Fellowships
NEH Fellowships fund individual scholars conducting exceptional research and writing on American history, culture, or Western civilization, supporting activities like travel and project development.
Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities
Due Dates: April 22, 2026 (Full application) | June 4, 2026 (Letters of reference)
Funding Amounts: $30,000–$60,000 per award ($5,000/month, 6–12 months); ~60 awards; total program funding ~$3.6M
Summary: Supports individual scholars pursuing research projects in American history, culture, or Western civilization with time to write, travel, and conduct research.
Key Information: 2026 competition limited to research on American history/culture and Western civilization.
Description
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowships program provides competitive grants to individual scholars for projects that demonstrate exceptional humanistic research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. These fellowships are intended to give recipients the time and resources necessary to write, travel, and conduct research in the humanities. For the 2026 cycle, only projects focused on American history and culture or Western civilization are eligible.
Projects may be at any development stage and can result in books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital resources, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions. NEH encourages applications from independent scholars and junior scholars.
