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Grants for Individuals - Humanities

Explore 105 grant opportunities

Ann Snitow Prize
$12,000
The Ann Snitow Prize
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 22, 2025

This annual award recognizes and supports mid-career individuals in the U.S. and Puerto Rico who are making significant contributions to feminist thought and activism through intellectual or artistic work.

Women & Girl Services
Individuals
2024 Individual Artist Grants
Contact for amount
Arts & Humanities Bainbridge
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 3, 2024

This grant provides financial support to artists residing or working on Bainbridge Island, enabling them to create new work that enriches the community's cultural landscape.

Arts
Individuals
Local Cultural Council Program
$305,600
Massachusetts Cultural Council
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 9, 2025

This program provides funding to individuals and organizations in Massachusetts to support community-based cultural projects that enhance access to the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences.

Arts
Individuals
Assembling Voices Fellowship
$25,000
Incite Institute at Columbia University
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 18, 2025

This fellowship provides financial support and resources to U.S.-based individuals and collectives working on innovative public initiatives that unite communities to tackle pressing social issues.

Arts
Individuals
Southern Arts Recovery Fund
$2,000
South Arts
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 26, 2025

This funding opportunity provides $2,000 grants to individual artists in six Southeastern states who have lost essential tools or materials due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Humanities
Individuals
Legends & Lore® Marker Grant Program
Contact for amount
William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 26, 2025

This grant provides funding for historical markers that celebrate local legends and folklore, aimed at nonprofit organizations and government entities in select U.S. states to promote cultural heritage and tourism.

Humanities
Nonprofits
APSA Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics
$2,500
American Political Science Association
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 17, 2025

This grant provides funding to support research on Indigenous politics and related fields, prioritizing projects by scholars and practitioners, especially those from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Individuals
Folk and Traditional Arts Project Grant
$3,000
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 17, 2025

This funding opportunity supports individuals and organizations in Colorado dedicated to celebrating and preserving the state's cultural heritage through folk and traditional arts, including community archiving and creative documentation projects.

Arts
Individuals
Two Rivers Giving Circle Grant
$2,500
Community Foundation of the Eastern Panhandle
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 11, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and community groups in Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan counties, West Virginia, that are working on projects related to historic preservation, natural resource conservation, and sustainable practices.

Environment
Nonprofits
PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for Children’s and Young Adult Novelists
$5,000
PEN America
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 23, 2025

This grant provides financial support to authors of children's and young adult novels who have received critical acclaim but lack significant commercial success, helping them complete their literary projects.

Business and Commerce
Individuals
Small Grants for Individual Artists
$750
Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 25, 2024

This grant provides financial support to professional artists residing in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, for short-term projects, educational opportunities, and artistic endeavors that demonstrate high artistic quality.

Arts
Individuals
Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
$42,500
American Council of Learned Societies
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 25, 2024

This fellowship provides financial support for doctoral students in the United States conducting research on the history of American art and visual culture, including Native American art, to help them complete their dissertations.

Humanities
Individuals
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship
$52,000
American Council of Learned Societies
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 3, 2024

This fellowship provides financial support for doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences to pursue innovative dissertation research projects that promote diverse and inclusive academic practices.

Education
Individuals
The Juneau History Grant
$1,200
City and Borough of Juneau (Juneau-Douglas City Museum)
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 10, 2025

This grant provides funding for projects that explore, document, and share the rich human history of Juneau, Alaska, encouraging community involvement and education through public-facing outcomes.

Humanities
Individuals
Women’s Film Preservation Fund Grant
$10,000
New York Women in Film & Television
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 12, 2025

This funding opportunity supports the preservation and restoration of American films that prominently feature women's creative contributions in key roles such as writing, directing, and producing.

Women & Girl Services
Individuals
Projects, Events, or Festivals Grant
$20,000
District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 25, 2025

This grant provides funding to individuals and nonprofit organizations in the District of Columbia to create and present arts and humanities projects that benefit local communities and enhance cultural experiences.

Community Development
County governments
2026 Craft Research Fund Grant
$15,000
Center for Craft
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 19, 2024

This funding opportunity supports innovative research projects that explore underrepresented aspects of craft history and practice in the United States, encouraging diverse applicants including researchers, artists, and nonprofit organizations.

Arts
Individuals
Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program
$3,500
Arkansas Heritage
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 5, 2025

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Humanities
Nonprofits
Mini Grants
$2,000
Maine Humanities Council
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 25, 2025

This funding opportunity provides up to $2,000 to nonprofit organizations in Maine for humanities projects that engage the public and support under-resourced communities.

Humanities
City or township governments
NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship
$27,500
National Academy of Education
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 19, 2024

This fellowship provides $27,500 to doctoral candidates in any field who are conducting research aimed at improving education, along with professional development opportunities and mentorship.

Education
Individuals