National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH); Summer Stipends Program

Deadline for Self-Nominations: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Tenured and tenure-track faculty must be nominated to apply, however there is no restriction on submissions by non-tenure track applicants. As there is a limit of one Summer Stipends grant application per institution for tenured / tenure track applicants, one nominee will be selected to apply from Cal Poly Humboldt. The selected nominee will be notified by Aug. 30, 2024, and will then submit their application to NEH by Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 8:59 p.m. Again, non-tenure track faculty, emeritus faculty, or staff may apply without nomination.

Expected Output: Archaeological Report; Article; Book; Digital Resource or Publication; Edition; Other Scholarly Resource; Translation

Period of Performance: 2 Months. The period of performance may begin as early as May 1, 2025, and as late as September 1, 2026.

Award Amount: $8,000

APPLY: To self-nominate, please submit a one paragraph description of the work you propose to do and a current CV to Dean Crane at Jeffrey.Crane@humboldt.edu by Tuesday, August 20, 2024.

ABOUT: The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Summer Stipends program aims to stimulate new research and publication in the humanities by:

• providing small awards to individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both

• supporting projects at any stage of development, but especially early-stage research and late-stage writing in which small awards are most effective

• funding a wide range of individuals, including independent scholars, community college faculty, and non-teaching staff at universities

NEH invites applications from independent scholars and faculty or staff from all institutions of higher education, particularly minority-serving institutions and community colleges.

Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on research-based projects in the humanities for a period of two consecutive months. NEH funds may support recipients’ compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research. You may seek funding for a project based on a completed dissertation. You must state in your narrative that the proposal is to revise a dissertation and explain how the new project moves beyond the original.

NEH awards Summer Stipends to individuals. Organizations are not eligible to apply, although scholars who are tenured or on a tenure-track who teach full time must be nominated by their institution of higher education unless otherwise exempt (please see exemptions in the attached solicitation). This requirement does not apply to non-tenure track faculty, emeritus faculty, or staff.

For a detailed program description, follow the link to the NEH’s Summer Stipends program page. 

ELIGIBILITY: The Summer Stipends program limits eligibility to individuals who have not previously held an NEH award in any of its programs for individuals. Additionally, you must be one of the following to be eligible:

• A U.S. citizen residing domestically or abroad

• A foreign national who has lived in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years prior to the application deadline

NOTE: This opportunity is available to individuals (not institutions) and therefore would not be submitted or managed through Sponsored Programs Foundation. If you need any assistance with your application, please reach out to a member of Pre-Award or the Research Development team.