Opportunity Information: Apply for 20110503 FA
Apply for 20110503 FA
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fellowships" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.160 Promotion of the HumanitiesFellowships and Stipends.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 16, 2011 and posted on Feb 16, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 3, 2011. (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 $50,400.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 150 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Individuals.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowships program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity designed to give individual scholars dedicated time to carry out advanced humanities research. It is meant for projects that will matter to humanities specialists, to broader public audiences, or to both. The program is flexible about where a project sits in its life cycle, so applicants can be proposing work that is in an early research phase, midway through analysis and writing, or nearing completion, as long as the fellowship period is used for sustained, full-time progress. Typical outcomes include peer-reviewed articles, scholarly monographs and books, digital humanities publications or interpretive resources, archaeological site reports, critical translations, annotated editions, and other humanities-centered scholarly materials that contribute meaningfully to understanding human culture, history, languages, philosophy, literature, and related fields.
A key feature of the fellowship is that it supports continuous full-time work over a block of six to twelve months. In practical terms, the program is built to replace salary or provide living support so the recipient can focus intensively on research and writing rather than fitting the project around other obligations. The award ceiling listed for this competition is $50,400, with no stated minimum award amount (award floor of $0), and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. NEH expected to make about 150 awards under this specific funding cycle. Eligible applicants are individuals rather than institutions, which signals that the competition is aimed at supporting a person’s time and labor, not organizational programming.
The program also draws clear boundaries around what it will not fund, and these restrictions are important for assessing fit. NEH fellowships cannot be used for projects whose main purpose is to promote a particular political, religious, or ideological point of view, or to advocate a particular program of social action. They also exclude specific policy studies and projects that function primarily as policy research. Work that is essentially a doctoral dissertation or thesis is not eligible when the applicant is currently enrolled in a degree program, meaning it is not a dissertation completion grant for students still pursuing their doctorate. The fellowship is likewise not intended to support textbook preparation or revision, curriculum development, or the creation of pedagogical tools such as teaching methods, instructional theories, or classroom-oriented materials. Technical or educational impact assessments are outside scope as well.
On the research side, NEH emphasizes interpretation and humanistic inquiry rather than purely technical build-outs or purely empirical social science. For example, the creation or enhancement of databases is not supported unless it is clearly part of a larger interpretive humanities project rather than a standalone data-building effort. Similarly, empirical social science research is not supported unless it is integrated into and subordinate to a broader humanities framework with humanistic questions and interpretive goals. The program also excludes inventories of collections and does not fund creative or performing arts production as such, including activities like painting, writing fiction or poetry, or producing dance performances. In other words, the fellowship is for scholarship about the humanities, not for making new creative works or doing collection processing as an end in itself.
Administrative details for this archived opportunity show it was posted February 16, 2011, with an application deadline (closing date) of May 3, 2011, and an archive date of June 2, 2011. The funding opportunity number is 20110503-FA, under CFDA 45.160 (Promotion of the Humanities: Fellowships and Stipends). The sponsoring agency is the National Endowment for the Humanities. For official guidance, NEH pointed applicants to its fellowship guidelines page at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html, and provided a contact point through the Division of Research Programs (Room 318, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20506; phone 202-606-8200; email fellowships@neh.gov) for access issues or questions about the announcement.
NEH Fellowships (Opportunity 20110503-FA) - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the NEH Fellowships program?
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowships program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity that provides support to individual scholars so they can devote sustained, full-time time to advanced humanities research and writing.
Who is the funding intended to support: individuals or institutions?
This opportunity is intended for individuals rather than institutions. The design of the program indicates it supports a person’s time and labor, not organizational programming.
What is the main purpose of the fellowship?
The fellowship is meant to give scholars dedicated time to make substantial progress on humanities research. In practical terms, it is built to replace salary or provide living support so recipients can focus intensively on research and writing rather than fitting the work around other obligations.
What kinds of projects are a good fit?
Projects should be advanced humanities research that will matter to humanities specialists, broader public audiences, or both. The program is centered on interpretation and humanistic inquiry, with the goal of producing meaningful scholarly contributions to understanding human culture, history, languages, philosophy, literature, and related fields.
What project stages are eligible (early research vs. near completion)?
The program is flexible about where a project sits in its life cycle. Applicants may propose work in an early research phase, midway through analysis and writing, or nearing completion, as long as the fellowship period will be used for sustained, full-time progress.
How long is the fellowship period?
The fellowship supports continuous full-time work over a block of six to twelve months.
Does the fellowship require full-time effort during the award period?
Yes. A key feature of the program is supporting continuous full-time work for six to twelve months so the recipient can focus intensively on the proposed scholarship.
What are typical outcomes or deliverables?
Typical outcomes include peer-reviewed articles, scholarly monographs and books, digital humanities publications or interpretive resources, archaeological site reports, critical translations, annotated editions, and other humanities-centered scholarly materials.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling listed for this competition is $50,400.
Is there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award amount is stated. The opportunity lists an award floor of $0.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement for this opportunity.
How many awards did NEH expect to make in this funding cycle?
NEH expected to make about 150 awards under this specific funding cycle.
Can the fellowship be used to promote a political, religious, or ideological viewpoint?
No. NEH fellowships cannot be used for projects whose main purpose is to promote a particular political, religious, or ideological point of view, or to advocate a particular program of social action.
Are policy studies or policy research projects eligible?
No. The program excludes specific policy studies and projects that function primarily as policy research.
Can a current doctoral student apply to support dissertation work?
No. Work that is essentially a doctoral dissertation or thesis is not eligible when the applicant is currently enrolled in a degree program. This is not a dissertation completion grant for students still pursuing their doctorate.
Does the fellowship support textbook writing or revision?
No. The fellowship is not intended to support textbook preparation or revision.
Does the fellowship support curriculum development or classroom materials?
No. The program does not support curriculum development or the creation of pedagogical tools such as teaching methods, instructional theories, or classroom-oriented materials.
Are technical or educational impact assessments supported?
No. Technical or educational impact assessments are outside the scope of this fellowship program.
Can the fellowship support building or enhancing a database?
Not as a standalone effort. The creation or enhancement of databases is not supported unless it is clearly part of a larger interpretive humanities project rather than a data-building project by itself.
Is empirical social science research eligible?
Empirical social science research is not supported unless it is integrated into, and subordinate to, a broader humanities framework with humanistic questions and interpretive goals.
Does the program fund inventories of collections?
No. The program excludes inventories of collections.
Does the fellowship support creative or performing arts production (fiction, poetry, painting, dance)?
No. The program does not fund creative or performing arts production as such, including painting, writing fiction or poetry, or producing dance performances. The fellowship supports scholarship about the humanities rather than creating new creative works.
When was this opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
The archived opportunity shows a posting date of February 16, 2011, an application deadline (closing date) of May 3, 2011, and an archive date of June 2, 2011.
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
The funding opportunity number is 20110503-FA. The CFDA number is 45.160 (Promotion of the Humanities: Fellowships and Stipends).
Which agency sponsors this fellowship?
The sponsoring agency is the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Where can applicants find the official fellowship guidelines?
NEH directed applicants to the fellowship guidelines page at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html.
Who can be contacted for access issues or questions about the announcement?
NEH provided a contact point through the Division of Research Programs: Room 318, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20506; phone 202-606-8200; email fellowships@neh.gov.
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