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Public Scholars

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Assistance Listings
  • 45.160 -- Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Public Scholars program. The purpose of this program is to support the creation of well-researched nonfiction books in the humanities written for the broad public by offering grants to individual authors for research, writing, travel, and other activities leading to publication. The program is intended both to encourage non-academic writers to deepen their engagement with the humanities by strengthening the research underlying their books, and to encourage academic writers in the humanities to communicate the significance of their research to the broadest possible range of readers.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Individuals

Additional information

See Section C. of the notice of funding opportunity for additional eligibility information.

Grantor contact information

Description

Division of Research Programs National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8200 publicscholar@neh.gov

Email

publicscholar@neh.gov

publicscholar@neh.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/public-scholar-program

Closed: February 5, 2020

Application process

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Award

$1,500,000

Program Funding

25

Expected awards

$30,000

Award Minimum

$60,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

20200205-FZ

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Humanities

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

3

Posted date:

November 14, 2019

Archive date:

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