Grants and subventions to assist faculty in completing publication of their work, including creative writing, translations, edited texts and image permissions.
January
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Publication Subsidies
Academic publishers or full-time faculty may apply for subsidies for the publication of scholarly works related to encouraging scholars at academic institutions throughout the world to undertake projects in the humanities and social sciences that can shed new light on Chinese culture and society, as well as engage in international cooperation and exchange. The publication may be in the form of a book or a monograph. Applications will be accepted for completed book manuscripts, but not for books in a series.
February
American Musicological Society Subventions for Publications
The Publications Committee of the American Musicological Society makes available funds to help with expenses involved in the publication of works of musical scholarship, including books, essay collections, articles, chapters in essay collections, special issues of journals, and works in non-print media. Subventions are granted for any topics of musicological research.
New Foundation for Art History Publication Subvention Grants
The NFAH will be offering five publication subvention grants with prizes between $1,000 and $5,000 for book publication. Applications are particularly welcome from scholars (tenure track or otherwise) writing in less developed fields where image creation and rights might be a particular impediment to publication.
March
The Archaeological Institute of America Publication Subvention Program
This program offers subventions from theArchaeological Institute of America’s von Bothmer Publication Fund in support of new book-length publications in the field of Classical Archaeology (defined as Greek, Roman, and Etruscan archaeology and art history). They welcome are projects that publish the work of first-time authors or represent the publication of final reports of primary data from sites already excavated or surveyed, but are still unpublished.
James P. Geiss & Margaret Y. Hsu Publication Subventions
The Geiss Hsu Foundation invites not-for-profit publishers and academic presses to apply for awards supporting the publication of books and other works of scholarship, including the open-access publication of new titles, that align with the Geiss Hsu Foundation’s mission and goals of encouraging and sponsoring scholarly research and interpretation of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) in China.
Society for the Preservation of American Modernists Publication Grant
The Society for the Preservation of American Modernists supports the authorship of articles or books by independent scholars, writers, students, and professionals in the following subject areas: the artistic contributions of the American modernists, and the history of public and private support for the arts in the United States. Publication Grants are intended to encourage non-academics to do original research, and to encourage academics to make their research accessible to the public. SPAM will include the work—published or unpublished—in all SPAM research archives and databases.
Mildred Meiss Publication Fund
Applications for publication grants will be considered only for book-length scholarly manuscripts in the history of art, visual studies, and related subjects that have been accepted by a publisher on their merits, but cannot be published in the most desirable form without a subsidy. In general, the purpose of the grant is to support presses in the publication of projects of the highest scholarly and intellectual merit that may not generate adequate financial return.
J.M. Kaplan Fund: Furthermore Grants
Furthermore grants assist nonfiction books having to do with art, architecture, and design; cultural history, the city, and related public issues; and conservation and preservation. We look for work that appeals to an informed general audience, gives evidence of high standards in editing, design, and production, and promises a reasonable shelf life. The grants, ranging roughly from $1,500 to a maximum of $15,000, are awarded twice annually with application deadlines of March 1 and September 1. Funds apply to such specific publication components as writing, research, editing, indexing, design, illustration, photography, and printing and binding.
April
National Endowment for the Humanities-Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication
Through NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication, the National Endowment for the Humanities and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation jointly support individual scholars pursuing interpretive research projects that require digital expression and digital publication. An applicant’s plans for digital publication must be integral to the project’s research goals. That is, the project must be conceived as digital because the research topics being addressed and methods applied demand presentation beyond traditional print publication.
May
The Andy Warhol Foundation: Arts Writers Grant
Funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and administered by Creative Capital, the Arts Writers Grants Program was launched in 2006 to support emerging and established writers who engage with issues of contemporary visual art. Through the program, published authors who identify as art historians, artists, critics, curators, or journalists, or who are writers in an outside field and are strongly engaged with the contemporary visual arts, are invited to apply for grants ranging between $15,000 and $50,000. Grants will be awarded in three categories: articles, books, and short-form writing.
The Medieval Academy of America
The Medieval Academy Book Subvention Program provides subventions of up to $2,500 to university or other non-profit scholarly presses to support the publication of first books by Medieval Academy members. Applications for subventions will be accepted only from the publisher and only for books that have already been approved for publication.
Daesan Cultural Foundation Grants Support for the Transaltion, Research, and Publication of Korean Literary Works
The Daesan Cultural Foundation, which promotes “development of national culture” and “globalization of Korean literature,” supports translation, research, and publication of Korean literary works to globalize Korean literature, the emotional and spiritual root of a nation, and promote cultural exchange. Translation support for Korean literature is a project to promote the globalization of Korean literature by selecting, translating (researching) works with high globalization value, and publishing and distributing them by prominent publishers in the relevant language area.
June
National Archives National Historical Publications & Records Commission Publishing Historical Records Colonial and Early National Period
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), supports projects that promote the preservation and use of America’s documentary heritage essential to understanding our democracy, history, and culture. Colonial and Early National Period relates to projects preparing publications whose documents fall predominantly prior to 1820. Projects may focus on the papers of major figures from American life or cover broad historical movements in politics, military, business, social reform, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. The historical value of the records and their expected usefulness to broad audiences must justify the costs of the project.
August
American Musicological Society Subventions for Publications
The Publications Committee of the American Musicological Society makes available funds to help with expenses involved in the publication of works of musical scholarship, including books, essay collections, articles, chapters in essay collections, special issues of journals, and works in non-print media. Subventions are granted for any topics of musicological research.
September
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Publication Subsidies
Academic publishers or full-time faculty may apply for subsidies for the publication of scholarly works related to encouraging scholars at academic institutions throughout the world to undertake projects in the humanities and social sciences that can shed new light on Chinese culture and society, as well as engage in international cooperation and exchange. The publication may be in the form of a book or a monograph. Applications will be accepted for completed book manuscripts, but not for books in a series.
James P. Geiss & Margaret Y. Hsu Publication Subventions
The Geiss Hsu Foundation invites not-for-profit publishers and academic presses to apply for awards supporting the publication of books and other works of scholarship, including the open-access publication of new titles, that align with the Geiss Hsu Foundation’s mission and goals of encouraging and sponsoring scholarly research and interpretation of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) in China.
Mildred Meiss Publication Fund
Applications for publication grants will be considered only for book-length scholarly manuscripts in the history of art, visual studies, and related subjects that have been accepted by a publisher on their merits, but cannot be published in the most desirable form without a subsidy. In general, the purpose of the grant is to support presses in the publication of projects of the highest scholarly and intellectual merit that may not generate adequate financial return.
October
National Archives National Historical Publications & Records Commission Publishing Historical Records New Republic through the Modern Era
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), supports projects that promote the preservation and use of America’s documentary heritage essential to understanding our democracy, history, and culture. New Republic through the Modern Era relates to projects preparing publications whose documents fall predominantly after to 1820. Projects may focus on the papers of major figures from American life or cover broad historical movements in politics, military, business, social reform, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. The historical value of the records and their expected usefulness to broad audiences must justify the costs of the project.
November
The Archaeological Institute of America Publication Subvention Program
This program offers subventions from theArchaeological Institute of America’s von Bothmer Publication Fund in support of new book-length publications in the field of Classical Archaeology (defined as Greek, Roman, and Etruscan archaeology and art history). They welcome are projects that publish the work of first-time authors or represent the publication of final reports of primary data from sites already excavated or surveyed, but are still unpublished.
The Archaeological Institute of America Samuel H. Kress Grants for Research and Publication in Classical Art and Architecture
The Samuel H. Kress Grant for Research and Publication in Classical Art and Architecture funds publication preparation, or research leading to publication, undertaken by professional members of the Archaeological Institute of America. Its purpose is to assist scholars in preparing, completing and publishing results of their research in Graeco-Roman Art and Architecture, and the broader Mediterranean world of Classical antiquity.
National Endowment for the Humanties Collaborative Research Grant
The Collaborative Research program supports sustained collaboration by teams of two or more scholars. Proposed projects must aim to result in tangible and sustainable outcomes, such as a co-authored or multi-authored book; a themed issue of a peer-reviewed journal; a series of peer-reviewed articles; a born-digital publication; or an open-access website or other digital resource. The maximum award amount is $250,000.
National Endowment for the Humanities Scholarly Editions and Scholarly Translations
The Scholarly Editions and Scholarly Translations program provides grants to organizations to support collaborative teams who are editing, annotating, and translating foundational humanities texts that are vital to learning and research but are currently inaccessible or are available only in inadequate editions or translations. Typically, the texts are significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials, but other types of work, such as musical notation, may also be the subject of an edition.
No Deadline Listed
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation Publication Grant
The Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation is dedicated almost exclusively to fostering the production and appreciation of the contemporary arts, particularly the visual arts. The Foundation provides publications grants to organizations in support of special projects which offer the public insights into the range of contemporary art being created by all populations in all media.