Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends (45.160)
Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends (Assistance Listing 45.160) is run by the National Endowment for the Humanities. It awarded $46.7 million in 1,126 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $41,482 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $40,000. Half of the 1,126 awards fell between $6,000 and $60,000, and they ranged from $5,000 to $1.8 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$46.7 million
- Grant awards1,126
- Typical award$40,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.7 million
- Size rank1059 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $15.1 million in fiscal 2021 to $6.7 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1059th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 6 largest recipients received 16% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 52 states and territories.
What the program funds
Fellowships and Other Awards to Individuals provide support for individual scholars to produce humanities scholarship, including books, articles, and digital projects. Fellowships are competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, native residents of U.S. jurisdictions, or foreign nationals who have been legal residents in the U.S. or its jurisdictions for at least the three years immediately preceding the application deadline. See eligibility information in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for additional program specific eligibility requirements.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Projects contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities. The proposed study or research may be completed during the period of performance it may be part of a longer project. Awards typically result in publication. See D6. Funding Restrictions in the relevant Notice of Funding Opportunity.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
See https://www.neh.gov/divisions/research.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Fellowships, Public Scholars, and Awards for Faculty: an award of $5,000 per month for a period of performance of two to twelve months. Summer Stipends: all awards are $6,000 for a period of performance of two months. See B. Federal Award Information in the relevant Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2023: You can search for past recipients using NEH's Funded Projects Query Form available online at https://securegrants.neh.gov/publicquery/main.aspx.Fiscal Year2025: You can find examples of past projects by searching NEH's query tool at https://apps.neh.gov/publicquery/default.aspx
Funding history and past recipients
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 |
| Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture | Virginia | 1 | $304,405 |
Who usually wins
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1,126 | $46.7 million | 100% |
By state
31 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 120 | $6.5 million |
| California | 116 | $6.3 million |
| Texas | 65 | $2.4 million |
| Massachusetts | 56 | $2.2 million |
| Michigan | 30 | $2.1 million |
| Illinois | 47 | $2.1 million |
| Virginia | 51 | $1.7 million |
| Pennsylvania | 50 | $1.7 million |
| Utah | 7 | $1.7 million |
| Indiana | 36 | $1.5 million |
| New Jersey | 33 | $1.4 million |
| Tennessee | 19 | $1.4 million |
| Florida | 41 | $1.3 million |
| Maryland | 34 | $1.3 million |
| District of Columbia | 20 | $945,000 |
| Arizona | 22 | $895,000 |
| Ohio | 32 | $868,000 |
| North Carolina | 20 | $816,000 |
| Georgia | 25 | $785,000 |
| Washington | 19 | $638,000 |
| New Hampshire | 14 | $550,000 |
| Connecticut | 19 | $538,000 |
| Oregon | 17 | $523,000 |
| Colorado | 15 | $479,000 |
| Wisconsin | 25 | $477,000 |
| Nevada | 11 | $410,000 |
| Missouri | 14 | $404,000 |
| New Mexico | 8 | $383,500 |
| Louisiana | 11 | $323,000 |
| Iowa | 11 | $306,000 |
| Alabama | 10 | $292,500 |
| Kansas | 9 | $266,000 |
| Minnesota | 12 | $258,000 |
| Delaware | 7 | $246,000 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $203,500 |
| Vermont | 7 | $184,000 |
| Maine | 7 | $183,000 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $180,000 |
| Kentucky | 9 | $162,000 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $150,000 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $143,000 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $102,000 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $90,000 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | $88,000 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $84,000 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $66,000 |
| Alaska | 1 | $60,000 |
| Mississippi | 6 | $36,000 |
| Idaho | 2 | $12,000 |
| Montana | 2 | $12,000 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $12,000 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $6,000 |