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Sponsor: Minnesota Historical Society
Deadline(s): The research grants program for 2004 has been
suspended due to a
lack of funds from the State of Minnesota.
Objectives:
The sponsor makes grants to support original research and writing leading
to large-scale projects such as a book on the history of Minnesota and the
Upper Midwest. Especially encouraged are projects that add a
multicultural dimension to the area's history and that covers subjects not
now well represented in the published record, including rural history,
urban history, labor history, environmental history, recent history,
historic preservation, and sports.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are academic scholars including graduate students,
independent scholars, and professional and non-professional writers.
Sponsor: Minnesota Historical Society
Deadline(s):The research grants program for 2004 has been
suspended due to a
lack of funds from the State of Minnesota.
Objectives:
The sponsor makes grants to support original research and writing leading
to interpretive works on the history of Minnesota and the Upper
Midwest. Research should result in an article to be submitted to
Minnesota History. Especially encouraged are projects that add a
multicultural dimension to the area's history and that covers subjects not
now well represented in the published record, including rural history,
urban history, labor history, environmental history, recent history,
historic preservation, and sports.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are academic scholars including graduate students,
independent scholars, and professional and non-professional writers.
Sponsor: Minnesota Historical Society
Deadline(s):The research grants program for 2004 has been
suspended due to a
lack of funds from the State of Minnesota.
Objectives:
The sponsor makes grants to support research in the Minnesota Historical
Society collections but do not concern the history of Minnesota and its
region.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are published academic scholars including graduate
students, independent scholars, and professional and non-professional
writers.
Sponsor: Early American Industries Association
Deadline(s):3/15 annually
Objectives:
The sponsor provides support for research projects for the study of early
American industries in homes, shops, farms or at sea.
Sponsor: Alaska Humanities Forum
Deadline(s):4/1 and 10/1 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.
Sponsor: Alaska Humanities Forum
Deadline(s):4/1 and 10/1 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.
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s):5/15/2003
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, 2001 and
April 30, 2002 are eligible.
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s):5/17/2003
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, 2000 and April 30, 2002
will be considered. Purely technical studies, divorced from historical
context, will not be considered.
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s):5/15/2003
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, 2001 and before April 30, 2002 are
eligible.
Sponsor: Asian Cultural Council
Deadline(s):2/1/2003
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.
Sponsor:National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: February 2 and May 3, 2004
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.
Sponsor: Newberry Library
Deadline(s):Deadline has recently passed-please check back soon
for 2003 dealines
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; and 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.
Sponsor: Organization of American Historians
Deadline(s):Deadline has recently passed-please check back for
new 2003 deadline
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 two year period of January 1, 2001
through December 31, 2002.
Sponsor: Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly
Exchange
Deadline(s):10/15/2003
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.
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s):5/15/2003
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, 2001 and
April 30, 2002 are eligible.
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s):5/15/2003
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, 2001 and April 30, 2002 are eligible.
Sponsor: American Historical Association
Deadline(s):5/15/2003
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, 2001 and
April 30, 2002 are eligible for the 2002 award.
Sponsor:Luther I. Replogle Foundation
Deadline:Open
Objectives:
The sponsor focuses its grantmaking in the following areas:
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.
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.
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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