NEH Summer Stipend Internal Competition
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends program requires all applicants to be nominated by an official on their campus. The Center for the Humanities coordinates the internal competition for Washington University to select the university’s nominee.
Note: Applicants applying for the Summer Faculty Research Grant (FRG) are encouraged to apply for the NEH Summer Stipend as well. Beginning with the fall 2024 cycle, the application for these awards is combined.
Grant snapshot
Dates are for the 2024–25 academic year.
Grant amount
NEH award – $8,000 awarded directly to the individual
Humanities center funding – Provided that sufficient funds are available, nominees from Arts & Sciences who are successful in the NEH competition will also receive an FRG supplement up to $2,000. If a nominee is not successful, an FRG in the amount of up to $7,000 will be awarded.
Internal application deadline: Tuesday, September 3, 2024, 11:59 pm CDT
Internal nomination notification: By Tuesday, September 10, 2024
NEH application deadline: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 (anticipated)
Grant period: Support is for continuous full-time work for a period of two months during the summer. Projects may start as early as May 1, 2025.
