The Center for Jewish History in New York was awarded a $153,292 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the agency's Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) for the period of January 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The funding will support LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY IN NEW YORK, enabling the Center to provide fellowships for scholars to conduct humanities research using its resources. As indicated in the program...
The Center for Jewish History, Inc. has received a $350,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to reconstruct the building envelope of its collection storage stacks. This project, which is part of the Center's broader sustainability initiative, will improve the preservation of its irreplaceable Jewish historical collections and reduce energy costs and emissions. The grant will cover 90% of the cost to...
The New York Historical Society will receive $267,269 over three years from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to support its Fellowship Program. Through this Project Grant award, starting in 2023 the Society will provide one fellowship annually through 2026 for promising scholars in American history. Fellows will conduct interdisciplinary research in history, art history, and material culture using the Society's...
The Center for Jewish History, Inc. was awarded a $199,791 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support preservation and access activities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program. Through this funding, the Center will retain 14 core staff positions and hire one intern to sustain public-facing and preservation services. Key deliverables include preserving physical collections, increasing access through continued...
The New York Public Library (NYPL) received a $309,996 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to support long-term research fellowships at the library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The grant funding will cover stipend and selection expenses for fellows who will have access to NYPL's 4.3 million volume humanities collection, including rare and unique materials, to conduct their research projects. During...
The Center for Jewish History, Inc. will receive $700,000 through a three-year Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. The Center will arrange, describe, and provide intellectual access to the records of the Council of Jewish Federations for the first time. Totaling 1,475 linear feet, the Council's records document 20th century American Jewish philanthropy and public service at the national...
The National Humanities Center was awarded a $390,000 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support three nine-month long-term research fellowships from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The fellowship program is part of the Promotion of the Humanities Research program, which aims to advance knowledge and understanding of the humanities through collaborative research and scholarly editions and translations projects. As the grant description indicates, the fellowships...
This three-year project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program, provides $450,000 to support long-term research fellowships at the William Foxwell Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. The funding will support up to three fellows annually from 2023 to 2026, with each fellow receiving a $5,000 monthly stipend for 4 to 6 months of continuous residence at the Institute. During their tenures, fellows will...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $366,000 Project Grant to the National Humanities Center in Durham, North Carolina for the "Promotion of the Humanities Research" program (CFDA 45.161). The grant will provide long-term research fellowships from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028 to support advanced humanities scholarship and public engagement. As an independent, nonprofit institute, the National Humanities Center is devoted to furthering understanding of the human...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the Science History Institute, a non-profit organization, a $204,428 Project Grant to support long-term postdoctoral research fellowships. This grant, under the Promotion of the Humanities Research CFDA program, will allow the Institute to expand its capacity to support one long-term postdoctoral research fellow each year for three years, from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The funding will create more opportunities to embed the...