National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Templates

The National Endowment for the Humanities funds projects that range from the scholarly (including books, archives, and scholarly editions and translations) to the popular (e.g., museum exhibitions, tours of historic places, documentary films, and television, radio, and digital programs). NEH relies on a competitive application process and a rigorous peer review system to determine which applications are most deserving of federal support. For deadlines and application procedures, go to NEH’s Grants section, which lists all of NEH’s current grant offerings.

If you believe your humanities project merits consideration, please contact NEH (contact information for each grant program is listed in the application guidelines) and talk to a program officer. They can tell you whether your project fits an existing grant program and give you advice on how to approach the application process. NEH staff will also review draft applications in many of its programs (consult grant guidelines for information on how to submit a draft proposal for feedback).

The UC Davis Proposal Development Services team has developed templates, checklists, and guides for many of the most popular NEH funding programs. These can be found below. One-on-one consultations and direct assistance in proposal development are also available, including document review and editing, and in some cases, project management. The PDS list of services can be found here.

If you're interested in funding related to the Digital Humanities, but are not sure where to start, check out our Navigating NEH Funding for the Digital Humanities spreadsheet.

Please reach out to us if the file you are looking for is not updated for the current proposal call. We will be happy to update it for you!

NEH Resources

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General Resources
Climate Smart Humanities
Collaborative Grants
Digital Humanities Advancement Grant
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
Humanities Connections
Individual Fellowships
Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
Public Humanities Projects
Scholarly Editions and Translations

General Resources

These resources are required for most NEH funding programs

Generic Budget Justification Template
Commitment letter template
Data Management Plan
- Data Management Plan Template
- Article: Planning Your Next DHAG 3: Managing and Sustaining the Project Assets

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Resources for Specific Funding Opportunities

Individual Fellowships

Fellowships provide recipients time to conduct research or to produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research. Projects may be at any stage of development.

About the NEH Individual Fellowships

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