Arts, Humanities, and International Funding Opportunities
June 2013
1. Program: Residential Fellowship: Berlin Prize
Agency: American Academy in Berlin
Next Deadline: Sep 02, 2013
Supports emerging as well as established scholars, writers and professionals wishing to engage in
independent study in Berlin. Around 24 Berlin Prizes are conferred annually. Prizes have been awarded
to scholars working in various disciplines, including history, political science, literature, economics, art
history, musicology, anthropology, law and linguistics. A stipend up to $5,000 per month. Is available.
Only U.S. candidates are eligible to apply. Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent by the time of
application.
See http://www.americanacademy.de/home/fellows/applications/ for details.
Email: nyoffice@americanacademy.de
Contact:
Program Office
14 East 60th Street
Suite 604
New York, NY 10022
212/588-1755
---------------------------------------------------2. Program: Curatorial Grant Program
Agency: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Next Deadline: Sep 01, 2013
Supports curatorial programs at museums, artists' organizations and other cultural organizations that
originate innovative and scholarly presentations of contemporary visual art. Projects may include
exhibitions, catalogs, education, audience development, and other related activities. Also supports
creation of work through artist in residence programs, the work of choreographers and performing
artists when the visual arts are an element of a production, and equitable access to resources. Awards
range from $10,000-$200,000. Annual deadlines are 3/1 and 9/1.
See http://www.warholfoundation.org for details.
Email: deadline@warholfoundation.org
Contact:
Rachel Bers, Acting Program Director
65 Bleecker Street
7th Floor
New York, NY 10012-2420
212/387-7555
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3. Program: Conference/Seminar/Workshop Grants and Publication Subsidies
Agency: Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
Next Deadline: Sep 15, 2013
Supports the study of Chinese culture and society. Conference/Seminar/Workshop Grants provide up to
$25,000 for institutions to host conferences and workshops on specific subjects related to Chinese
studies. Publication Subsidies (up to $10,000) are for the publication of scholarly works related to the
goals of the foundation. Limited submission: one application per department per competition.
See http://www.cckf.org/e-dornation.htm for details.
Email: cckfnao@aol.com
Contact:
Hsing-Wei Lee, Director
American Regional Office
8361 B Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA 22102
703/903-7460
---------------------------------------------------4. Program: Abilene Travel Grants Program
Agency: Eisenhower Foundation
Next Deadline: Sep 30, 2013
Supports travel to Abilene, Kansas, not to exceed $1,000, where researchers may use the Dwight D.
Eisenhower presidential library. Allows research of primary sources in history, government, economics,
communications, and international affairs. Annual deadlines are 2/28 and 9/30.
See http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/travel_grants.html for details.
Email: eisenhowerfoundation@nara.gov
Contact:
David Haight, Archivist
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
200 SE Fourth Street, PO Box 295
Abilene, KS 67410
785/263-4751
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5. Program: Grants-in- Aid at The Roosevelt Library
Agency: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
Next Deadline: Sep 15, 2013
Support small grants-in-aid up to $2,500 for research on the "Roosevelt years" or closely related
subjects. Funds are awarded to defray living, travel, and related expenses while conducting research at
the Roosevelt Library. Preference for young scholars and to scholars from emerging democracies and
the Third World. Annual deadlines are 2/15 and 9/15.
See http://newdeal.feri.org/FERI/gnt.htm for details.
Email: info@feri.org
Contact:
Chairman, Grants Committee (ext. 261)
Research Office
511 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538
845/229-8114
---------------------------------------------------6. Program: Research Travel Grants Program
Agency: Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
Next Deadline: Sep 15, 2013
Provides approximately 10 awards of up to $2,000 for travel and living expenses to use the library's
archival materials relating to 1960-70s U.S. domestic and economic policies, foreign affairs and national
politics. In addition, one $5,000 award is given annually to one individual to support dissertation
research on an aspect of the U.S. political process during the latter part of the 20th Century. Annual
deadlines are 3/15 and 9/15.
See http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/foundationgrants.asp for details.
Email: ford.library@nara.gov
Contact:
Jeremy Schmidt, Grants Coordinator
Research Office
1000 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114
734/205-0578
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7. Program: Grant Programs
Agency: Graham Foundation
Next Deadline: Sep 15, 2013
Offers two types of grants in architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society: Production and
Presentation Grants, and Research and Development Grants. These fund individuals in support of
production-related expenses necessary to take a project from conceptualization to realization and public
presentation and provide seed money for research-related expenses. Also supports organizations to
assist with production and presentation of significant programs about architecture and the designed
environment. February deadline is for organizations; September deadline for individuals.
See http://www.grahamfoundation.org/foundation/grantguidelines.asp for details.
Contact:
Stephanie Whitlock, Program Officer
Madlener House
4 West Burton Place
Chicago, IL 60610-1416
312/787-4071
---------------------------------------------------8. Program: Furthermore Grants in Publishing
Agency: J.M. Kaplan Fund
Next Deadline: Sep 01, 2013
Supports nonfiction book publishing about the city; natural and historic resources; art, architecture, and
design; cultural history; and civil liberties and other public issues of the day. Grants apply to writing,
research, editing, design, indexing, photography, illustration, and printing and binding. Makes grants
between $500 and $15,000. There is some emphasis on New York City and State. Proposals to which a
publisher is already committed are usually preferred. Annual deadlines are 3/1 and 9/1.
See http://www.furthermore.org/ for details.
Email: info@furthermore.org
Contact:
Ann Birckmayer, Administrator
PO Box 667
518 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
518/828-8900
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9. Program: Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation
Agency: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Next Deadline: Sep 19, 2013
Provides individual fellowships averaging $40,000 each to further the development of exceptional
scholars and professionals in all fields (natural and social sciences, humanities, and creative arts) but not
to performing artists. The foundation will provide fellowships to composers but not conductors, singers,
or instrumentalists; choreographers but not dancers; filmmakers, playwrights, and performance artists
who create their own work but not actors or theater directors. Scholars from the U.S. and Canada
should apply by 9/19 annually.
See http://www.gf.org for details.
Email: fellowships@gf.org
Contact:
Program Staff
90 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212/687-4470
---------------------------------------------------10. Program: Research Fellowships
Agency: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
Next Deadline: Sep 15, 2013
Supports short-term research at the Johnson Library, which houses the papers of LBJ's career. Harry
Middleton Fellowship in Presidential Studies offers $5000 supports scholarly work in presidential studies
and to honor Mr. Middleton’s contributions to the Presidential library system. Moody Research Grants
offer $2500 to help defray living, travel and related expenses incurred while conducting research at the
LBJ Library during the grant period.
See http://www.lbjlibrary.org/research for details.
Email: grants@lbjlibrary.net
Contact:
Stephanie Savage, Grants and Programs Coordinator
Library Archives
2313 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78705
512/232-2280
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11. Program: Grant Programs
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration
Next Deadline: Sep 05, 2013
Supports archival projects, editing projects, educational programs, fellowships, publication grants, and
projects dealing with electronic records including digitization. All projects must help to identify,
preserve, publish, and increase public access to non-federal sources that document the history of the
United States. Deadlines are usually in June, September and October annually with optional drafts for
some programs due two months in advance.
See http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/ for details.
Email: alexander.lorch@nara.gov
Contact:
Alexander Lorch, Program Officer
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740
202/357-5101
---------------------------------------------------12. Program: DFG/NEH Bilateral Digital Humanities Program
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Next Deadline:
Supports institutional partnerships that contribute to developing and implementing digital
infrastructures and services for humanities research. Provides up to three years in the following areas:
innovative methods; digital research resources; ensuring sustainability of existing digital resources;
creating new digital modes of scholarly communication; and publishing and developing models and case
studies. Each application must be sponsored by at least one eligible German individual or institution,
and at least one U.S. institution. Currently on hold - no offering in 2013.
See http://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/nehdfg-bilateral-digital-humanities-program
Email: odh@neh.gov
Contact:
Jennifer Serventi, Senior Program Officer
Office of Digital Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202/606-8395
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13. Program: Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Next Deadline: Sep 12, 2013
Supports planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in all areas of the humanities. Start-Up Grants may
involve: research that brings new digital approaches to the humanities; new digital modes of
publication; exploration of digital approaches to preserve, archive, and make accessible traditional and
"new media" resources in the humanities; planning new digital tools; and programs addressing emerging
digital technologies in education settings. Can choose between Level I awards of up to $30,000 and
Level II awards of up to $60,000.
Email: jserventi@neh.gov
See http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html for details.
Contact:
Jennifer Serventi, Senior Program Officer
Office of Digital Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20506
202/606-8401
---------------------------------------------------14. Program: Documenting Endangered Languages
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Next Deadline: Sep 16, 2013
NEH and NSF support projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human
languages. Project grants (up to three years) and fellowships (six-12 months) exploit advances in
information technology to address the imminent death of an estimated half of the 6,000 to 7,000
currently used human languages. Supports fieldwork and other activities relevant to recording,
documenting and archiving endangered languages.
See http://tinyurl.com/8xdbsrv and http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12816 for
details.
Email: haguera@neh.gov
Contact:
Helen Aguera, Senior Program Officer
Preservation & Access
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202/606-8573
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15. Program: Enduring Questions
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Next Deadline: Sep 12, 2013
Provides support for new humanities courses at the undergraduate level. May be taught by faculty from
any field in the humanities or outside the humanities, provided that humanities sources are central to
course content. Courses must reflect intellectual pluralism; draw on readings from different periods.
Award of up to $38,000 depending on number of project directors. The new course must be taught at
least twice (requires administrator sign-off).
See http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/EnduringQuestions.html for details.
Email: enduringquestions@neh.gov OR rsimhan@neh.gov
Contact:
Rasmi Simhan, Program Analyst
Education Division
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202/606-8463
---------------------------------------------------16. Program: Summer Stipends
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Next Deadline: Sep 26, 2013
Provides $6,000 for two consecutive months (normally, but not always, in the summer) of full-time,
advanced research and writing that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding
of the humanities. Awards usually result in publications. All scholars, including university faculty and
staff, are eligible. Limited submission: campuses may nominate a maximum of two faculty members at
any level per competition. Recipients of fellowships of over $15,000 in the past three academic years are
not eligible.
See http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html for details.
Email: stipends@neh.gov
Contact:
Division of Research Programs
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Room 318
Washington, DC 20506
202/606-8200
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17. Program: Dorothy and Lewis Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers Fellowships
Agency: New York Public Library
Next Deadline: Sep 27, 2013
Supports scholars and writers--including academics, independent scholars, journalists, novelists, other
creative writers--and scientists and lawyers engaged with the humanities, whose projects require access
to the collections at the NYPL's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Supports 15 fellows, each of whom
receives a stipend of $65,000, an office, a computer and full access to the library’s physical and
electronic resources. The center also supports joint fellowships with the ACLS.
See http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/29202 for details.
Email: CSW@nypl.org
Contact:
Heike Kordish, Director, Humanities & Social Science
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Room 225
New York, NY 10018-2788
212/930-0830
---------------------------------------------------18. Program: Institutional Grants
Agency: Tinker Foundation
Next Deadline: Sep 15, 2013
Supports conferences, workshops, and research projects that address Democratic Governance,
Sustainable Resource Management, U.S. Policy toward Latin America, Antarctica Science and Policy, and
Education. The foundation encourages collaboration among organizations in the U.S., Latin America,
Spain, and Portugal. Letters of intent are strongly encouraged before the annual deadlines.
See http://www.tinker.org/content/institutional-grants for details.
Email: knassi@tinker.org
Contact:
Karen Nassi, Program Officer (ext. 128)
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
212/421-6858
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19. Program: Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace
Agency: U.S. Institute of Peace
Next Deadline: Sep 06, 2013
Senior Fellowships (9/6/13) are awarded to professionals in the broad areas of international peace and
conflict management. Program is open to individuals with national or international stature in conflict
resolution and mid-career professionals. Senior Fellows work in residence at USIP in Washington, D.C.
for up to 10 months for up to $100,000. Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship Awards (12/13/13)
provide $20,000 for 10 months of writing or field research. Must have completed all Ph.D. coursework.
See http://www.usip.org/gf.html for details.
Email: jrprogram@usip.org
Contact:
Associate Vice President
1200 17th Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036-3011
202/457-1700
---------------------------------------------------20. Program: Grant Programs
Agency: United States-Japan Foundation
Next Deadline: Jul 15, 2013
Supports cooperation between the U.S. and Japan through three programs: Communication/Public
Opinion funds projects that raise awareness and address issues that affect bilateral relations and
stimulate quality media coverage of relevant issues; Pre-college Education supports improved
instruction about Japan in U.S. schools and the U.S. in Japanese schools through creative curriculum
development and teacher training; and U.S. Japan Policy funds projects in such areas as security, trade
relations, environmental protection, energy, science and technology. Deadline is for required LOIs.
See http://www.us-jf.org for updates.
Email: djanes@us-jf.org
Contact:
David Janes, Director of Foundation Grants
145 East 32nd Street
New York, NY 10016
212/481-8757
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21. Program: Travel Awards for International Collaborative Research
Agency: University of Queensland
Next Deadline: Aug 2013 (tentative)
Enables distinguished researchers to travel to the University of Queensland for collaborative projects.
Assistance is available to scholars actively engaged in research that will contribute substantially to
research activities in the nominated department. Grantees should spend at least four weeks during an
academic semester at Queensland. Prospective applicants should write to the director of the
appropriate School/Centre/ Institute to obtain specific program details. August 2013 deadline expected.
See http://www.uq.edu.au/research/rrtd/grants-internal-travel-awards for updates.
Contact:
Contacts vary
The University of Queensland
Queensland, 4072
---------------------------------------------------22. Program: East European Studies (EES)
Agency: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Next Deadline: Sep 01, 2013
Supports scholarships for Ph.D. and post-doctoral research in the fields of social sciences and humanities
with a regional focus on Central and Eastern Europe, including the Baltic states. Research Grants provide
support for new researchers or for scholars whose careers have been interrupted or delayed (12/1).
Summer Research Scholarships (3/1) and Short-term Research Scholarship (3/1; 6/1; 9/1; 12/1) also
available.
See http://www.wilsoncenter.org/collection/grant-opportunities for details.
Email: ees@wilsoncenter.org
Contact:
Christian Ostermann, Director
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
202/691-4222
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