The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Summer Stipends program aims to stimulate new research in the humanities and its publication. The program works to accomplish this goal 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 most 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
• Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. NEH funds may support recipients’ compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research.

Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

Eligibility
The Summer Stipends program limits eligibility to individuals who have not previously held an NEH award in any of its programs for individuals. Additionally, applicants must be one of the following to be eligible:

• A U.S. citizen residing domestically or abroad
• A foreign national who has lived in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years prior to the application deadline

Some applicants require a nomination from their institution. 

While you do not need to have an advanced degree, if you are currently enrolled in a degree granting program then you are ineligible.