# Public Scholars

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/20260422-fz-public-scholars/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361387

> National Endowment for the Humanities offered grants of up to $60,000 (at least $30,000) to individuals. It expected to make about 15 awards worth $900,000 in total. Applications closed on April 22, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 20260422-FZ |
| Agency | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 22, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $60,000 |
| Award floor | $30,000 |
| Expected awards | 15 |
| Total funding | $900,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 45.160 |

## Who can apply

- Individuals

## What the grant funds

The Public Scholars program encourages non-academic writers to deepen their engagement with the humanities by strengthening the research underlying their books, and it encourages academic writers in the humanities to communicate the significance of their research to the broadest possible range of readers. NEH encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars. Projects are eligible at any stage in their development. The 2026 Public Scholars competition will accept only projects for research in American history and culture and Western civilization. Competitive applications must focus on topics in the history, culture, and government of the United States in any period from the Colonial Era to the present, or topics in Western civilization from antiquity to the present.

## Questions people ask

### Is 20260422-FZ still open?

No. It closed on April 22, 2026.

### Who can apply for Public Scholars?

National Endowment for the Humanities accepted applications from individuals.

### What is the deadline for Public Scholars?

Closed April 22, 2026. 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 $900,000 in total across about 15 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.