NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions

Office of Digital Humanities, Division of Research Programs, Division of Preservation and Access

Grant Snapshot

Maximum award amount

Level I: $50,000
Level II: $150,000

Open to

Organizations

Expected output

Article;
Digital Material and Publication;
Workshop;
Report;
Teaching Resources;
Digital Infrastructure;
Software

Period of performance

Level I: Up to twenty four months, Level II: Up to thirty six months

Application available

Application due

Expected notification date

Project start date

Contact the Office of Digital Humanities Team
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This notice solicits applications for the NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions program. This program is a joint initiative between the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities and the U.K. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

The overarching goal of the program is to advance digital scholarship in cultural institutions such as museums, libraries, galleries, and archives. This program will fund teams in the U.S. and U.K. working collaboratively to deliver transformational impact on digital methods and digital research in cultural institutions. 

Applications must be submitted by teams, composed of at least one organization from the U.S. and one from the U.K., in which each country is represented by at least one cultural institution.

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Program Statistics

In its first competition the program received
42
Applications
NEH made an average of
8
Awards
per year
This grant has a
19%
Funding Ratio