Fellowships
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Assistance Listings
- 45.160 -- Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Closed: April 22, 2026
Award details
- Expected project funding: $3,600,000
- Expected awards: 60
Award min.
$30,000
Award max.
$60,000
- Funding opportunity number:20260422-FEL
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Humanities
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: March 2, 2026
- Archive date: Not specified
- Version: 3
Summary
Jump to documentsNEH Fellowships are grants to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional humanistic research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Applications must clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. These awards provide recipients with time to write, to travel, and to conduct research and other project-related activities. NEH encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars. Projects are eligible at any stage.
The 2026 Fellowships competition will accept only projects for research in American history and culture and Western civilization.
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
- Individuals
Additional information on eligibility
Not specified
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Individual_NOFO_combined_040126.pdf | NEH Individual Programs NOFO | Apr 1, 2026 06:43 PM UTC |
| Fellowships_2026_program_announcement_040126.pdf | Fellowships 2026 Program Announcement | Apr 1, 2026 06:43 PM UTC |
Agency contact information
Email: fellowships@neh.gov
fellowships@neh.gov
Division of Research
National Endowment for the Humanities
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8200
fellowships@neh.gov
