Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources in the humanities. Projects may be at any stage of development.
Program Statistics
In the last five competitions the Fellowships program received an average of 1,261 applications per year. The program made an average of 88 awards per year, for a funding ratio of 7 percent.
The number of applications to an NEH grant program can vary widely from year to year, as can the funding ratio. Information about the average number of applications and awards in recent competitions is meant only to provide historical context for the current competition. Information on the number of applications and awards in individual competitions is available from fellowships@neh.gov [1].
Questions?
Contact NEH’s Division of Research Programs at 202-606-8200 or fellowships@neh.gov [1]. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.