Social Science & Humanities Grants

Last updated August 13, 2026

There are currently 1,102 active humanities grants in Grantable's free grants database, drawn from foundation sources and updated daily.

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Type	Grant	Funder	Deadline ▲	Amount
Foundation	Public Humanities Grant	Hawaii Council for Humanities	Rolling	Up to $10K
Foundation	Sally and Ken Owens Award	Western History Association	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	ISF Policy Scholarship Program Grant	Islamic Scholarship Fund	Rolling	$3K – $5K
Foundation	NHC Residential Fellowships	National Humanities Center	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Research Innovation Collaboratives Grant	University of Notre Dame du Lac	Rolling	$25K
Foundation	Robert L. McNeil Jr. Fellowship Grant	Historical Society of Pennsylvania	Rolling	$3K
Foundation	Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research Projects Grant	The British Academy	Rolling	Up to £300,000
Foundation	The American Trust for the British Library-Newberry Transatlantic Fellowship Grant	The Newberry Library	Rolling	$3K
Foundation	John Lewis Award for Public Service to the Discipline of History	American Historical Association	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	George Bereday Annual Best CER Article Award	Comparative and International Education	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Data Fluencies Project	Social Science Research Council	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	OI-Fort Ticonderoga Short-term Fellowship Grant	Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture	Rolling	$3K
Foundation	Resident Scholars: Weatherhead Fellowship Grant	School for Advanced Research (SAR)	Rolling	Up to $40K
Foundation	Richard L. Blinder Award Grant	The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation Inc	Rolling	Up to $15K
Foundation	Wiener Laboratory Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship Grant	American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA)	Rolling	$20K
Foundation	Paul Rehak Memorial Traveling Fellowship ( Graduate Students) Grant	American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA)	Rolling	Up to $1K
Foundation	American Musicological Society Publication Subventions: For Individuals Grant	American Musicological Society Inc	Rolling	Up to $3K
Foundation	IH: INcommon Grant	Indiana Humanities Council Inc	Rolling	Up to $5K
Foundation	The Estella Canziani Post-Graduate Bursary for Research Grant	The Folklore Society	Rolling	Up to £1,500
Foundation	Justin G. Schiller Fellowship Grant	American Antiquarian Society	Rolling	$2K – $4K
Foundation	The Barbara Owen Research Grant	Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies	Rolling	$2K
Foundation	Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Creativity in Digital History Grant	American Historical Association	Rolling	$4K
Foundation	BA/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships Grant	The British Academy	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Stevan B. Dana Project Grant for Israel	American Society of Overseas	Rolling	$5K

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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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