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Latest Funding Opportunities in the Humanities
If you are interested in submitting a proposal to any of these opportunities, please contact Nicole Dancz-Bal [nicole.dancz@emory.edu], Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations.
| ORGANIZATION | TOPIC | SUBMISSION DEADLINE | ELIGIBILITY/INTEREST AREA | FUNDING RANGE |
| Bloomberg Philanthropies | Digital Accelerator for Arts and Culture program | 3/13/2024 | For nonprofit cultural organizations to strengthen digital infrastructure to grow revenue, increase fundraising, engage audiences, improve operations, and develop programming. Preference for content creation and distribution, CRM/Ticketing, digital archives/digital asset management, and websites. Two-year grant period. Organizations must have a budget of at least $500,000 in FY23. | up to $200,000 |
| American Philosophical Society | Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships | 3/15/2024 | The American Philosophical Society's Library & Museum in Philadelphia invites applications for short-term residential research fellowships. These funding opportunities provide 1- to 3- months of support for researchers in residence and are open to scholars in all fields who show a demonstrated need to use the Library & Museum’s collections for their project | stipend of $3,000 per month |
| Center for the Study of Federalism | Research on American federalism | 3/15/2024 | Applicants are expected to have earned a doctoral degree and to have a record of published research. CSF seeks to support the work of scholars who will further the study of American federalism. Scholars and faculty members from colleges, universities, and independent research institutions are welcome to apply. | up to $15,000 |
| Terra Foundation | Convening Grants | 3/18/2024 | Convening Grant Fall Cycle for deeper understanding of American art history and convenings that address disparities and exclusions at institutions. Programs that foster exchange and collaboration intended for scholarly and public audiences. | Between $10,000 and $25,000 |
| Russell Sage Foundation | Promoting Educational Attainment and Economic Mobility among Racially, Ethnically, and Economically Diverse Groups after the 2023 Supreme Court Decision to Ban Race-Conscious Admissions at Colleges and Universities | 4/16/2024 | The Russell Sage Foundation, in collaboration with the Hewlett, Spencer, and William T. Grant Foundations, seeks to support innovative research on the aftermath of the 2023 Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious college and university admissions policies. The initiative focuses on ways to promote educational attainment and economic mobility among racially, ethnically, and economically diverse groups following the court’s ruling that the declared that use of race-conscious admissions policies violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and was, therefore, unconstitutional. We are especially interested in proposals that will advance social science research on the social, political, and economic effects of the Supreme Court decision and the future of race-conscious policies more generally. | $50,000 - $200,000 |
| Nathan Cummings Foundation | Open call - grants and program-related investments (PRIs) | 4/30/2024 (LOI) | Both grant and PRI proposals must align with NCF’s interconnected goals of racial justice, economic justice, and/or environmental justice. | Grants: $50,000 – $250,000 PRI: $200,000 to $500,000. |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Dissertation Fieldwork Grant | 5/1/2024 | This grant program funds doctoral or thesis research that advances anthropological knowledge. Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program (or equivalent, if outside the U.S.). Qualified students of any nationality or institutional affiliation may apply. Applicants must designate a dissertation advisor or other scholar from the same institution who will take responsibility for supervising the project. To receive an award, applicants must fulfill all of their program’s doctoral degree requirements, other than the dissertation/thesis, before the start date listed on their application form. Successful applicants must provide proof from their department that they have completed all the necessary coursework and exams. | $25,000 |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship | 5/1/2024 | Recent PhDs in anthropology and related fields frequently lack the time and resources to publish their work. But their research is often the source of the discipline’s most exciting new ideas. This program supports emerging scholars whose work has the potential to transform our understanding of what it means to be human. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are temporarily extending the eligibility for this fellowship from up to 12 years after earning your PhD rather than 10 years. The Foundation will make allowances for periods of caregiving. Qualified scholars of any nationality or institutional affiliation may apply. The Foundation gives preference to applicants who are untenured or do not yet have a permanent academic position. The research that forms the basis of the writing project should be completed by the time of application. In special circumstances and with prior approval of the Foundation, recipients may use part of their stipend to complete a minor component of the research. Applicants must be ready to devote a continuous block of time to the fellowship. They may request support for a project requiring less than the full 9 months available, in which case the Foundation will prorate the fellowship so the monthly stipend remains the same. | up to $40,000 |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ethnographic Film | 5/1/2024 | Early-career scholars frequently lack the time and resources needed for film production. Through this program, we support projects that will impact the field of anthropology and beyond through innovative work in film and other media. Applicants may apply for a Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ethnographic Film up to 10 years after earning their PhD. The Foundation will make allowances for periods of caregiving. Qualified scholars of any nationality or institutional affiliation may apply. The Foundation gives preference to applicants who are untenured or do not yet have a permanent academic position. We expect applicants to have already finished the inquiry that forms the basis of their film project. Recipients may use part of their stipend for additional research or filming, but this should not absorb the lion’s share of their time. No funds in addition to the basic stipend are available as part of the fellowship. Film projects not derived from the applicant’s prior academic research are ineligible. Applicants must be ready to devote a continuous block of time to the fellowship. They may request support for a project requiring less than the full 9 months available, in which case the Foundation will prorate the fellowship so the monthly stipend remains the same. | up to $40,000 |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Post-PhD Research Grant | 5/1/2024 | This grant program funds individual research projects undertaken by doctorates in anthropology or a closely related field. Our goal is to support vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of what it means to be human. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, topic, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that integrate two or more subfields and pioneer new approaches and ideas. | $25,000 |
| Russell Sage Foundation | Visiting Journalists & Visiting Researchers | 5/7/2024 | Visiting Researchers must be several years beyond the PhD and have a publications record and current research project that is relevant to the Foundation’s program areas. Priority will be given to RSF-sponsored grantees and scholars who are seeking to complete existing work, although we welcome applications from scholars carrying out innovative work related to our current program areas. | No funding |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Global Initiatives Grant | 5/15/2024 | Global Initiatives Grants help support innovative projects that benefit the discipline as a whole by creating the conditions for anthropologists to do better work. We look for initiatives in which a small amount of money can have a wide and lasting impact, building capacity for the discipline to thrive. Although we welcome applications from teams of scholars, the primary organizer must hold a doctorate in anthropology or a related field. Graduate students are welcome to act as co applicants, but they must be listed as such for the purpose of the grant. Applicants from all nationalities and institutional locations are welcome to apply. | up to $20,000 |
| VIA Art Fund | Artistic production grants | 5/16/2024 (LOI) | Emphasizes direct engagement beyond traditional exhibition environments that connects patrons with cultural producers of contemporary visual art. | between $25,000 – $100,000 |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Conference and Workshop Grant | 6/1/2024 | This grant program supports meetings and events that promote the development of inclusive communities of anthropologists and advance significant and innovative research. Conferences that we support are public events directed at large audiences of anthropologists. We prioritize scholarly gatherings that bring together members of large, international anthropological organizations. Workshops that we support are closed meetings focused on pressing topics in anthropology. Small groups of scholars gather for several days to work intensively on particular themes. Our aim is to help organizers make these conferences and workshops more inclusive and accessible by covering costs for scholars who might not otherwise be able to attend. The Foundation supports multidisciplinary meetings but only if the event’s primary aim is to advance anthropological conversations. Although we welcome applications from teams of scholars, the primary organizer must hold a doctorate in anthropology or a related field. Individuals cannot be the primary organizer or co-organizer for more than one Conference and Workshop Grant application per season. Graduate students are welcome to act as co-organizers, but they must be listed as co-applicants for the purpose of the grant. We do not accept requests from individuals for grants to attend meetings. | $20,000 |
| Russell Sage Foundation | Visiting Scholars | 6/25/2024 | The Russell Sage Foundation’s Visiting Scholars Program provides a unique opportunity for select scholars in the social, economic, political and behavioral sciences to pursue their data analysis and writing while in residence at the foundation’s headquarters in New York City. The foundation annually awards 15 to 17 Visiting Scholar fellowships. Applicants must be at least two years beyond the Ph.D. when applying, and if selected, typically work on projects related to the foundation’s core programs (Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context; Future of Work; Race, Ethnicity and Immigration; Social, Political and Economic Inequality) and special initiatives. | salary support of up to 50 percent of their academic year salary – up to a maximum of $125,000 for the full year, or $62,500 for half of the year – when unavailable from research grants or other sources |
| Graham Foundation | Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts | Rolling | Varies | |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund | Democratic Practice | Rolling | The Democratic Practice program seeks to strengthen the vitality of democracy in the United States and in global governance. The program’s core ideas—that for democracy to flourish and deliver on its promises, its citizens must be engaged, empowered, and assertive, and institutions of governance must be inclusive, transparent, accountable, and responsive—provide a frame for the Fund’s Democratic Practice work in the United States and on global challenges. | varies |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund | Peacebuilding | Rolling | The Peacebuilding program pursues the interrelated strategies with respect to conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia, focusing on conflicts in Afghanistan and Israel-Palestine, as well as on reducing geopolitical tensions, including between the United States and Iran. Grantmaking also seeks to address the dynamics that drive and result from violence, including forced migration. | varies |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund | Sustainable Development | Rolling | The Sustainable Development program advances global stewardship that is ecologically based, economically sound, socially just, culturally appropriate, and consistent with intergenerational equity. Human activity is causing climate change, rapid loss of biodiversity, and accelerating degradation of Earth’s life support systems. With the recognition that the impact of unchecked climate change threatens all other conservation efforts, the program focuses its grantmaking on advancing solutions to climate change. | varies |
| Teagle Foundation | Knowledge for Freedom | Rolling | The specific areas of research include training and fine-tuning of large language models, diffusion models, and their responsible deployment. Additionally, large-scale data processing with WASM, responsible AI principles (e.g., bias, fairness, robustness), and innovative applications across multiple domains are of interest. The aim is to encourage impactful proposals that ensure responsible growth and utilization of generative AI technologies, maximizing benefits while mitigating risks. | Varies |
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