Call for Nomination Applications: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends

Call for Nomination Applications: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities is accepting applications for nomination for the NEH Summer Stipend program, due August 22, 2025, and can be submitted on Interfolio. 

Faculty members teaching full-time at colleges and universities must be nominated by their institutions to apply for a summer stipend. The nomination process is noted below. 

The National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends aim to stimulate new research and publication in the humanities by: 

• providing small awards to individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both; 

• supporting projects at any stage of development, but especially early-stage research and late-stage writing in which small awards are most effective; 
• funding a wide range of individuals, including independent scholars, community college faculty, and non-teaching staff at universities. 

Note: Prospective nominees should be advised about changes in Federal Funding Programs based off latest changes on federal policies and executive orders. To view updates on executive actions and federally sponsored research, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has coordinated with the Office of Federal Affairs to review how research affects Carolina on this webpage. The NEH is also regularly updating a page on the NEH with information about executive orders. 

Awards 

The NEH Summer Stipend Program awards $8,000 to individual faculty. 

Important Dates 

• March 3: Application for nomination opens
• August 22: Application for nomination closes
• By September 10: All applicants will be notified. Nominated applicants are invited to apply for the Summer Stipend via grants.gov.
• September 17: NEH application deadline for nominated faculty
• Project start dates: May 1, 2026-September 1, 2027

Nomination Process 

Tenured and tenure-track faculty members at most colleges and universities, including UNC-Chapel Hill, must be nominated by their institutions to apply for a summer stipend. Applicants may fill out a nomination form by August 22 for consideration by the UNC-Chapel Hill’s Nominating Committee. 

The nomination application requires several documents to be uploaded as PDFs. The documents are: 

• 3-page Narrative 

• 1-page Work Plan 

• 1-page Bibliography 

• 2-page Resume 

For more information on these documents and complete eligibility requirements, please review the Notice of Funding Opportunity for this award or the National Endowment for the Humanities website. 

Funding Guidelines 

Funds may support the recipient’s compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research. Funds and all restrictions are determined by the National Endowment for the Humanities.