Institutes for Higher Education Faculty

The Institutes for Higher Education Faculty funding opportunity is cancelled for FY2026 and is not accepting applications.

If you receive a "Bad Request" message when you apply, it is possible that your assigned role in Grants.gov does not give you the correct permission. See Grants Management Policy and Guidance for Awards to Organizations | The National Endowment for the Humanities (neh.gov) for more information.

NEH-funded institutes are professional development programs that convene higher education faculty from across the nation to deepen their understanding of significant topics in the humanities and enrich their capacity for effective scholarship and teaching.

NOFO Webinar Recording: The video below provides an overview of what Institutes programs offer and how they are organized, addresses each section of the application requirements, and covers budget requirements and what to know about submitting your application.

Live Q&A Session: Register here to participate in a live Q&A session at 12 pm Eastern on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. 

Optional Draft Review: Submit only a draft of your narrative as an attachment to  institutes@neh.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern on January 6, 2025, to receive feedback from program officers before the final deadline. Draft narratives must be no more than 10 pages long for new applicants, and 12 pages long for returning applicants.

What’s New for 2025:

Previously Funded Projects (see Section C.3, Eligibility Information):  

• Clarification regarding the definition of a returning project: You are considered a returning applicant if your project director or co-project directors have been previously awarded under the Institutes, Landmarks, or Seminar program.  

Accessibility (see Section A.1, Purpose):

• Clarification regarding project design: For combined-format projects, virtual and residential sessions occur at different times, but all participants attend in the same format simultaneously unless modifications are needed for accessibility accommodations.
• Clarification regarding institutional resources: Host institutions must provide reasonable accommodations for project team members, participants, presenters, and institution staff by ensuring facilities, program activities, and sites are accessible to a diverse group of people.

Attachments (see Section D.2, Content and Form of Application Submission):

• Each resume in Attachment 4 (Resumes for key personnel) must not exceed two pages.