Humanities Council Grant Deadline

The West Virginia Humanities Council has announced its Feb. 1, 2025, grant deadline for three grant categories: major grants awarded twice a year for projects requesting up to $20,000; fellowships of $3,000 awarded annually for scholarly research projects and mini-grants awarded four times a year for projects requesting $2,000 or less.
The Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities.
A variety of matching grants is offered by the Humanities Council year-round to nonprofit organizations in West Virginia that support educational programming.
Major grants support public programs including lectures, school projects, symposia, panel discussions, reading and discussion series, exhibits, reenactments and conferences.
Major grant proposals may request up to $20,000. Applicants must allow 12 weeks between the deadline and the start of the project.
Fellowship stipends of $3,000 are awarded once a year to West Virginia college and university humanities faculty and independent scholars for research and writing projects.
Eligible projects include the study of interpretive archaeology; the history, theory and criticism of the arts; ethics; history; jurisprudence; modern and classical languages; linguistics; literature; philosophy; comparative religion; and philosophical and historical approaches to the social sciences.
Mini-grants support small projects, single events, lectures, small museum exhibits and brochures, consultation needs, and planning for more complex projects.
Mini-grant deadlines are Feb. 1, April 1, June 1, and Oct. 1 for projects requesting $2,000 or less. Applicants must allow six weeks between the deadline and the start of the project.
To apply, contact Erin Riebe, Humanities Council grants administrator, at 304.346.8500 or via e-mail at [email protected].