Opportunity Information: Apply for 20090915 RF
Apply for 20090915 RF
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.161 Promotion of the HumanitiesResearch.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 19, 2009 and posted on Jun 18, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 15, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,800.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers (FDHC) program is a discretionary grant opportunity designed to strengthen collaboration between individual humanities scholars and established digital humanities centers. The core idea is to pair a fellow with a host center so the scholar can pursue sustained, full-time research while benefiting from the center's technical expertise, infrastructure, and intellectual community. The fellowship arrangement is flexible by design, and it can support humanities scholars regardless of their prior level of digital experience, including those who are new to digital methods as well as those who are already deeply engaged in digital scholarship.
Funding under FDHC covers two linked needs: a stipend for the fellow and partial support for the host center's costs in providing an effective research environment. Awards support six to twelve months of continuous, full-time work, emphasizing depth and continuity rather than short-term or part-time arrangements. NEH anticipates making around 30 awards under this opportunity. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $100,800, with no stated minimum (award floor is $0), and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which can make budgeting and participation more accessible for eligible organizations.
The fellowship collaboration can take many forms, depending on the project and the center's strengths. A fellow might focus primarily on an independent research project while consulting regularly with center staff on data modeling, digitization approaches, tool selection, interface design, or sustainability planning. In other cases, the fellow may co-develop a project with scholars already affiliated with the center or join an existing initiative as an apprentice, learning established workflows and contributing scholarly expertise to ongoing digital work. NEH also allows hybrid arrangements, so a fellow could, for example, advance their own project while also contributing to a center-led project that aligns with their research. Importantly, projects are eligible at any stage of development, ranging from early conceptual planning and prototyping through more mature phases such as building, refining, or disseminating digital resources and scholarship.
Applications are submitted by digital humanities centers rather than by individuals acting alone. Because the grant is awarded to the center, a staff member of the host center must serve as the project director. Prospective fellows apply through a center, meaning a scholar needs to coordinate with an eligible digital humanities center that is willing to sponsor and host the fellowship. Each center may submit only one application per deadline, and each individual scholar may be involved with only one center per deadline, which encourages focused proposals and clear commitments on both sides. While scholars are eligible regardless of institutional affiliation (including independent scholars), there is a key restriction: current staff members of the applicant center cannot be proposed as fellows, reinforcing the program's intent to support visiting fellows rather than internal professional development for existing center employees.
NEH places a strong emphasis on public benefit and accessibility of grant products. As a taxpayer-supported federal agency, NEH states a clear goal of making the outputs of its funded work available to the broadest possible audience, including scholars, educators, students, and the general public. When proposals are otherwise comparable in merit, NEH gives preference to projects that provide free public access, which can influence decisions about dissemination plans, licensing, platform choices, and long-term availability of digital resources and scholarship produced through the fellowship.
This opportunity is administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities under CFDA 45.161 (Promotion of the Humanities: Research). Eligible applicant organizations include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions when applicable). The funding opportunity number is 20090915 RF, and the original closing date listed for this archived cycle was September 15, 2009. Additional program details were provided through NEH at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fdhc.html, and the program contact listed is the NEH Division of Research Programs (fdhc@neh.gov, 202-606-8200).
FAQs: NEH Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers (FDHC)
What is the NEH Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers (FDHC) program?
FDHC is a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) designed to strengthen collaboration between individual humanities scholars and established digital humanities centers. It supports a fellowship pairing in which a scholar (the fellow) works with a host center to carry out sustained, full-time humanities research while benefiting from the center's technical expertise, infrastructure, and intellectual community.
What is the main purpose or core idea behind FDHC?
The core idea is to pair a humanities scholar with a digital humanities center so the scholar can pursue continuous, full-time research and development work with the support of a strong digital humanities environment. The program is meant to enable deeper work than short-term or part-time arrangements and to promote meaningful collaboration between scholars and centers.
Who submits the application: the scholar or the digital humanities center?
Applications are submitted by digital humanities centers, not by individual scholars acting alone. The grant is awarded to the center, and a staff member of the host center must serve as the project director.
Can an individual scholar apply without being connected to a center?
No. A prospective fellow needs to coordinate with an eligible digital humanities center that is willing to sponsor and host the fellowship. The center is the applicant organization and submits the proposal.
Who can serve as the project director (PD)?
Because the grant is awarded to the host center, the project director must be a staff member of the applicant digital humanities center.
Can current staff members of the applicant center be proposed as fellows?
No. Current staff members of the applicant center cannot be proposed as fellows. The program is intended to support visiting fellows rather than internal professional development for existing center employees.
Does FDHC require the fellow to already have digital humanities experience?
No. The fellowship arrangement is flexible and can support humanities scholars regardless of their prior level of digital experience. The program explicitly includes scholars who are new to digital methods as well as those who are already deeply engaged in digital scholarship.
How long can an FDHC fellowship last?
Awards support six to twelve months of continuous, full-time work. The program emphasizes depth and continuity rather than short-term or part-time arrangements.
Is the work required to be full-time and continuous?
Yes. The program description emphasizes sustained, continuous, full-time work over a six- to twelve-month period.
What does FDHC funding support?
FDHC funding covers two linked needs: (1) a stipend for the fellow and (2) partial support for the host center's costs in providing an effective research environment for the fellowship work.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $100,800.
Is there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award amount is stated. The award floor is listed as $0.
Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated for this opportunity.
How many awards does NEH anticipate making?
NEH anticipates making around 30 awards under this opportunity.
What kinds of fellowship collaborations are allowed?
The collaboration can take many forms depending on the project and the center's strengths. Examples described include:
- An independent research project supported by regular consultation with center staff (for example, on data modeling, digitization approaches, tool selection, interface design, or sustainability planning).
- Co-developing a project with scholars already affiliated with the center.
- Joining an existing initiative as an apprentice, learning established workflows while contributing scholarly expertise.
- Hybrid arrangements that combine progress on a fellow-led project with contributions to a center-led project that aligns with the fellow's research.
What stages of project development are eligible?
Projects are eligible at any stage of development, including early conceptual planning and prototyping, as well as more mature phases such as building, refining, or disseminating digital resources and scholarship.
Does NEH emphasize public access to the outputs?
Yes. NEH places a strong emphasis on public benefit and accessibility of grant products. NEH states a goal of making funded outputs available to the broadest possible audience, including scholars, educators, students, and the general public.
Does NEH give preference to projects that provide free public access?
Yes. When proposals are otherwise comparable in merit, NEH gives preference to projects that provide free public access. This can influence dissemination plans, licensing, platform choices, and long-term availability.
Can an independent scholar participate as a fellow?
Yes. The opportunity notes that scholars are eligible regardless of institutional affiliation, and this includes independent scholars. However, the scholar must still apply through a sponsoring and hosting digital humanities center, because the center submits the application.
How many applications can a single center submit per deadline?
Each center may submit only one application per deadline.
Can a scholar be included in more than one center's application in the same deadline?
No. Each individual scholar may be involved with only one center per deadline.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply as the host center?
Eligible applicant organizations include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions when applicable).
Which NEH program area and CFDA number administer this opportunity?
The opportunity is administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities under CFDA 45.161 (Promotion of the Humanities: Research).
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is 20090915 RF.
What deadline is listed for this archived cycle?
The original closing date listed for this archived cycle was September 15, 2009.
Where can applicants find additional program details?
Additional program details were provided through NEH at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fdhc.html.
Who is the program contact for FDHC?
The program contact listed is the NEH Division of Research Programs. Email: fdhc@neh.gov. Phone: 202-606-8200.
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