Humanities Grants

National Endowment for the Humanities

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Lifelong Learning is accepting applications for the Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes program. The purpose of this program is to support humanities education through professional development for K-12 teachers and higher education faculty members.

National Endowment for the Humanities

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Lifelong Learning is accepting applications for the Media Projects program. The purpose of this program is to support the development, production, and distribution of radio programs, podcasts, and documentary films that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. NEH makes Media Projects awards at two levels: Development and Production.

National Endowment for the Humanities

The purpose of this program is to support formal education by strengthening the teaching and study of the humanities at institutions of higher education. For 2026, projects must be focused on Western civilization, American history, American government and civics, and/or the Great Books tradition.

National Endowment for the Arts

Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides project-based funding for organizations in the areas of Arts Education, Challenge America, Dance, Design & Our Town, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Music, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater & Musical Theater, and Visual and Media Arts. Funded activities may include a wide range of arts projects described in the application guidelines. Awards require a 1:1 cost share. We welcome applications from first-time and returning applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with a range of operating budgets. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; and federally recognized tribal communities or tribes. Funding in this category is not available for individuals, fiscally sponsored entities, commercial/for-profit enterprises, State Arts Agencies (SAA), or Regional Arts Organizations (RAO).

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding ranges from $7,000 to $400,000 over two to five years for projects that build knowledge and understanding.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Insight Development Grants support short-term research development in the social sciences and humanities. Grants range from $7,000 to $75,000 over one to two years.

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

Switzerland's foremost research funding institution. Supports scientific research in all academic disciplines.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

SSHRC Talent programs support the next generation of researchers through doctoral fellowships ($20,000–$35,000/yr) and postdoctoral fellowships ($45,000/yr) in the social sciences and humanities.