GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Below is a list of non-federal funders that support scholarly projects through competitive grant programs. Some grants provide general research funding, while others support specific needs such as travel/access to specialized libraries or archives, use of unique research collections, or publication costs. Review each opportunity carefully for eligibility requirements and funding scope.
Academy of Korean Studies Grant Program (Supports academic research on Korea-related subjects)
American Academy of Religion Grant Programs (Multiple)
American Council of Learned Societies Digital Justice Grants
American Historical Association Research Grants
American Philosophical Society Research Grants
Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies Emerging Scholars Grant
Arnold Foundation Request for Proposals (Multiple, topic-specific; institution is the grant recipient)
Barakat Trust Grants (Barakat Major Awards Including Digital Projects, Conservation, and Conservation Training; The Iradj Bagherzade Publication Grants)
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Armenian Communities Project Grants (Supports cultural, educational, and research projects focused on Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora)
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Grants (Support for research in Chinese Studies)
College Art Association Publication and Support/Travel Grants (Advances scholarship, teaching, and practice in the visual arts)
Council on Library and Information Resources Digitizing Hidden Special Collections & Archives: Amplifying Unheard Voices (Collections-focused)
Dell Foundation Grant Opportunities (Supports education, health, family economic stability)
Endangered Language Fund Language Legacies Grant Program (Provides grants for language documentation and revitalization, and for linguistic fieldwork)
Ford Foundation Grant Opportunities (Documentary film production grant)
Ford Presidential Foundation Research Travel Grants Program (Collections-focused)
Gates Foundation Requests for Grant Proposals (announced priorities only)
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Programs for Organizations (Humanities; Performing Arts; Research Libraries; Venetian Program)
Hagley Museum and Library Research Grant (Collections-focused)
Institute for Humane Studies - Faculty Course Buyout (social, economic, collective action issues)
Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant Programs (Support for American museums, libraries, and related organizations)
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Ernest Hemingway Research Grants (Collections-focused)
John Templeton Foundation Grant (Multiple)
Kellogg Foundation Grants (Supports projects focused on equitable communities, thriving children, and working families)
Kone Foundation Grants (Supports research in the humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences, as well as artistic research)
Kresge Foundation Announced Opportunities (Supports Social Sciences/Humanities)
Kress Foundation Grant Programs (For scholars advancing the study and preservation of European art from antiquity to the early 19th century)
Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation Moody Research Grant (Collections-focused)
Mellon Foundation Contact COLA Development (Arts & Culture; Higher Learning; Humanities in Place; Public Knowledge)
Mountain Research Initiative Funding Opportunities (Supports global, interdisciplinary collaboration on sustainable development and environmental change in mountain regions)
Retirement Research Foundation Grants (Support for advancements in the field of aging) (Multiple)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Opportunities (Support for child and family health equity)
Russell Sage Foundation Research Grants (Multiple)
Sloan Foundation Research Grants (Economics; Energy and Environment)
Society for Education and Music Psychology Research Funding Opportunities (Support for research, innovation and initiatives in music psychology and education)
Spencer Foundation Funding Opportunities (Research, Training, and Field-building Grants)
Teagle Foundation Grant Opportunities (Supports increasing access to Liberal Arts Education)
Truman Library Institute Research Grants Program (Supports research at the Truman Library for scholars exploring Truman’s presidency and legacy)
Volkswagen Foundation Funding Portfolio (Multiple)
Wallace Foundation Requests for Grant Proposals (announced priorities only)
Willison Foundation Charitable Trust Award (Supports advanced research in the History of the Book)