Fellowships Open Book Program
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Assistance Listings
- 45.169 -- Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Digital Humanities, in partnership with the NEH Division of Research Programs, is accepting applications for the Fellowships Open Book Program. This limited competition aims to award publishers a $5,500 grant to release open access digital editions of books whose underlying research was funded by one of the following six NEH programs: Fellowships; Awards for Faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Awards for Faculty at Tribal Colleges and University; Fellowships for Advanced...
Social Science Research on Japan; or Public Scholars. Each ebook shall be released under a Creative Commons license, making those books free for anyone to download. The book could be a forthcoming title (to be open access upon first release) or it could be a book that was first released at any time during or after calendar year 2018. This program utilizes a greatly streamlined application process; there are three deadlines per year.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Additional information
Eligibility is limited to publishers who have published during or after 2018 (or will publish within the period of performance) a book whose research was supported by an NEH fellowship. Publishers must be U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, or accredited public or 501(c)(3) institutions of higher education. See C. Eligibility Information in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for details..
Grantor contact information
Description
Office of Digital Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20506
odh@neh.gov
odh@neh.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closed: November 15, 2021
Award
$75,000
Program Funding
15
Expected awards
$5,500
Award Minimum
$5,500
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
20210315-DR
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:
December 22, 2020
Archive date:
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