Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research

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Opportunity number
20240925-RFW
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $150,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Humanities
Eligible applicants
  • Special District Governments
  • City/Township Governments
  • State Governments
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • County Governments
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
Points of contact
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About this opportunity

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering the Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research grant program to fund empirical research projects in the United States or abroad that answer significant humanities questions using archaeological and/or ethnographic methods. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, accredited higher education institutions, state/local governments, and federally recognized tribal governments. The program supports field-related costs such as travel, accommodation, field staff, equipment, and salary replacement. There are two application deadlines - September 25, 2024 and September 24, 2025 - with optional draft deadlines of July 15, 2024 and June 16, 2025 respectively. Approximately $800,000 in total funding is available per deadline to fund about 6 awards.

Applicants may request up to $150,000 in outright and/or federal matching funds for projects lasting 4-36 months. Projects selected under the 2024 deadline must start between June 1, 2025 and May 1, 2026, while 2025 deadline projects must start between June 1, 2026 and May 1, 2027. The program is part of the Promotion of the Humanities Research grant program (CFDA 45.161) administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Synopsis

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research program. The purpose of this program is to provide funding for empirical research in the United States or abroad that answers significant humanities questions through archaeological and/or ethnographic methods. This program supports field-related costs, such as travel, accommodation, field staff and equipment, and salary replacement for the project director and collaborating scholars.

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