Non-Federal
Federal
Non-Federal
| American Council of Learned Societies Digital Extension Grants: | Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, these grants advance the digital transformation of humanities scholarship. |
| American Documentary | Supports bold documentaries and documentarians for the public good, nurturing generations of independent media makers with direct funding, mentorship, editorial support, national distribution, and engagement strategies. |
| CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars | Helps early-career researchers by facilitating dialogue between diverse disciplines, offering training opportunities on leadership, and increasing the impact of their research by interacting with leaders within and outside of academia. |
| Creative Capital Awards | Provides grants to support the creation of groundbreaking art by innovative and adventurous artists across the country through their open call process. |
| Format Magazine 36 Arts Grants | Helps artists determine how to apply to the many organizations offering art grants and fellowships, so that they are free to concentrate on creating. |
| George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation | Offers fellowships in a cyclical rotation of fields, with a focus upon Music for Performance, Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Sound Studies for the upcoming year (2023-2024). |
| Global Humanities Translation Prize | Northwestern Buffett brings together the brightest minds to address critical global challenges that cannot be solved from a singular disciplinary or geographical perspective. |
| Graham Foundation | Provides opportunities to develop a project about architecture and the designed environment. |
| Independent Television Service, Inc | Open Call provides documentary funding and co-production support to enable the completion of nonfiction work-in-progress and have it air on public television. |
| Jacobs Foundation | This Research Fellowship Program is for early and mid-career researchers dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide. |
| John Simon Guggenheim | Offers fellowships to individuals in pursuit of scholarship in any field of knowledge and creation of any artform, under the freest possible conditions and irrespective of race, color, or creed. |
| JustFilms | Seeks projects of artistic excellence & contemporary relevance which have the potential to not only transform stereotypes & value systems, but to build cultural power & voice in marginalized communities. |
| Kaplan Institute Faculty Fellowship | Enable Northwestern faculty to pursue independent research projects of significance to the humanities within an interdisciplinary community of scholars. |
| Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities | An American nonprofit with a program in Italy, the Bogliasco Foundation awards one-month Fellowships to individuals of all ages and nationalities who have made significant contributions in the arts and humanities. |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Media Projects | Supports the development of radio programs, podcasts, documentary films, and documentary film series that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. |
| Pop Culture Collaborative | PCC seeks to advance the reach and power of pop culture for social justice goals. It aims to transform the narrative landscape in America around people of color, immigrants, refugees, Muslims, and Indigenous peoples–especially those who are women, queer, transgender and/or disabled–through partnerships between the social justice sector and the entertainment, advertising, and media industries. |
| Russell Sage Foundation | An operating foundation dedicated to programs of social science research. |
| Sundance Institute Documentary Fund | Supports nonfiction filmmakers worldwide in the production of cinematic documentaries on contemporary themes. |
| William T. Grant Foundation | Nurtures creative scientists who address broad issues and work in interdisciplinary ways to assist young people to reach their full potential. |
Federal
- Summary of Federal Funding Resources for Research on the Arts & Human Development
- Illinois Arts Council Agency Grants
- National Endowment for the Arts:
- National Endowment for the Arts Grant Search
- Grant Opportunities:
- Grants for Art Projects
- Research Grants in the Arts
- NEA Research Labs
- Summer Stipend Grants (applied to as individual)
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- NEH Grant Search: https://www.neh.gov/grants/listing
- Grant Opportunities:
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
Digital Humanities Advancement Grants