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20220413-FEL: Fellowships

Closed Closed April 12, 2023 Opportunity 20220413-FEL

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Endowment for the Humanities notices from 2021.

National Endowment for the Humanities offered grants of up to $60,000 (at least $30,000) to individuals. It expected to make about 80 awards worth $4.6 million in total. Applications closed on April 12, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 6, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedDecember 20, 2021
DeadlineApril 12, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to individuals.

See C. Eligibility Information in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

More grants for individuals.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Fellowships program. The purpose of this program is to support individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional humanistic research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Fellowships provide recipients time to conduct research or to produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research.

Category: Humanities.

Who has won Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends (45.160) awarded $46.7 million across 1,126 grant awards, an average of $41,482 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Firelight Media IncNew York2$2.0 million
Independent Television Service IncCalifornia1$1.7 million
Sundance InstituteUtah1$1.5 million
Association for Asian Studies, IncMichigan1$1.0 million
Oral History AssociationTennessee1$824,359

Top states: New York ($6.5 million), California ($6.3 million), Texas ($2.4 million), Massachusetts ($2.2 million), Michigan ($2.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is 20220413-FEL still open?

No. It closed on April 12, 2023.

Who can apply for Fellowships?

National Endowment for the Humanities accepted applications from individuals. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Fellowships?

Closed April 12, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $60,000 each. About $4.6 million in total across about 80 awards.

Who has won Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Firelight Media Inc, Independent Television Service Inc, Sundance Institute. The program made 1,126 awards worth $46.7 million in that time.