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Fellowships

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

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

Last Updated: March 2, 2026
NEH 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

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Individuals

Additional information

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Grantor contact information

Description

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

Email

fellowships@neh.gov

fellowships@neh.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
Fellowships_2026_program_announcement.pdf
Fellowships 2026 Program Announcement
Mar 2, 2026 05:08 PM UTC
Individual_NOFO_combined.pdf
NEH Individual Programs Notice of Funding Opportunity
Mar 2, 2026 05:08 PM UTC

Link to additional information

https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships

Closing: April 22, 2026

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$3,600,000

Program Funding

60

Expected awards

$30,000

Award Minimum

$60,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

20260422-FEL

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:

1

Posted date:

March 2, 2026

Archive date:

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