Closed · 20190206-FZ · CFDA 45.160 · Discretionary

Public Scholar Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Endowment for the Humanities, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$30K-$60K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 6, 2019
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Public Scholar Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Humanities that offered $30,000 -- $60,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 617 other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities.

$30K-$60K
award range
Closed
application status
45.160
CFDA program
617
other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities

Archived opportunity record

Public Scholar Program is closed (last close February 6, 2019). The parent program page for CFDA 45.160 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Endowment for the Humanities still indexes 617 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed February 6, 2019

Posted Dec 10 Closes Feb 6

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Public Scholar Program supports the creation of well-researched books in the humanities intended to reach a broad readership. Some humanities scholarship is necessarily specialized, but the humanities can also engage broad audiences in exploring subjects of general interest. 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, making appropriate use of primary and/or secondary sources. They must also be written in a readily accessible style, addressing significant humanities themes in a way that will appeal to a large audience of general readers. Applications to write books directed primarily to scholars are not appropriate for this program. Applicants may seek support for the creation of digital or Web-based products intended to supplement the book that they propose. By establishing the Public Scholar Program, NEH has entered a long-term commitment to encourage scholarship in the humanities for general audiences. The program is open to both individuals affiliated with scholarly institutions and to independent scholars, researchers, and writers. Projects may be at any stage of development.

Individual applicant lane · 20190206-FZ

Grants.gov lists individuals as an eligible applicant type for Public Scholar Program. This is a person-facing lane rather than a pure organization competition desk. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Humanities (HU). 76 other National Endowment for the Humanities listings share this eligibility-code string (12% of 618).

Code 21
Individuals

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 45.160

NEH Collaborative Research

National Endowment for the Humanities

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Agency Contact

Division of Research Programs National Endowment for the Humanities Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8200 publicscholar@neh.gov publicscholar@neh.gov

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What to do next

Public Scholar Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 45.160 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • NEH Collaborative Research indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Endowment for the Humanities lists 617 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants