Collaborative Research
This grant funds teams of scholars working on major research projects in American history, culture, or Western civilization, resulting in publications or digital projects.
Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities
Due Dates: September 16, 2026: Full application submission deadline
Funding Amounts: Up to $250,000 for Manuscript Preparation or Scholarly Digital Projects (up to 3 years); up to $50,000 for Planning International Collaboration (6–12 months); ~15 awards; total program funding ~$2.5M.
Summary: Supports collaborative humanities research projects—manuscript preparation, digital projects, or planning international collaborations—focused on American history/culture or Western civilization.
Description
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Collaborative Research program funds teams of two or more scholars to advance humanistic knowledge through collaborative research. Projects must address significant research questions in the humanities and result in interpretive products such as manuscripts for print publication, scholarly digital projects, or plans for international collaboration. For the 2026 competition, applications must focus on American history and culture (any period) or Western civilization (antiquity to present). Projects may be interdisciplinary and can include international collaborators, but U.S.-based scholars must play a significant role.
The program offers three funding categories:
- Planning International Collaboration: Early-stage projects to develop new international scholarly partnerships.
- Manuscript Preparation: Completion of collaborative manuscripts for print publication.
- Scholarly Digital Project: Preparation of born-digital scholarly publications or digital resources with significant interpretive content.
