Funding Opportunities - Journalism & Mass Communcation : Center for Communication, Collaboration and Creativity : Texas State University

Funding Opportunities - Journalism & Mass Communication

August 2025

National Center for Business Journalism - Barlett & Steele Investigative Business Journalism Awards

Title	Barlett & Steele Investigative Business Journalism Awards
Sponsor	National Center for Business Journalism
Funding Amount	Up to $5,000
Important Dates	August 1 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Named for two of the most illustrious investigative business journalists in history, the annual Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism honor the best investigative journalism covering money each year. The awards are administered by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, whose programs help journalists cover money better.
Match Requirement
Link	https://businessjournalism.org/barlett-steele-awards/

United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) - Communication and Public Opinion, Japan

Title

Communication and Public Opinion, Japan

Sponsor

United States-Japan Foundation (USJF)

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

LOI: July 15 (Anticipated)

Full Proposal: August 31 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

The Foundation supports projects that seek to enhance communication and mutual understanding between the American and Japanese people. Technology has evolved, and the institutions and topics of conversation keep changing, but the high value of greater awareness and communication among average citizens, as well as leaders in a variety of fields from our two countries is a constant.

The Foundation will consider communication and public opinion projects that not only raise awareness about Japan in the US and/or US in Japan, but also deal with concrete issues that affect the bilateral relationship (or are faced by the two nations). As foreign policy increasingly is subject to public opinion (and is often influenced by non-governmental actors), there is a need in both countries for increased and more diversified coverage of international news and current events, as well as strong links between certain non-government organizations (NGOs) to enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

In addition, since mutual understanding between American and Japanese society requires deeper cultural knowledge, the Foundation occasionally supports documentary films, performances, exhibitions, and lectures that focus on Japanese/American culture.

Match Requirement

Link

http://us-jf.org/programs/grants/communication-public-opinion/

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public Programs - Public Humanities Projects

Title	Public Humanities Projects
Sponsor	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public Programs
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	August 12 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Public Humanities Projects grants support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to illuminate significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art, or to address challenging issues in contemporary life. NEH encourages projects that involve members of the public in collaboration with humanities scholars or that invite contributions from the community in the development and delivery of humanities programming.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/public-humanities-projects

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September 2025

Radcliffe Institute for Advance Study- Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program

Title	Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program
Sponsor	Radcliffe Institute for Advance Study
Funding Amount	Stipends of up to $77,500 for one year with additional funds
Important Dates	September 13 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study encourages you to explore the people, programs, and collections that make the Radcliffe Institute a home to big thinkers, new ideas, cutting-edge research, and thought-provoking events that are free and open to the public Radcliffe Fellows are expected to devote themselves full time to the work outlined in their proposal. Since this is a residential fellowship, fellows are expected to reside in the Boston area the fellowship period and to have their primary office at the institute to participate fully in the life of the community.
Match Requirement	N/A
Link	https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/fellowship-program/how-apply

Humanities Texas - Major Grants for Community Projects

Title	Major Grants for Community Projects
Sponsor	Humanities Texas
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	September 15 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Humanities Texas awards grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental entities to support a wide range of public programs: lectures, panel discussions, and conferences; teacher institutes; reading- and film-discussion groups; interpretive exhibits; television and radio programming; film production; and interactive multimedia programming. All funded programs are firmly grounded in the humanities and are directed to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such as K–12 teachers, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome. Major grants for community projects fund comprehensive public programs such as lectures, seminars, and conferences; book and film discussions; interpretive exhibitions and materials; town forums and civic discussions; and teacher workshops. Programs should reflect substantial participation by both humanities scholars and members of the target audience(s).
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants/apply

Humanities Texas - Major Grants for Media Projects

Title	Major Grants for Media Projects
Sponsor	Humanities Texas
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	September 15 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Humanities Texas awards grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental entities to support a wide range of public programs: lectures, panel discussions, and conferences; teacher institutes; reading- and film-discussion groups; interpretive exhibits; television and radio programming; film production; and interactive multimedia programming. All funded programs are firmly grounded in the humanities and are directed to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such as K–12 teachers, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome. Major grants for media projects fund film, radio, television, or interactive programming related to the humanities. Applicants may request funds for any phase of the project, including scripting, development, production, post-production, and in some cases, distribution and free public screenings. Humanities scholars should play an integral role in determining the content and approach of the project.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants/apply

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) - USA - Abe Fellowship for Journalists (AFJ)

Title	Abe Fellowship for Journalists (AFJ)
Sponsor	Social Science Research Council (SSRC) - USA
Funding Amount	$23,500
Important Dates	September 15 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Abe Fellowship for Journalists is designed to encourage in-depth coverage of topics of pressing concern to the United States and Japan through individual short-term policy-related projects.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/view/abe-fellowship-for-journalists/

Guggenheim Memorial Foundation - Guggenheim Fellowship: to assist research and artistic creation, United States & Canada

Title	Guggenheim Fellowship: to assist research and artistic creation, United States & Canada
Sponsor	Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	September 16 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Award to individual scholars, scientists, and artists. Guggenheim Fellowships are grants to selected individuals made for a minimum of six months and a maximum of twelve months. Since the purpose of the Guggenheim Fellowship program is to help provide Fellows with blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible, grants are made freely. No special conditions attach to them, and Fellows may spend their grant funds in any manner they deem necessary to their work. The United States Internal Revenue Service, however, does require the Foundation to ask for reports from its Fellows at the end of their Fellowship terms.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.gf.org/applicants

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) - ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships

Title	ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships
Sponsor	American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Funding Amount	Varies, but will not exceed $201,000 per project
Important Dates	September 27 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	ACLS invites applications for the ninth annual competition for ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships, which support small teams of two or more scholars collaborating intensively on a single, substantive project in the humanities and related social sciences. The goal of the project should be a tangible research product (such as joint print or web publications) for which at least two collaborators will take credit. The program is funded by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.acls.org/programs/collaborative/

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) - ACLS Fellowships

Title	ACLS Fellowships
Sponsor	American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Funding Amount	Maximum award: $70,000 for full Professor and equivalent $45,000 for Associate Professor and equivalent $35,000 for Assistant Professor and equivalent
Important Dates	September 27 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The ACLS Fellowship program invites research applications in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. ACLS does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects. ACLS Fellowships are intended as salary replacement to help scholars devote six to twelve continuous months to full-time research and writing. ACLS Fellowships are portable and are tenable at the fellow's home institution, abroad, or at another appropriate site for research. (1) An ACLS Fellowship may be held concurrently with other fellowships and grants and any sabbatical pay, up to an amount equal to the candidate's current academic year salary.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.acls.org/programs/acls/

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs - Summer Stipends

Title	Summer Stipends
Sponsor	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	September 23 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Eligible projects usually result in articles, monographs, books, digital materials and publications, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends

Fulbright - U.S. Scholar Program

Title	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
Sponsor	Fulbright
Funding Amount	Fulbright pays for: roundtrip international air travel, a monthly stipend, an allowance for up to two dependents, and initial settling in and professional allowances.
Important Dates	September 15 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers approximately 470 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. In addition to several new program models designed to meeting the changing needs of U.S. academics and professionals, Fulbright offers flexible awards including multi-country opportunities.
Match Requirement	N/A
Link	https://www.cies.org/program/fulbright-us-scholar-program

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October 2025

Patterson Foundation, Alicia - Journalists Fellowship Program

Title	Journalists Fellowship Program
Sponsor	Patterson Foundation, Alicia
Funding Amount	$20,000-$40,000
Important Dates	October 1 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Alicia Patterson fellowships are open only to U.S. citizens who are fulltime print journalists, or to non-U.S. citizens who work fulltime for U.S. print publications, either in America or abroad. Freelancers are welcome to apply. All applicants, including those being considered for the new Cissy Patterson fellowship for environmental or science topics, should complete the Alicia Patterson Foundation application. The aim of the trustees who established the foundation was to improve the quality of U.S. print journalism. Foreign journalists seeking fellowship help may want to consult the annual list of contest and awards compiled by Editor and Publisher magazine in New York City.
Match Requirement
Link	http://aliciapatterson.org/application-instructions

The Getty Foundation - Getty Scholar Grants

Title	Getty Scholar Grants
Sponsor	The Getty Foundation
Funding Amount	A stipend of up to $65,000 per year
Important Dates	October 1 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual research theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty. The grant also includes an office at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa, research assistance, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, airfare to and from Los Angeles, and makes healthcare options available.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/residential/getty_scholars.html

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) - AEJMC Emerging Scholars Program

Title	AEJMC Emerging Scholars Program
Sponsor	Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Funding Amount	Up to $2,500
Important Dates	October 2 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The successful research project should contribute to the body of knowledge, should be designed so that it could be executed successfully, and should be within the abilities of the researcher to complete.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.aejmc.com/home/scholarship/emerging-scholars-program/

Texas State University, Research Enhancement Program -Research Enhancement Program (REP) (anticipated annual internal grant)

Title	Research Enhancement Program (REP) (anticipated annual internal grant)
Sponsor	Texas State University, Research Enhancement Program
Funding Amount	Up to $8,000 for single investigators; up to $16,000 for teams
Important Dates	October 14 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Texas State's Research Enhancement Program is an internally funded grant competition intended to encourage and provide support for faculty research and other creative activities. All full-time Texas State faculty members, tenured or tenure-track, are eligible to apply. Individuals are eligible to apply for a maximum of $8000; two or more eligible faculty, for a maximum of $16,000.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.txstate.edu/research/oera/rep.html

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public Programs - NEH: Dialogues on the Experience of War

Title	NEH: Dialogues on the Experience of War
Sponsor	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public Programs
Funding Amount	Up to $100,000
Important Dates	October 14 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who are enrolled in PhD programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research on non-US topics. Eighty fellowships are awarded annually. Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $21,000.
Match Requirement
Link	https://www.neh.gov/grants/education/dialogues-the-experience-war

DHHS, NIH, NCI -Innovative Approaches to Studying Cancer Communication in the New Media Environment (R01)

Title	Innovative Approaches to Studying Cancer Communication in the New Media Environment (R01)
Sponsor	DHHS, NIH, NCI
Funding Amount	Varies by cost of project
Important Dates	October 11 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications that seek to apply one or more innovative methodologies in communication research across the cancer control continuum, from prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship, to end of life. Applications to this FOA should utilize one or more of the following analytic approaches, methods, and data sources, including but not limited to social media data mining, Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, online social network analysis, crowdsourcing research tools (e.g., mTurk), online search data, Ecological Momentary Assessment, neuroscience and biobehavioral approaches to communication, and geographic information systems. Studies should assess outcomes related to cancer prevention and control (e.g., knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, perceived risk, decision making in screening and treatment, information inequalities, social support, shared decision making, persuasion, caregiving, behavioral intentions, preventive behaviors, and policy support, among others).
Match Requirement
Link	http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-249.html

Kiva - Kiva Fellows Program

Title	Kiva Fellows Program
Sponsor	Kiva
Funding Amount	Unknown
Important Dates	October 29 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Since 2007, the Kiva Fellows Program has offered over 700 individuals a rare opportunity to put their skills to work in support of global microfinance. Applicants chosen for the program serve as Kiva’s eyes and ears on the ground, working directly with microfinance institutions (MFIs) and other field partners in over 80 countries around the globe.
Match Requirement
Link	https://www.kiva.org/work-with-us/fellows

Graham Fund, Philip L. - Grham Fund Grants

Title	Graham Fund Grants
Sponsor	Graham Fund, Philip L.
Funding Amount	$10,000-$75,000
Important Dates	April 15, June 3rd, October 15 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	From its earliest days, the Philip L. Graham Fund has supported both large and small arts organizations in and around Washington, D.C. Many of the city’s largest and most innovative theater companies, museums, dance companies, and arts education programs can trace their earliest funding back to the Graham Fund. The Fund remains committed to supporting longstanding organizations devoted to bringing high-quality and unique programs to the community and to seeking out new organizations bringing fresh ideas and offerings to the metropolitan area.
Match Requirement
Link	https://plgrahamfund.org/how-to-apply/

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November 2025

Fulbright -Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program

Title	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
Sponsor	Fulbright
Funding Amount	Fulbright pays for: roundtrip international air travel, a monthly stipend, an allowance for up to two dependents, and initial settling in and professional allowances.
Important Dates	November 1 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	This program assists U.S. higher education institutions in expanding programs of academic exchange. By supporting non-U.S. scholars through grants for teaching at institutions that might not have a strong international component, both the U.S. institution and the scholar grantee benefit. Although SIR primarily funds programs involving the humanities and social science fields, it also funds programs in such disciplines as education, law, environmental studies and the performing arts.
Match Requirement	Yes. Lodging Accommodations, local travel, a salary supplement and meal allowance for scholar are encouraged.
Link	http://www.cies.org/program/fulbright-scholar-residence-program#15

National Academy of Education - NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship

Title	NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Sponsor	National Academy of Education
Funding Amount	$70,000
Important Dates	November 2 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. This non-residential postdoctoral fellowship funds proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education. The program also develops the careers of its recipients through professional development activities involving National Academy of Education members.
Match Requirement
Link	https://naeducation.org/naedspencer-postdoctoral-fellowship-program/

Soros Foundation/Open Society Foundation -U.S. Programs: Grants - Soros Justice Fellowships - Media Fellowships

Title	U.S. Programs: Grants - Soros Justice Fellowships - Media Fellowships
Sponsor	Soros Foundation/Open Society Foundation
Funding Amount	$78,000
Important Dates	November 20 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to undertake projects that advance reform, spur debate, and catalyze change on a range of issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system. The fellowships are part of a larger effort within the Open Society Foundations to reduce the destructive impact of current criminal justice policies on the lives of individuals, families, and communities in the United States by challenging the overreliance on incarceration and extreme punishment, and ensuring a fair and accountable system of justice.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/soros-justice-fellowships

Title	Atlas Corps Fellowships
Sponsor	Atlas Service Corps, Inc. (Atlas Corps)
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	Continuous
Brief Description	Atlas Corps is an overseas fellowship for the world's best nonprofit leaders. Our mission is to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals. The Atlas Corps Fellowship lasts 6-18 months and is offered three times a year. Fellows serve full-time at Host Organizations, develop leadership skills, and learn nonprofit best practices through the Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab professional development series and networking opportunities with other Fellows who are skilled nonprofit professionals from around the world. This prestigious fellowship includes health insurance, enrollment in Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab, flight and visa costs, and a living stipend to cover basic expenses (food, local transportation, and shared housing).
Match Requirement
Link	https://atlascorps.org/apply-united-states/

Title	Travel Grants Program
Sponsor	Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Funding Amount	Up to $20,000
Important Dates	Rolling
Brief Description	The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting provides travel grants to cover hard costs associated with upcoming travel for an international reporting project. Our goal is to facilitate reporting from outside the United States. Our ideal project offers print, photography, radio, and video. There are occasional special grant opportunities in addition to our rolling main grants.
Match Requirement
Link	http://pulitzercenter.org/grants

Title	Knight International Journalism Fellowships
Sponsor	International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
Funding Amount	Unknown
Important Dates	Rolling
Brief Description	Our new Knight International Journalism Fellowships are designed to instill a culture of news innovation and experimentation worldwide. The goal is to seed new ideas and services that deepen coverage, expand news delivery and engage citizens in the editorial process.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.icfj.org/our-work/knight/overview

Title	Wallace Global Fund Grants
Sponsor	Wallace Global Fund
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	Rolling
Brief Description	The Wallace Global Fund supports activities and movements that are global or national in scope. We will consider significant local or regional initiatives with the potential to leverage broader national or global impact. Proposals can be for either core or project-specific support.
Match Requirement
Link	http://wgf.org/grants/

Title	Documentary Fund
Sponsor	Sundance Institute
Funding Amount	Up to $50,000; categories of granting: - Development (up to $20,000) - Production/Post-Production (up to $50,000) - Audience Engagement (up to $20,000)
Important Dates	Year round
Brief Description	The Sundance Documentary Fund provides grants to filmmakers worldwide for projects that display: artful film language, effective storytelling, originality and feasibility, contemporary cultural relevance, and potential to reach and connect with its intended audience. Preference is given to projects that convey clear story structure, higher stakes and contemporary relevance, forward going action or questions, demonstrated access to subjects, and quality use of film craft.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.sundance.org/programs/documentary-film/#grants

Title	Outreach Lecturing Fund
Sponsor	Fulbright Scholar Program
Funding Amount	Fulbright pays long-distance travel and fees for Fulbright scholars currently in the U.S. The host institution (TXST) pays local transportation, lodging accommodations and meals of scholar (internal funds may be available to cover these costs).
Important Dates	Ongoing
Brief Description	The Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF) provides funding for campuses to host Fulbright Visiting Scholars, already in the United States, for short-term speaking engagements (usually 2-3 days). The OLF travel award is designed to enrich both institutions and Visiting Scholars through lectures that will promote academic disciplines and cultural understanding.
Match Requirement	Yes. Pay local travel, accommodations and meals of scholar.
Link	http://www.cies.org/program/outreach-lecturing-fund

Title	Mini-Grants
Sponsor	Humanities Texas
Funding Amount	Up to $1,500
Important Dates	Ongoing
Brief Description	Humanities Texas awards grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental entities to support a wide range of public programs: lectures, panel discussions, and conferences; teacher institutes; reading- and film-discussion groups; interpretive exhibits; television and radio programming; film production; and interactive multimedia programming. All funded programs are firmly grounded in the humanities and are directed to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such as K–12 teachers, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome. Mini-grants fund up to $1,500 of the costs associated with public humanities programs. These small grants, which are easy to apply for and administer, are particularly appropriate for funding a speaker and/or the rental of a traveling exhibition, including those provided by Humanities Texas.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants/apply

Title	Journalism Award Program
Sponsor	Hearst Foundations
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	Varies by program
Brief Description	The Hearst Journalism Awards Program, was founded in 1960, to provide support, encouragement, and assistance to journalism education at the college and university level. The program awards scholarships to students for outstanding performance in college-level journalism, with matching grants to the students’ schools. The 57th annual program offering up to $500,000 in awards, consists of five monthly writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, one radio competition, two television competitions, and four multimedia competitions – with championship finals in all divisions.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.hearstfdn.org/hearst_journalism/about.php?type=General

Title	Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy grants
Sponsor	Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
Funding Amount	$7,500
Important Dates	December 1 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Aim and Mission: -to support emerging scholars through small grants -to promote scholarship with a social policy application -to encourage projects that address contemporary issues in the social sciences
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.horowitz-foundation.org/#!grant-info/ggjs7

Title	Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research
Sponsor	Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Funding Amount	Unknown
Important Dates	December 1 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Recognizes a body of significant research over the course of an individual’s career. The award is named in honor of Paul J. Deutschmann, who developed the College of Communication Arts at Michigan State University.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.aejmc.org/home/scholarship/aejmc-awards/

Title	Arts Respond Project
Sponsor	Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)
Funding Amount	Minimum Request: $1,000 Maximum Request: 50% of project budget
Important Dates	January 15 for projects beginning April 1 through Aug. 31 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	This program provides project assistance grants on a short-term basis and may include administrative costs directly related to the project. Projects must address ONE of the following priority areas: EDUCATION Intent: Projects that use art to promote innovations in K-12 education. Designed for projects that impact K-12 students in a school setting or during the school day in conjunction with school officials. Must be TEKS aligned (public schools). HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Intent: Projects that use art to improve human health or functioning. Designed for projects that focus on health related topics, serve specific populations, or occur in a health care or human service setting (hospital, clinic, senior activity center, women’s shelter, homeless shelter, etc). ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Intent: Projects that use art to diversify local economies, generate revenue, and attract visitors and investment. Designed for projects that focus on job growth or cultural tourism (festivals, gallery walks, art fairs, etc). PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE Intent: Projects that use art to prevent delinquency and recidivism in youth and adults. Designed for projects that focus on at-risk youth or incarcerated populations (after school program, juvenile detention center, adult prison, alternative learning center). NATURAL RESOURCES & AGRICULTURE Intent: Projects that use art to understand and/or improve the ecological and agricultural environment. Designed for projects that occur in rural counties (festivals, fairs, exhibitions, performances) or focus on natural resources (oil, water, green art, ecological issues).
Match Requirement	1:1 dollar for dollar
Link	https://www2.arts.state.tx.us/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/ARP.htm

Title	Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
Sponsor	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Preservation and Access
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	January 14 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting sustainable conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections. Libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country face an enormous challenge: to preserve collections that facilitate research, strengthen teaching, and provide opportunities for life-long learning in the humanities. Ensuring the preservation of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art, and historical objects requires institutions to implement measures that slow deterioration and prevent catastrophic loss. This work is best accomplished through preventive conservation, which encompasses managing relative humidity, temperature, light, and pollutants in collection spaces; providing protective storage enclosures and systems for collections; and safeguarding collections from theft and from natural and man-made disasters.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections

Title	NEH: Collaborative Research Grant
Sponsor	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs
Funding Amount	Unknown
Important Dates	December 2 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Collaborative Research Grants support interpretive humanities research undertaken by two or more collaborating scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services. All grantees are expected to disseminate the results of their work to the appropriate scholarly and public audiences. Eligible projects include: -research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding of the humanities; -conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit scholarly research; and -archaeological projects that include the interpretation and dissemination of results.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborative-research-grants

Title	Scholarly Editions and Translations Grants
Sponsor	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	December 2 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Scholarly Editions and Translations grants support the preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts of value to the humanities that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. Typically, the texts and documents are significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials; but other types of work, such as musical notation, are also eligible. Projects must be undertaken by at least one editor or translator and one other collaborating scholar. These grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Applicants should demonstrate familiarity with the best practices recommended by the Association for Documentary Editing or the Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions. Translation projects should also explain the theory and method adopted for the particular work to be translated. Editions and translations produced with NEH support contain scholarly and critical apparatus appropriate to the subject matter and format of the edition. This usually means introductions and annotations that provide essential information about a text’s form, transmission, and historical and intellectual context. Proposals for editions of foreign language materials in the original language are eligible for funding, as well as proposals for editions of translated materials.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/scholarly-editions-and-translations-grants

Title	Public Scholar Programs
Sponsor	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	December 16 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Public Scholar Program supports well-researched books in the humanities intended to reach a broad readership. Although humanities scholarship can be specialized, the humanities also strive to engage broad audiences in exploring subjects of general interest. They seek to deepen our understanding of the human condition as well as current conditions and contemporary problems. The Public Scholar Program aims to encourage scholarship that will be of broad interest and have lasting impact. Such scholarship might present a narrative history, tell the stories of important individuals, analyze significant texts, provide a synthesis of ideas, revive interest in a neglected subject, or examine the latest thinking on a topic. Books supported by this program must be grounded in humanities research and scholarship. They must address significant humanities themes likely to be of broad interest and must be written in a readily accessible style. Making use of primary and/or secondary sources, they should open up important and appealing subjects for a wide audience. The challenge is to make sense of a significant topic in a way that will appeal to general readers. Applications to write books directed primarily to scholars are not appropriate for this program.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/public-scholar-program

Title	Eleanor Blum Distinguished Service to Research Award
Sponsor	Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Funding Amount	Unknown
Important Dates	December 9 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	Created to recognize people who have devoted substantial parts of their careers to promoting research in mass communication. It is named in honor of its first recipient, Eleanor Blum, a long-time communication librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.aejmc.org/home/scholarship/aejmc-awards/

Title	AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program
Sponsor	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Funding Amount	Up to $5,000
Important Dates	January 15 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	This 10-week summer program places science, engineering, and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate complex scientific issues to the public.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.aaas.org/page/apply

Title	Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award
Sponsor	Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Funding Amount	Unknown
Important Dates	January 20 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The award provides recognition for the best Ph.D. dissertation in the field of mass communication research excellence and includes a monetary reward. The Research Committee reserves the right to not grant the award in any given year. The Award is named for Ralph O. Nafziger and David Manning White, authors of “Introduction to Mass Communication Research,” and Michael Salwen, co-author (with Don Stacks) of “An Integrated Approach to Communication Theory and Research.” Salwen’s name was added to the award starting in 2008.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.aejmc.org/home/2018/10/nafziger/

Title	Digital Extension Grants
Sponsor	American Council of Learned Societies
Funding Amount	Up to $150,000
Important Dates	January 8 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	This program supports digitally based research projects in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences. It is hoped that these grants will help advance humanistic scholarship by enhancing established digital projects, extending their reach to new communities of users, and supporting teams of scholars at all career stages as they participate in digital research projects. This program aims to extend the opportunity to participate in the digital transformation of humanistic inquiry to a greater number of humanities scholars. ACLS Digital Extension Grants support projects that have advanced beyond the start-up phase of development as they pursue one or more of the following activities. Developing new systems of making established digital resources available to broader audiences and/or scholars from diverse institutions. Extending established digital projects and resources with content that adds diversity or interdisciplinary reach. Fostering new team-based collaborations between scholars at all career stages. Projects that convene, train, and empower communities of humanities faculty and/or graduate students around established research projects, as well as projects that allow scholars from institutions with limited digital infrastructure to exploit digital resources or to participate in existing labs or working groups, are especially welcome. Creating new forms and sites for scholarly engagement with the digital humanities. Projects that document and recognize participant engagement are strongly encouraged.
Match Requirement	N/A
Link	https://www.acls.org/Competitions-and-Deadlines/ACLS-Digital-Extension-Grants

Title	Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism
Sponsor	Hillman Foundation, Sidney
Funding Amount	$5,000
Important Dates	January 30 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Hillman Prizes honor investigative journalism and commentary in service of the common good. Winners exemplify resourcefulness and courage in reporting, skilled storytelling, social impact and relevance to the ideals of Sidney Hillman.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-prizes/nominations

Title	Hillman Prize for Book Journalism
Sponsor	Hillman Foundation, Sidney
Funding Amount	$5,000
Important Dates	January 30 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Hillman Prizes honor investigative journalism and commentary in service of the common good. Winners exemplify resourcefulness and courage in reporting, skilled storytelling, social impact and relevance to the ideals of Sidney Hillman.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/2015-hillman-prize-nominations

Title	Professional Grant
Sponsor	Alexia Foundation for World Peace
Funding Amount	$20,000
Important Dates	January 31 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Alexia Foundation offers a professional Alexia Grant to enable professional photographers and visual journalists to produce substantial bodies of work that share the Foundation’s goals of promoting world peace and cultural understanding. Work that helps bring about change is more valued.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.alexiafoundation.org/grants/professional_rules

Title	New America Fellows Program
Sponsor	New America Foundation
Funding Amount	$30,000
Important Dates	February 1 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The New America Fellows program supports talented thinkers — journalists, producers, practitioners, and scholars — whose work enhances public conversation about the most pressing issues of our day.
Match Requirement
Link	https://www.newamerica.org/fellows/

Title	Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Program
Sponsor	The Fund for American Studies (TFAS)
Funding Amount	Up to $50,000
Important Dates	February 9 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) announced six winners of its 23rd annual Robert Novak Journalism Fellowships during a gala evening at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on May 11, 2016. The six young journalists were awarded a total of $135,000 to undertake yearlong writing projects on topics of American culture, democratic society and free enterprise. More than 250 prominent journalists and guests attended the event to celebrate the best in American journalism. Proceeds from the evening support the Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Program
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.tfas.org/NovakFellowships#robert_novak.cfm

Title	Journalism Grants
Sponsor	NIHCM Foundation
Funding Amount	$10,000
Important Dates	February 3 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	NIHCM Supports timely health care journalism that informs efforts to improve the health of Americans and that examines emerging health issues and their implications for cost, quality and access. Grants provide funding for health reporting, educational opportunities for health care reporters and support for documentary films and their public engagement campaigns.
Match Requirement	N/A
Link	nihcm.org/awards/television-and-radio-journalism-award

Title
Sponsor	Perry Dean and Alice Graham Charitable Foundation
Funding Amount	Unknown
Important Dates	March 1 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Perry Dean and Alice Graham Charitable Foundation was established in 1987. Mr. and Mrs. Graham were residents of Navarro County and were philanthropic in the community in which they lived. Grants are limited to or for the use of 501(c)(3) charitable organizations within the state of Texas that are organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes.
Match Requirement
Link	https://www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/foundation.go?fnId=155

Title
Sponsor	Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust
Funding Amount	Unknown
Important Dates	March 1 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust was established in 1981 to support and promote quality educational, cultural, human services and health care programming for all people. Grants are awarded to qualified charitable organizations in both Arkansas and Texas. Approximately 65% of the Trust's annual distributions are made within the state of Arkansas. The remaining 35% of grants are distributed within the state of Texas. For grants made within the state of Texas, strong preference is given to organizations located in the Dallas area. The Sturgis Charitable Trust encourages requests for the following types of grants: capital, project-related, medical research and endowment campaigns. Funding for start-up programs and limited general operating requests will also be considered.
Match Requirement
Link	https://www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/foundation.go?fnId=88

Title	Research Fellowships
Sponsor	National Gallery of Art
Funding Amount	Varies; $6,000-$50,000
Important Dates	Multiple; usually March, September, October (anticipated)
Brief Description	Fellows have access to the National Gallery, its library and the Library of Congress to support research on the visual arts from a variety of approaches. Programs include: Senior Fellowship offers up to $50,000 (10/15); Visiting Senior Fellowship offers up to $8,000 (3/21/16; 9/21/15); Predoctoral Fellowships up to $25,000 (nominations only); Predoctoral Fellowship for Travel Abroad for Historians of American Art offers up to $6,000 (11/15) and A.W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship offers up to $50,000 (10/15).
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/research/casva/fellowships.html

Title	Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
Sponsor	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Funding Amount	$50,000-$250,000
Important Dates	March 13 (anticipated)
Brief Description	These NEH grants support national or regional (multistate) training programs for scholars and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Through these programs, NEH seeks to increase the number of humanities scholars using digital technology in their research and to broadly disseminate knowledge about advanced technology tools and methodologies relevant to the humanities. The projects may be a single opportunity or offered multiple times to different audiences. Institutes may be as short as a few days and held at multiple locations or as long as six weeks at a single site. For example, training opportunities could be offered before or after regularly occurring scholarly meetings, during the summer months, or during appropriate times of the academic year. The duration of a program should allow for full and thorough treatment of the topic.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/institutes-advanced-topics-in-the-digital-humanities

Title	Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting
Sponsor	National Press Foundation (NPF)
Funding Amount	$10,000
Important Dates	March 15 (anticipated)
Brief Description	The National Press Foundation has established a journalism award to honor excellence in mental health reporting. The award, which carries a $10,000 prize, is called the Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting, in memory of the Potomac, Maryland philanthropist and activist. Mattingly’s family decided to establish the award in the aftermath of her tragic death in 2014. The award is open to any U.S.-based journalist at a U.S.-based new organization, including print, broadcast and online journalists. The award recognizes exemplary journalism that illuminates and advances the understanding of mental health issues and treatments for the illness.
Match Requirement
Link	http://nationalpress.org/awards/carolyn-c-mattingly-award-for-mental-health-reporting/?a=6376

Title	Bringing Home the World: International Reporting Fellowship Program for Minority Journalists
Sponsor	International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
Funding Amount	Varies
Important Dates	March 31 (anticipated)
Brief Description	The Bringing Home the World Fellowship helps U.S.-based minority journalists cover compelling yet under-reported international stories, increasing the diversity of voices in global news. The program helps level the playing field and redress the inequality minority journalists often face by giving them the opportunity to report from overseas and advance their careers. In previous years, fellows have produced more than 120 stories, enriching their communities with new perspectives on global issues. Many of the fellows’ stories have been hard-hitting reports that have exposed abuses and corruption, as well as documented the extraordinary lives of unsung people. A quarter of the reporters have won awards for their coverage. Fellows’ stories have appeared in news media ranging from NPR to the Miami Herald to the Daily Beast, with a combined reach of millions of people.
Match Requirement
Link	http://www.icfj.org/our-work/bringing-home-world-fellowship

Title	RSVP Linda H. Peterson Fellowship
Sponsor	Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP)
Funding Amount	$17,500
Important Dates	March 15 (Anticipated)
Brief Description	The Linda H. Peterson Fellowship, named after the widely influential Yale professor and longtime RSVP Board member and Vice President, was created with funds from a generous bequest to RSVP by the late Eileen Curran, pioneering researcher and Emerita Professor of English at Colby College. The purpose of the Peterson Fellowship is to support one scholar for four full-time months to enable him or her to conduct a research project on the 19th-century British periodical and newspaper press.
Match Requirement
Link	http://rs4vp.org/peterson-fellowship/