberg Prize Grant	The Holberg Prize – University of Bergen	Rolling	Up to $650K
Foundation	Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities Award	Idaho Humanities Council Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Dr. Morton Goldberg Lecture Fund	Toledo Community Foundation	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	William H. Scheide Research Grants	American Bach Society	Rolling	$500 – $4K

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About humanities grants

Humanities grants support scholarship, public programs, education, preservation, and digital projects in fields like history, literature, philosophy, and cultural studies. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is the primary federal funder, supporting research, public programming, and infrastructure through its divisions and the Office of Digital Humanities. The Mellon Foundation is a leading private funder of the humanities, and state humanities councils distribute funds to local organizations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What grants are available in the humanities?

Humanities funding supports scholarly research, public programs, curriculum and teaching, preservation and access, and digital humanities projects. The NEH offers many grant programs spanning fellowships, public programming, preservation, and digital infrastructure, while the Mellon Foundation and state humanities councils support research, institutions, and community-based humanities work.

Who funds the humanities?

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is the leading federal funder, and the Mellon Foundation is among the largest private sources of arts, culture, and humanities funding in the country. State humanities councils re-grant federal funds to local organizations, and universities, libraries, and private foundations provide additional research and programming support.

Do humanities grants go to individuals or institutions?

Both. The NEH and other funders award fellowships and stipends directly to individual scholars, writers, and educators, while many larger grants support nonprofit institutions such as universities, libraries, museums, and humanities councils. Individuals pursuing organizational grants often partner with an eligible nonprofit or use a fiscal sponsor.

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