National Endowment for the Humanities

Now accepting applications: NEH's Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes for K-12 Educators and Higher Education grant programs. Apply by June 25 to hold a summer professional development program for humanities educators. neh.gov/grants

NEH is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Acting Chairman, William English. shorturl.at/DqfS7

DEADLINE | Applications for Fellowships, Public Scholars, Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan, and Awards for Faculty at HBCUs are due TODAY! Visit neh.gov/grants for more information.

NEH's new Curriculum Development: Western Civilization grant program is now accepting applications! Deadline to apply is June 25, 2026. Learn more at neh.gov/grants.

REMINDER: Applications for Fellowships, Public Scholars, Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan, and Awards for Faculty at HBCUs are now open! Deadline to apply is April 22. Learn more at neh.gov/grants or go to grants.gov to apply.

To our student artist (and educator, parent) friends: Use your talents to honor notable Americans, and compete for an amazing trip to Washington, D.C.—and the Great American State Fair! “American Heroes Student Art Contest, sponsored by @Freedom250 and the National Endowment for the Humanities, invites 3rd- through 12th-grade students from all states and territories to celebrate America’s 250th Birthday by creating original two-dimensional artworks, inspired by their favorite historical American hero, chosen from the list of 250 notable Americans - statesmen, athletes, scholars, artists, musicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, and more - to be honored in statues in the National Garden of American Heroes.“ Two of the 250 featured heroes are also featured in Grateful Nation Project biographies and have Hero Cards. Can you find them? The American Heroes Student Art Contest is open for submissions now through May 1. For all details, visit freedom250.org/StudentArtCont… @NEHgov @America250 @PSA_Student @usedgov @EDSecMcMahon @yaf @TPUSA @NCSSNetwork @MemorialDayPBS @pbsteachers @Freedom4Teachrs @FreedomFdtn @icivics

In this year’s Jefferson Lecture, Ruth Wisse delivers a love letter to her adoptive country and a warning to her fellow citizens. thefp.com/p/a-message-fr…

ICYMI | Ruth Wisse delivered her Jefferson Lecture, “A Message from the ‘Blue and White’ in the ‘Red, White, and Blue’” on March 25, 2026, at the Trump Kennedy Center. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=GlgUjF…

TONIGHT! Join us online as Dr. Ruth Wisse delivers the 52nd Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. She will deliver her lecture “A Message from the ‘Blue and White’ in the ‘Red, White, and Blue’” beginning at 7 p.m. which will stream live: shorturl.at/C0mcD

NEH's Media Projects grant program is accepting applications! Deadline to apply is June 25, 2026. Learn more: neh.gov/grants

NEH's new Collections Stewardship grant program is accepting applications. Deadline to apply is May 11, 2026. Learn more at neh.gov/grants.

Applications for Fellowships, Public Scholars, Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan, and Awards for Faculty at HBCUs are now open! Deadline to apply is April 22. Learn more at neh.gov/grants

NEH awards $75.1 million in grants to 84 humanities projects, including research, education, and public programs on the U.S. 250th anniversary. tinyurl.com/3a37thbk

NEH Announces $34.79 Million for 97 Humanities Projects tinyurl.com/ympbr56k

NEH announces grant awards totaling $9.55 million for 68 new humanities projects: tinyurl.com/53scvr2h

The spring 2025 edition of Humanities Magazine is now available! Read more: ow.ly/g9B550Vt2uM

DEADLINE APPROACHING: The #NEHgov’s Fellowships program is accepting applications through April 9, 2025. Learn more: ow.ly/fQc750VpHXl

The Council on Federal Financial Assistance (COFFA) has extended the single audit deadline for NEH award recipients affected by the California wildfires and Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Read more: ow.ly/TgFz50VkWep

A new grant program from NEH’s Office of Data and Evaluation will support data-grounded research on the state, impact, and value of the humanities in the United States. Learn more: ow.ly/jjv550VicOi

Applications for the Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan program are open! This program is a joint activity of the Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and #NEHgov. Learn more: ow.ly/xrfN50VcFXX