20250409-FEL: Fellowships
Closed
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 2024.
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 $4.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 9, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 21, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$60,000
- Award floor$30,000
- Total funding$4.0 million
- Expected awards80
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | November 18, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | April 9, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to individuals.
- Individuals
See C3 in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for more information.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends awards averaged $41,482; this notice allows up to $60,000 per award.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
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 with time to conduct research or produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research.
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.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firelight Media Inc | New York | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Independent Television Service Inc | California | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Sundance Institute | Utah | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Association for Asian Studies, Inc | Michigan | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Oral History Association | Tennessee | 1 | $824,359 |
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 20250409-FEL still open?
No. It closed on April 9, 2025.
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 9, 2025. 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 $4.0 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.