The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Summer Stipends grant program provides $8,000 to individuals to support two consecutive months of full-time summer support on humanities projects. The NEH Summer Stipends program is highly competitive and supports research and scholarship in the humanities for eligible scholars pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources.
There are several significant changes for the 2025 Summer Stipends competition that affect applicant eligibility and Mason’s internal review process:
(1) Due to Mason’s new designation as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, nominations by the university’s nominating official (Dean Ann Ardis) will no longer be required, and more humanities scholars from Mason may submit applications.
(2) Previous recipients of Summer Stipends and NEH fellowship recipients are not eligible to apply for Summer Stipends awards.
Potential applicants should closely review the Notice of Funding Opportunity AND register for the July 10, 2024 webinar offered by NEH that will discuss the program changes and how to prepare persuasive fundable applications. Additionally, NEH staff will host a Summer Stipends Application Writing Tips Webinar on August 21, 2024 at 2PM. (Register here).
Eligible applicants may request narrative feedback from CHSS (as time and capacity permit) and submit their 3-page proposal narrative and 1-page work plan (following the instructions in the NOFO) by August 1, 2024 to chssadr@gmu.edu.
Assistance from CHSS Pre-Award is also available to help CHSS applicants prepare their application package which will be submitted by applicants directly using Grants.gov. Applicants not from CHSS will be referred to their home academic units for assistance. CHSS applicants need to submit a CHSS Pre-Award Request for Assistance (PRA form) to receive help with technical aspects and submitting application via Grants.gov no later than August 19th.
The NEH Application deadline is September 18, 2024, although applicants should submit their final proposals on Grants.gov at least two weeks prior to that date to avoid issues in submitting their applications.