Social Science & Humanities Grants

Last updated August 11, 2026

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Type	Grant	Funder	Deadline ▲	Amount
Foundation	ChLA Hannah Beiter Graduate Student Research Grants	Children's Literature Association	Rolling	$500 – $2K
Foundation	Truman Library Institute: Dissertation Year Fellowships Grant	Harry S. Truman Library Institute	Rolling	Up to $25K
Foundation	Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Annual Professorship Grant	Ttee W F Albright Institute -art 8	Rolling	$14K
Foundation	British Academy Mid-Career Fellowships Grant	The British Academy	Rolling	Up to £152,000
Foundation	Minigrants	Mississippi Humanities Council Inc	Rolling	Up to $3K
Foundation	Marilynn Thoma Fellowship In Art of the Spanish Americas	Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Annual CUNY Graduate Center Educational Award	The National Society of Colonial	Rolling	Up to $10K
Foundation	Mesopotamian Fellowship	American Society of Overseas	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	The Center/Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) Postdoctoral Fellowships	National Gallery of Art	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Craft Research Fund Exhibition Grant	The Center for Craft Creativity &	Rolling	Up to $15K
Foundation	Expand Massachusetts Stories	Massachusetts Foundation for The	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Truman Library Institute: John K. Hulston Scholarship Grant	Harry S. Truman Library Institute	Rolling	Up to $3K
Foundation	Fellowships for HBCU Faculty	National Humanities Center	Rolling	Up to $1.1M
Foundation	Joan Cahalin Robinson Prize Grant	Society for the History of Technology	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Scarsdale Historical Society Grants	The Scarsdale Historical Society	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Molina Fellowship in the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences Grant	The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (The Huntington)	Rolling	$50K
Foundation	The Alan Jutzi Residential Fellowship for Non-Traditional Scholars Grant	The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (The Huntington)	Rolling	$4K – $7K
Foundation	Guggenheim Fellowships	Smithsonian Institution	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	McCourt Institute Research Grants	Project Liberty Institute	Rolling	$50M
Foundation	Teagle Foundation: Knowledge for Freedom Grant	The Teagle Foundation	Rolling	$10K – $300K
Foundation	Mellon Graduate Fellowships Grant	Cornell University	Rolling	$36K
Foundation	ASEEES Next Generation Dissertation Research Fellowship Grant	Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)	Rolling	Up to $28K
Foundation	Recordings at Risk Grant	Council on Library and Information	Rolling	$10K – $50K
Foundation	Regional Scholar Travel Grant	Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)	Rolling	Up to $1K

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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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