The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Eligible projects typically result in articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months.
An outright award of $6,000 is provided for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing. In accordance with NEH guidelines, Ball State may nominate two faculty proposals to submit to NEH.
Recorded webinars focused on the application process and general tips as well as one for application writing strategies are available on the NEH SS site.
NEH will hold a NEH Summer Stipends Application Writing Tips Webinar August 16th from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Click here to register.
Ball State’s internal application deadline is Friday, August 18, 2023 by 5:00PM via InfoReady.
Deadline for final submission to the NEH is September 20, 2023 for projects beginning May 1, 2024.
Click here for full guidelines on the NEH website.
The submission process: all internal applications will be accepted via InfoReady, available in mid-July.
Applicants should complete the form and attach the following:
- 3-page (single-spaced) narrative - must follow NEH guidelines for format and content
- 1-page workplan? *NEW
- 1-page (single-spaced) bibliography
- ?2-page (single-spaced) resumé
- 1-page appendix (graphical materials or edition/translation sample, if applicable)
Two proposals will be selected as Ball State’s nominees to be submitted to the NEH by September 20, 2023.
We encourage you to review the Recently Funded Grants page for information on previous awardees from NEH.