Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions

Deadline: April 4, 2016

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals to publish documentary editions of historical records. Projects may focus on the papers of major figures from American history or cover broad historical movements in politics, military, business, social reform, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. The historical value of the records and their expected usefulness to broad audiences must justify the costs of the project.

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Humanities Access Grants

Deadline: April 6, 2016

Humanities Access grants establish or augment term endowments (that is, endowments whose funds are entirely expended over the course of a set time period) to provide funding for existing programs at institutions such as public libraries, local and regional museums, historical societies, community colleges, HBCUs and tribal colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions, archival repositories, and other cultural organizations. Humanities Access grants are intended to seed longer-term endowment-building efforts.

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Mining History Association

Deadline: April 15, 2016

The Mining History Association (MHA) Research Grant Program is open to all who are currently engaged in or who plan to conduct mining history research, including graduate students, academic scholars, public sector professionals in related disciplines, independent scholars, writers, and educators. Research may focus on technology, business, social and cultural life, the environment, or any other aspect of mining, its associated industries, and its communities. The MHA does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, age, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.

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Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan

Deadline: April 28, 2016

The Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan’s international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations.

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African Studies Association, Melville J. Herskovits Award

Deadline: April 30, 2016

The African Studies Association (ASA) invites publishers to nominate titles for the Herskovits Award. The ASA presents the Herskovits Award to the author of the most important scholarly work in African studies published in English during the preceding year.

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Division 17 Counseling Psychology Grants

Deadline: April 1, 2016

The Division 17 Counseling Psychology Grant program sponsors a wide range of activities aimed at enhancing the science and practice of counseling psychology, including basic and applied research, literary, and educational activities.

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White (Thomas H.) Foundation

Deadline: April 1, 2016

The Foundation will focus its grantmaking in two major areas: Education and Human Services. Specifically, the Foundation is interested in supporting programs that address four critical areas: Early Childhood Enrichment, School Retention, STEM, and Workforce Readiness.

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Emerging Crises Oral History Research Fund

Deadline: April 1, 2016

The Oral History Association announces funding to undertake oral history research in situations of crisis research in the United States and internationally. These funds may be applied to travel, per diem, or transcription costs for research in places and situations in which a longer application time schedule may be problematic. Such crisis situations include but are not limited to wars, natural disasters, political and or economic/ethnic repression, or other currently emerging events of crisis proportions.

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William Holmes / Frank D’Accone Endowment for Travel and Research in the History of Opera

Deadline: April 1, 2016

The Holmes / D’Accone Endowment encourages and assists Ph.D. candidates, postdoctoral fellows, independent scholars, and junior faculty working with subject matter associated with the history of opera. The current award is set at $3,000.

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Access to Historical Records

Deadline: April 4, 2016

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) of the National Archives supports projects that promote access to America’s historical records to encourage understanding of our democracy, history, and culture.

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NEH Fellowships

Deadline: April 28, 2016

Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources in the humanities. Projects may be at any stage of development.

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Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan

Deadline: April 28, 2016

The Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan program is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan’s international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations.

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