Arts & Humanities Opportunities, by Funding Program
Please confirm all deadlines with the funder prior to beginning work on an application, as they are subject to change. Explore more Humanities opportunities in the Pivot database.
| Funding Program | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowships Promote academic cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from abroad and in Germany |
Rolling |
| American Academy in Berlin Berlin Prize Supports transatlantic dialogue in the arts, humanities, and public policy through the development and communication of projects of the highest scholarly merit |
September |
| American Academy in Rome Rome Prize Supports innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities |
November |
| American Association of University Women American Fellowships Postdoctoral research leave and short-term publication grants for pre-tenure women scholars in all fields |
November |
| American Council of Learned Societies ACLS Fellowships Invites research applications in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. |
September |
| American Council of Learned Societies Leading Edge Fellowships Places recent humanities PhDs with nonprofit organizations committed to promoting social justice in their communities |
March |
| American Philosophical Society Library Fellowships Fellowships to support research at the APS Library & Museum; the collection's strengths include early American history, Native American and Indigenous Research, and history of science |
Various |
| American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants Grants to support travel costs of research in libraries and archives, leading to publication in all areas of knowledge |
October & December |
| Asian Cultural Council Fellowships and grants Long-term, immersive fellowships and shorter-term grants for artists, scholars, and arts professionals who wish to pursue specialized training, creative projects, or targeted research projects aligned with ACC's mission of advancing international understanding |
November |
| Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes Humanities fellowships and other opportunities at CHCI member organizations |
Various |
| Cornell Society for the Humanities Society Fellowships Residential fellowships for scholars and artists whose project reflect an annual theme |
September |
| Council of American Overseas Research Centers Fellowships for Advanced Multi-Country Research Awards for research overseas in the Near and Middle East and South Asia, on issues of multinational significance in the social sciences, humanities, and related natural sciences |
January |
| Council for International Exchange of Scholars Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program Grants for U.S. faculty and professionals to lecture and conduct research abroad in a wide variety of academic and professional fields |
August |
| Five College Women's Studies Research Center Research Associateships Open to feminist scholars, teachers, artists, writers, and activists |
February |
| Ford Foundation (via the National Research Council) Ford Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowships to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties and to maximize the educational benefits of diversity |
November |
| George A. & Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Howard Fellowships For mid-career faculty for independent projects in fields selected on a rotational basis. Fellowships will be awarded for 2024-2025 in Emerging Arts and Science & Technology Studies. |
November |
| Graham Foundation Research grants for architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and work being done in the fine arts, humanities, and sciences that expands the boundaries of thinking about architecture and space. |
September |
| Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Project Stream grants Grants for innovative, community-based arts projects. Projects can include performances, exhibitions, readings or other arts projects in any genre, and must be open to the public. |
June |
| Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation One- to two-year awards for research in the natural and social sciences and the humanities to increase understanding of violence and aggression |
August |
| Huntington Library Short-Term and Long-Term Awards Fellowships for research on British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine |
November |
| Imagining America Leading and Learning Initiatives Swarthmore is an institutional member of this consortium for publicly engaged scholarship that offers periodic calls for fellowships and public scholarship funding |
Various |
| Institute for Advanced Study School of Historical Studies, Membership Year-long residential memberships in Princeton, NJ support research throughout the humanistic disciplines, from socioeconomic developments, political theory, and modern international relations, to the history of art, science, philosophy, music, and literature. |
October |
| Institute for Citizens & Scholars Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty Program seeks to increase the presence of minority junior faculty and other junior faculty committed to eradicating racial disparities in core fields in the arts and sciences. |
October |
| Institute of Classical Studies Fellowships awarded to established scholars based outside the UK who are able to take leave from their positions to spend a short time in London. |
Various |
| Institute for Humane Studies Flexible Research Grants for Scholars Supports research expenses, events, and course buyouts/salary support for faculty. Project must address ISH themes. |
Rolling |
| International Documentary Association Grants Directory Funding sources for documentary films on a broad range of topics |
Various |
| Japan-United States Friendship Commission U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Fellowship Program Fellowships for professional contemporary and traditional artists from the United States to spend three to five months in Japan. |
March |
| J. M. Kaplan Fund Furthermore publishing grants Furthermore grants assist nonfiction books having to do with art, architecture, and design; cultural history, the city, and related public issues; and conservation and preservation. |
March & September |
| J. Paul Getty Grant Program Getty Scholar Grants Support for established scholars, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute. Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. |
November |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships in all fields for "advanced professionals" |
September |
| Samuel H. Kress Foundation Grant Programs Supports scholarly projects that promote the appreciation, interpretation, preservation, study and teaching of European art from antiquity to the early 19th century. |
Various |
| Library of Congress John W. Kluge Center Chairs & Fellowships The Kluge Center welcomes scholars and practitioners at the height of their fields for residencies as chair holders or as distinguished visiting scholars. Fellowships are awarded to promising post-graduate scholars for research in an array of subjects that can be supported by the Library’s collections and digital resources. |
Various |
| Max van Berchem Foundation Research grants in the areas of Islamic and Arabic archaeology, history, geography, art history, epigraphy, religion, and literature |
March |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art Senior Fellowship Fellowships for research illuminating the Museum's collection of artworks in the fields of history of art and architecture, critical theory, media studies, anthropology and archaeology, linguistics and philology, English literature, linguistics, religious studies, and musicology. |
November |
| National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects Supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English |
December |
| National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships Fellowships in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Poetry and prose fellowships are offered in alternate years. |
February |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships Support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both |
April |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Humanities Connection Grants Planning and Implementation grants to support innovative curricular approaches that foster productive partnerships among humanities faculty and their counterparts in the social and natural sciences |
September |
| National Endowment for the Humanities NEH Fellowships at Independent Research Institutions Grants for Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (FPIRI) support fellowships at institutions devoted to advanced study and research in the humanities. FPIRI-funded fellowships provide scholars with research time and access to resources that might otherwise not be available to them. |
August |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Support individuals pursuing advanced research that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding of the humanities (by nomination only) |
September |
| National Gallery of Art Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Various senior fellowships in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts; residential senior fellowships (in Washington, D.C. limited to 60 days) |
Various |
| National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships 40 Fellowships in Research Triangle Park, NC, for scholars in the humanities and scholars in the arts and the natural and social sciences who are engaged in humanistic projects. A few of the fellowships are designated for particular recipients and/or areas, including one for a young woman in philosophy; and others in environmental studies, English literature, art history, Asian Studies, and theology. Stipends of up to half a year's salary, plus travel expenses |
October |
| Newberry Library Long-Term Fellowships Residential fellowships in the humanities |
December |
| Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships Residential fellowships in the humanities |
January |
| Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Fellowships Awards 10-15 residential fellowships annually to researchers whose work addresses the Institute’s yearly Research Theme. |
October |
| Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowships Fellowships for creative artists, humanists, and social scientists, in residence in Cambridge, MA |
October |
| Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program Residential fellowships for independent research projects in association with Smithsonian staff |
January |
| John Templeton Foundation John Templeton Foundation supports bold ideas that engage the "big questions" and draw in multiple disciplines, including natural and human sciences, philosophy, and theology. The foundation’s core funding areas are: Science and the Big Questions; Character Virtue Development; Freedom and Free Enterprise; Exceptional Cognitive Talent and Genius; and Genetics. |
October & April |
| U. S. Department of Education Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program Provides funds to plan, develop, and carry out programs to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages. |
March |
| W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Fellowships in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, biblical studies, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology, religion, and related disciplines. |
October |
