GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

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)