Promotion of the Humanities – Institutional Programs

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) operated this program funding research fellowships and postdoctoral scholar residencies at cultural and scholarly institutions, under CFDA 45.122, with the most recent grant award disbursed on September 1, 1999—27 years ago.

This program is not actively funding. The last award was issued in 1999, and no grant opportunities have been posted recently. The portfolio shows ten Project Grants totaling $625 thousand in federal dollars obligated across a five-year stretch from 1995 to 1999, with award activity concentrated in 1998 and 1999 (seven of ten awards). The NEH was the sole funding source across all awards.

The program funded fellowships and residencies at established research institutions. Recent awards supported postdoctoral scholar residencies at the Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture ($125 thousand, August 1999), fellowships at the National Humanities Center ($180 thousand, April 1998), NEH senior research fellowships at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ($64,200, September 1999), and memberships at the School of Historical Studies and fellowships at the Newberry Library and Folger Shakespeare Library. Typical award magnitudes ranged from $10 thousand to $180 thousand per institution. All ten awards in the portfolio were Project Grants.

Award completion dates extended several years beyond issuance, with most fellowships running two to four years from award date. No recent grant opportunities are available under this Assistance Listing. Organizations currently pursuing NEH funding should evaluate active NEH programs with current solicitation cycles rather than this dormant listing.