ACLS Digital Justice Seed Grants
ACLS Digital Justice Seed Grants fund early-stage digital humanities projects using digital tools to support marginalized communities and promote equity, innovation, and collaboration.
Funder: American Council of Learned Societies
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026
Funding Amounts: $10,000–$25,000 per project (12–18 month term)
Summary: Supports early-stage digital humanities projects that center marginalized communities and promote equity, innovation, and collaboration using digital tools and methods.
Key Information: An eligible U.S. higher education institution must administer the grant; indirect costs not allowed.
Description
The ACLS Digital Justice Seed Grants, supported by the Mellon Foundation, are designed to fund early-stage projects that ethically engage with the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities through the use of digital tools and methods. The program aims to address inequities in access to digital resources and support, particularly for scholars working with under-utilized source materials or at institutions with fewer resources for digital projects. Projects may include planning workshops, prototyping, capacity-building initiatives, and fostering collaborations across academic and cultural heritage institutions. The grants also provide recipients with financial planning coaching to help envision long-term sustainability for their digital projects.
