Social Science & Humanities Grants

Last updated August 11, 2026

There are currently 1,102 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	Virginia Humanities: Rapid Grants	Virginia Humanities	Rolling	Up to $4K
Foundation	Henrik Visnapuu Award for Arts & Letters	Estonian American National Council Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	ASECS/Folger Fellowship	Amherst College Trustees	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	APA: Book Prize Grant	American Philosophical Association Inc	Rolling	$4K
Foundation	Max Kade Berlin Fellowships Grant	Freie Universität Berlin	Rolling	$28K
Foundation	John Ben Snow Prize Grant	The North American Conference On British Studies Inc	Rolling	$500
Foundation	1818 Constitution Grant	Connecticut Humanities Council Inc	Rolling	$1K – $3K
Foundation	Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grants	The Rapoport Family Foundation	Rolling	Up to $15K
Foundation	Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program: Predoctoral Fellowships Grant	Smithsonian Institution	Rolling	Up to $50K
Foundation	Gennadius Library Medieval Greek Program Grant	American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA)	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Grants for Greater Manhattan	Greater Manhattan Community Foundation	Rolling	Up to $10K
Foundation	The Lester J. Cappon Fellowship in Documentary Editing Grant	The Newberry Library	Rolling	Up to $6K
Foundation	Strengthening Communities Grant Program- Dialogues Grants	Alaska Humanities Forum	Rolling	Up to $5K
Foundation	NCIS Conference Support Grant	National Coalition of Independent Scholars	Rolling	$599
State	CULTURE AND THE ARTS – Fall Festival Projects	Vermont Humanities	Rolling	Up to $250K
Foundation	African Scholarship Programme Grant	The Nordic Africa Institute	Rolling	Up to kr29,500
Foundation	Preservation and Access Grant	Hawaii Council for Humanities	Rolling	Up to $10K
Foundation	Artists & Scholars Project Grant	Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomer	Rolling	$1K – $5K
Foundation	ARSC: Research Grants	Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)	Rolling	Up to $1K
Foundation	Kurt Weill Foundation Grant Program: Scholarly Symposia and Conferences	The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	New England Regional Consortium Fellowships Grant	Harvard University	Rolling	$5K
Foundation	Event Sponsorship Grant	Wyoming Humanities Council	Rolling	Up to $3K
Foundation	Barbara L. Packer Fellowship Grant	American Antiquarian Society	Rolling	$2K – $4K
Foundation	The Garden Club of America Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture Grant	The Garden Club of America	Rolling	$16K – $30K

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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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