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Grants for Individuals - Humanities

Explore 114 grant opportunities

Ann Snitow Prize
$12,000
The Ann Snitow Prize
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 22, 2025

This annual award recognizes and supports mid-career individuals in the U.S. and Puerto Rico who are making significant contributions to feminist thought and activism through intellectual or artistic work.

Women & Girl Services
Individuals
2024 Individual Artist Grants
Contact for amount
Arts & Humanities Bainbridge
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 3, 2024

This grant provides financial support to artists residing or working on Bainbridge Island, enabling them to create new work that enriches the community's cultural landscape.

Arts
Individuals
NCCF Women Givers Fund
$1,000
North Carolina Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Apr 7, 2026

Date Added

Mar 24, 2025

This grant provides funding to charitable organizations in four North Carolina counties that support women, children, and families in need.

Health
Nonprofits
Local Cultural Council Program
$305,600
Massachusetts Cultural Council
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 9, 2025

This program provides funding to individuals and organizations in Massachusetts to support community-based cultural projects that enhance access to the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences.

Arts
Individuals
Assembling Voices Fellowship
$25,000
Incite Institute at Columbia University
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 18, 2025

This fellowship provides financial support and resources to U.S.-based individuals and collectives working on innovative public initiatives that unite communities to tackle pressing social issues.

Arts
Individuals
Community Identity and Heritage: Cultural Heritage Grants
$300,000
Minnesota Humanities Center
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 20, 2025

This funding opportunity supports projects that celebrate and educate about Minnesota's diverse cultures, including Indigenous communities, underrepresented groups, and veterans, through storytelling and cultural programming.

Arts
Individuals
Southern Arts Recovery Fund
$2,000
South Arts
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 26, 2025

This funding opportunity provides $2,000 grants to individual artists in six Southeastern states who have lost essential tools or materials due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Humanities
Individuals
Legends & Lore® Marker Grant Program
Contact for amount
William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 26, 2025

This grant provides funding for historical markers that celebrate local legends and folklore, aimed at nonprofit organizations and government entities in select U.S. states to promote cultural heritage and tourism.

Humanities
Nonprofits
APSA Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics
$2,500
American Political Science Association
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 17, 2025

This grant provides funding to support research on Indigenous politics and related fields, prioritizing projects by scholars and practitioners, especially those from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Individuals
Folk and Traditional Arts Project Grant
$3,000
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 17, 2025

This funding opportunity supports individuals and organizations in Colorado dedicated to celebrating and preserving the state's cultural heritage through folk and traditional arts, including community archiving and creative documentation projects.

Arts
Individuals
Two Rivers Giving Circle Grant
$2,500
Community Foundation of the Eastern Panhandle
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 11, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and community groups in Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan counties, West Virginia, that are working on projects related to historic preservation, natural resource conservation, and sustainable practices.

Environment
Nonprofits
Good Idea Mini Grant
$500
Sauk County Arts & Culture Committee
Local
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 26, 2024

This program provides financial support to artists, musicians, writers, and non-profit organizations in Sauk County to foster cultural enrichment within the community.

Arts
Individuals
Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation Grant Program
Contact for amount
Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 2, 2025

This grant provides funding for educational scholarships for Balfour Company employees and their families, supports nonprofits serving underserved populations in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and assists educational institutions in New England focused on helping underrepresented students succeed in higher education.

Education
Nonprofits
PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for Children’s and Young Adult Novelists
$5,000
PEN America
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 23, 2025

This grant provides financial support to authors of children's and young adult novels who have received critical acclaim but lack significant commercial success, helping them complete their literary projects.

Business and Commerce
Individuals
Chowan Community Funds Foundation Unrestricted Endowment
$5,000
North Carolina Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

May 5, 2026

Date Added

Apr 1, 2025

This grant provides financial support to charitable organizations serving Chowan County, North Carolina, to address community needs and enhance local services.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Small Grants for Individual Artists
$750
Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 25, 2024

This grant provides financial support to professional artists residing in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, for short-term projects, educational opportunities, and artistic endeavors that demonstrate high artistic quality.

Arts
Individuals
Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
$42,500
American Council of Learned Societies
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 25, 2024

This fellowship provides financial support for doctoral students in the United States conducting research on the history of American art and visual culture, including Native American art, to help them complete their dissertations.

Humanities
Individuals
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship
$52,000
American Council of Learned Societies
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 3, 2024

This fellowship provides financial support for doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences to pursue innovative dissertation research projects that promote diverse and inclusive academic practices.

Education
Individuals
The Juneau History Grant
$1,200
City and Borough of Juneau (Juneau-Douglas City Museum)
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 10, 2025

This grant provides funding for projects that explore, document, and share the rich human history of Juneau, Alaska, encouraging community involvement and education through public-facing outcomes.

Humanities
Individuals
Women’s Film Preservation Fund Grant
$10,000
New York Women in Film & Television
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 12, 2025

This funding opportunity supports the preservation and restoration of American films that prominently feature women's creative contributions in key roles such as writing, directing, and producing.

Women & Girl Services
Individuals