FELLOWSHIP

 Division of Research Programs

Receipt Deadline April 26, 2017 for Projects Beginning January 2018

Updated guidelines will be posted at least two months in advance of the deadline listed above.

In the meantime, please use the guidelines for the previous deadline, to get a sense of what is involved in assembling an application.

Brief Summary

Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources in the humanities. Projects may be at any stage of development.

Applicants interested in research projects that require digital expression and digital publication are encouraged to apply for NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication.

Program Statistics

In the last five competitions the Fellowships program received an average of 1,210 applications per year. The program made an average of 80 awards per year, for a funding ratio of 7 percent.

The number of applications to an NEH grant program can vary widely from year to year, as can the funding ratio. Information about the average number of applications and awards in recent competitions is meant only to provide historical context for the current competition. Information on the number of applications and awards in individual competitions is available from fellowships@neh.gov.

Questions?

Contact NEH’s Division of Research Programs at 202-606-8200 or fellowships@neh.gov.

Important Links for Fellowships

http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/fellowships-april-28-2016.pdf

http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/fellowships-faqs-2016.pdf

https://securegrants.neh.gov/publicquery/main.aspx?q=1&a=0&n=0&o=0&k=0&f=0&s=0&p=1&pv=2&d=0&y=1&yf=2013&yt=2016&prd=0&cov=0&prz=0&wp=0&pg=0&ob=year&or=DESC

https://securegrants.neh.gov/publicquery/main.aspx?q=1&a=0&n=0&o=0&k=0&f=0&s=0&p=1&pv=1&d=0&y=1&yf=2013&yt=2016&prd=0&cov=0&prz=0&wp=0&pg=0&ob=year&or=DESC

http://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/duns-number-requirement

Sample Application Narratives

http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/american_history_african_americans_who_returned_to_the_united_states_from_canada_after_the_civil_war.pdf

http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/american_literature_the_debate_over_the_exclusion_of_chinese_immigrant_laborers.pdf

http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/asian_studies_law_and_custom_in_korea.pdf

http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/european_history_emigration_from_eastern_europe_to_the_united_states_1889-1989.pdf

http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/film_history_newspapeers_and_the_emergence_of_american_film_culture_1911-1916.pdf

http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/philosophy_nietzsche_and_the_ancient_skeptical_tradition.pdf

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/applicant-tools-and-tips.html