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Academy for Educational Development
American Council of Learned Societies
American Historical Association
McNeil Center for Early American Studies
Minnesota Humanities Commission
Minnesota Historical Society
National Council on Public History
Organization of American Historians
Society of American Archivists
ACC Humanities Fellowships
Sponsor: Asian Cultural Council
Deadline(s): November 15, 2008(anticipated)
Objectives:
Research is supported in the following fields: archaeology;
conservation; museology; and the theory, history, and criticism of
architecture, art, dance, design, film, music, photography, and theater.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are American scholars, doctoral students, and
specialists in the humanities. The sponsor also supports American and
Asian scholars participating in conferences, exhibitions, visiting
professorships, and similar projects.
Alaska Humanities Forum--Mini Grants
Sponsor: Alaska Humanities Forum
Deadline(s):October 1, annually
Objectives:
Mini grants are available for planning and timely projects that cannot
wait until a general grant deadline, and may be structured as either a
challenge grant or outright grant.
The
sponsor provides funding for a variety of humanities projects. They
support programs that: cultivate appreciation and enjoyment of the
humanities; create dialogue among peoples holding divergent points of
view; apply traditional bodies of wisdom to present concerns; search
for a sense of personal identity and a sense of place through history,
traditions, and new ideas; encourage community-based discussions of
public policy; pass on the values, methods, and wisdom of the
humanities to future generations of Alaskans.
Proposals
should fall into one of the following categories: media (radio,
television, film, print); oral history; public meetings and exhibits;
publications; research; and planning.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are non-profit organizations and institutions, individuals, or ad-hoc groups.
Alaska Humanities Forum--General Grants
Sponsor: Alaska Humanities Forum
Deadline(s): October 1 annually
Objectives:
The sponsor provides funding for a variety of humanities projects. They
support programs that: cultivate appreciation and enjoyment of the
humanities; create dialogue among peoples holding divergent points of
view;¨search for a sense of personal identity and a sense of place
through history, traditions, and new ideas; encourage community-based
discussions of public policy; and pass on the values, methods, and
wisdom of the humanities to future generations of Alaskans.
Proposals
should fall into one of the following categories: media (radio,
television, film, print); oral history; public meetings and exhibits;
publications; research; and planning.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, institutions, individuals, or ad hoc groups.
Albert J. Beveridge Award in American History
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s): May 15 annually
Objectives:
A prize is awarded for a distinguished book in English on the history
of the U.S., Latin America, or Canada, from 1492 to the present. A
preference will be given to books that employ new methodological or
conceptual tools or that constitute significant re-examinations of
important interpretive problems.
Eligibility:
Entries, by publishers, are limited to five titles. Biographies,
monographs, and works of synthesis and interpretation are eligible;
translations, anthologies, and collections of documents are not. Books published after May 1, 2008, and before April 30, 2009, are eligible for the 2009 award.
EAIA--Research Grants Program
Sponsor: Early American Industries Association
Deadline(s): March 15 annually
Objectives:
The sponsor provides support for research projects for the study of
early American industries in homes, shops, farms or at sea.
George L. Mosse Prize
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s): May 15 annually
Objectives:
A prize is awarded in recognition of an outstanding major work of
extraordinary scholarly distinction, creatively, and originality on the
intellectual and cultural history of Europe since the Renaissance.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are authors. Books published between May 1, 2008, and April 30, 2009, are eligible for the award.
James Henry Breasted Prize
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s): May 15 annually
Objectives:
A prize is awarded for the best book in English in any field of history
prior to 1000 A.D. Only books of a high scholarly nature should be
submitted. Research accuracy, originality, and literary merit are
important factors.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are authors. Books published between May 1, 2008, and April 30, 2009, are eligible for the 2009 award.
Joan Kelly Memorial Prize in Women's History
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s): May 15 annually
Objectives:
A prize is awarded in recognition of a book in women's history and/or
feminist theory that best reflects the high intellectual and scholarly
ideals exemplified by the life and work of Joan Kelly. Books considered
for the award shall be in any chronological period, any geographic
location, or in an area of feminist theory that incorporates an
historical perspective. Books should demonstrate originality of
research, creativity of insight, graceful stylistic presentation,
analytical skills, and a recognition of the important role of sex and
gender in the historical process. The inter-relationship between women
and the historical process should be addressed.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are authors. Books published between May 1, 2008, and April 30, 2009, are eligible for the 2009 award.
Leo Gershoy Award
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s): May 15 annually
Objectives:
An award is made in recognition of an outstanding historical writing in
any aspect of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century western European
history.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are publishers and authors. Entries submitted by
publishers are limited to any three titles. Books published between May 1, 2008, and April 30, 2009, will be eligible for the 2009 award.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Challenge Grants
Sponsor:National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline:May annually
Objectives:
NEH challenge grants help institutions and organizations secure
long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs and
resources. Awards are made to museums, public libraries, colleges,
research institutions, historical societies and historic sites, public
television and radio stations, universities, scholarly associations,
state humanities councils, and other nonprofit entities to improve the
quality of their humanities activities and their financial stability.
Through these awards, many are able to transform their humanities
capacity and secure permanent support from an endowment. In special
circumstances challenge grants can also help with limited direct costs,
such as acquisitions, the purchase of capital equipment, construction
and renovation, and even fund-raising. Because of the matching
requirements, these NEH awards also strengthen the humanities by
encouraging nonfederal sources of support. Challenge grants are offered
only when NEH funds will make a significant improvement in humanities
programs, help institutions carry out long-term plans for strengthening
their basic resources and activities in the humanities, and enhance
financial stability through increased nonfederal support.
Both
federal and nonfederal funds must provide long-term benefits to the
humanities. Challenge grant funds should not merely replace funds
already being expended on the humanities, but instead should reflect
careful strategic planning to improve and strengthen the institution's
activities in and commitment to the humanities. Persons raising the
funds and those who will be directly responsible for the humanities
programs should be fully involved in the planning from the outset. See
website for more funding details.
Eligibility:
With the exception of elementary and secondary schools or school
districts, any U.S. nonprofit institution (public agency or private
nonprofit organization) that works wholly or in part with the
humanities and that has not held an NEH challenge grant, or that does
not have an application pending with that program, may apply for a
local history initiative grant. Affiliated institutions (e.g.,
university museums) should consult with NEH staff on questions of
separate eligibility.
Although
all institutions are welcome to apply, preference under the Special
Initiative for Local History will be given to institutions with annual
budgets of less than $100,000 and to institutions setting up new
endowments for the humanities programs. The number of grants offered
will depend upon the quality of the applications and on the
availability of funds.
Applicants for a grant under the
Special Initiative for Local History are excluded from applying for a
regular NEH challenge grant while the local history initiative grant is
under review and, if an award is offered, for the duration of the grant
period.
Newberry Library/Rockefeller Foundation--Short Term Fellowships in the Humanities
Sponsor: Newberry Library
Deadline(s): March 2, 2009
Objectives:
Funding is provided to nourish research and teaching in American Indian
subjects. These fellowships support research in any aspect of American
Indian studies supported by the sponsors collections. The projects may
culminate in a variety of formats, including but not limited too
curriculum development projects. artistic works, or publications. The
Library's collections concern the civilizations of western Europe and
the Americas from the late middle ages to the early twentieth century,
and including the following:
- European discovery, exploration, and
settlement of the Americas
- American West
- local history, family
history, and genealogy
- literature and history of the Midwest,
especially the Chicago Renaissance
- Native American histories and
literatures
- the Renaissance
- Portuguese and Brazilian history
- British
literature and history; French Revolutionary Era
- history of
cartography
- history and theory of music
- history of printing
- early philology and linguistics.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are historians working in reservation-based
communities, tribal college faculty, and librarians or curators at
American Indian cultural centers or museums.
OAH--Merle Curti Award in American Intellectual History
Sponsor: Organization of American Historians
Deadline(s): October 1 annually
Objectives:
An award is given to recognize books in the fields of intellectual and
social history. Cultural history submissions may be considered in
either intellectual or social history categories.
Eligibility:
Each entry must be published during the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
Paul Birdsall Prize in European Military & Strategic History
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s): May 15 annually
Objectives:
A biennial prize is awarded for a major work in European military and
strategic history since 1870. Preference will be given to the
international aspects of military history (military/diplomatic) but the
impact of technological development, strategic planning, and military
events on society (political, economic, and social) will also qualify.
Eligibility:
Authors must be citizens of the U.S. or Canada. Preference will be
given to younger academics, but older scholars and nonacademic
candidates will not be excluded. Books published between May 1, 2008, and April 30, 2010,will be considered. Purely technical studies,
divorced from historical context, will not be considered.
Research Grants for the Asian/Pacific Region
Sponsor: Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
Deadline(s): October 15 annually
Objectives:
Scholars at academic institutions are eligible to apply. Researchers
focusing on the political, social, economic, and cultural development
of Taiwan over the past few decades are especially encouraged to apply.
In general the scope of the sponsor's program includes but is not
limited too: Chinese cultural heritage; classical studies (especially
literary and historical works); the Republic of China (including any
subject related to the Republic of China, its development, and
transformation since its establishment, through the Nanking Period and
up to the present); Taiwan area studies (including its history and
archaeology as well as socioeconomic, political and cultural aspects);
and China-related comparative studies.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are scholars at academic institutions. Priority
will be given to collaborative projects within institutions in Taiwan.
Replogle Foundation Grants Program
Sponsor:Luther I. Replogle Foundation
Deadline:Open
Objectives:
The sponsor focuses its grantmaking in the following areas:
Programs addressing the needs of youth and children living in,
or at risk of, long-term poverty (especially children of inner-city
residents and migrant workers). Of particular interest are programs for
teen pregnancy prevention, counseling, broad-spectrum social services,
and other programs that help young people improve their own lives.
Programs to improve educational opportunities for inner city
children, including enrichment programs in the arts and sciences,
alternative schools, after-school tutoring and mentoring, and
scholarship programs.
Programs for affordable and supportive housing that reach
groups of people frequently left out of traditional shelter programs,
including single mothers and families with children, the elderly,
ex-offenders, and youth. An emphasis is placed on programs that enable
individuals to help themselves and become self-sufficient over the
long-term.
Projects, lectures, and fellowships in classical archaeology,
particularly in efforts to enable scholars to cross disciplines and
specialties, and thus broaden their horizons.
Projects and institutions working for the conservation of maps
and globes, and dissemination and education in this area of geography.
Eligibility:
The sponser gives
preference to organizations with small or modest operating budgets
located in the following geographic areas: Chicago, Minneapolis, Palm
Beach County (FL), and Washington, DC.
Rubin Foundation Grants Program
Sponser:Rubin Foundation
Deadline:Open
Objectives:
The sponser is primarily interested in supporting the inclusion of art
from non-Western European cultures into the mainstream of scholarship
and display. In addition, the sponser is interested in the study of the
relationship between art, culture and humanity. In particular, the
sponser's interest is the collection, care, preservation, study and
public display of the ancient art of the Himalayas, with the related
goal of exploring the relationships between this art and that of other
cultures.
In addition, the sponser supports research, action and other
projects designed to reveal and understand barriers to the full access
of all people to American society and the larger international
community. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited
to: access to health care, AIDS and its effects on society's
institutions, the celebration of ethnic and cultural diversity which
simultaneously encourages inter-group understanding, and cultural and
arts programs which encourage individual and community identity.
Art related projects eligible for funding most often
fall within the areas of enhancing the Foundation's web site,
tibetart.org, preserving Himalayan art, supporting educational
activities reaching a broad constituency, supporting Himalayan art and
architecture restoration projects as well as traveling exhibits
bringing Himalayan art to new audiences. Projects in other areas which are most often funded
are those which in themselves serve as catalysts for social change,
addressing emerging problems as well as better known, long-standing
problems in new ways. Projects should offer recommendations that raise
the level of current or future debate and develop a methodology which
is replicable by other organizations.
Eligibility:
Only proposals from qualified not-for-profit organizations will be considered.
Spencer Foundation Grants Program
Sponsor:Spencer Foundation
Deadline:Open
Objectives:
The sponsor's mission is to fund activities, anywhere in the world,
which foster new ideas in education and encourage creativity. The
sponsor prefers to fund specific initiatives that conform to the
mission statement.
Eligibility:
The sponsor funds activities from anywhere in the world.
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Sources cited above were derived from the SPIN and COS Funding Databases with some editing of the results.
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