NEH offers a wide variety of grant programs. We’ve created this list to help you zero in on the grant program that might suit the activity you have in mind. If you would like some advice about which grant program would be appropriate, an NEH program officer will be happy to talk with you. To start the process, pick the division or office that you’d think would be most appropriate for your project and make an inquiry.
I want to host a program for faculty, scholars, or practitioners to expand their knowledge of a topic.
- Landmarks of American History Workshops for School Teachers
- Summer Seminars and Institutes
- Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
- Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Humanities Initiatives at Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment
- Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities
- Preservation and Access Education and Training
I am organizing a scholarly conference.
I am a scholar with formal ties to an institution looking for research support for my project.
- Summer Stipends
- Fellowships
- Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan
- Collaborative Research
- Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Awards for Faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
- Awards for Faculty at Tribal Colleges and Universities
I am an independent scholar seeking for support for my project.
- Summer Stipends
- Fellowships
- Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan
- Collaborative Research (if you are part of a team of scholars)
- Scholarly Editions and Translations (if you are part of a team of scholars)
I want to create a scholarly edition or reference volume.
I am seeking support for an archaeological project.
I want to preserve a collection and/or make it easier for people to access.
- Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
- Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
- Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
I want to develop or put on an exhibition or cultural program.
- America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants
- America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants
I want to develop or produce a radio show or television documentary.
- America’s Media Makers: Development Grants
- America’s Media Makers: Production Grants
- Bridging Cultures through Film: International Topics
I want to build the capacity of my home institution to support humanities activities.
- Challenge Grants
- Challenge Grants for Two Year Colleges
- Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Humanities Initiatives at Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment
- Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities
- Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
I want to combine digital technology with the humanities.
- Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
- Collaborative Research Grants
- Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
- Scholarly Editions and Translations
- Preservation and Access Research and Development
- Digging into Data Challenge
- America’s Media Makers: Development Grants
- America’s Media Makers: Production Grants
I want to create a website with humanities content.
- America’s Media Makers: Development Grants
- America’s Media Makers: Production Grants
- Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
- Scholarly Editions and Translations
- America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants
- America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants
I want to develop or refine a humanities course or curriculum.
- Enduring Questions
- Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Humanities Initiatives at Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment
- Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities
- Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Awards for Faculty at Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment
- Awards for Faculty at Tribal Colleges and Universities
I want to develop or produce a reading and discussion program.
- America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants
- America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants
I want to interpret a historic place for the public.