Opportunity Information: Apply for 20211201 RZ
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), through its Division of Research Programs, is offering the Collaborative Research grant (Funding Opportunity Number 20211201 RZ) to support teams of two or more scholars working together on humanities-centered research. The core goal of the program is to expand humanistic knowledge by funding collaborative activities such as scholarly convenings (for example, planning meetings, workshops, or working groups), sustained research, preparation of manuscripts for co-authored or jointly produced publications, and the development of scholarly digital projects. Projects can be rooted within a single humanities field or designed to cross disciplines, and NEH explicitly encourages partnerships that include researchers from the natural and social sciences, as long as the work remains anchored in significant humanities research questions.
This is a discretionary grant opportunity in the humanities (CFDA 45.161) with an award ceiling of up to $250,000 per grant. NEH anticipates making around 20 awards under this competition. The opportunity is open to a broad range of eligible applicants, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions), and multiple levels of government such as state, county, and city or township governments, as well as special district governments. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are also eligible to apply. The original application closing date listed for this opportunity was December 1, 2021, and the record indicates it was created on August 31, 2021.
In practical terms, the program is designed for projects where collaboration is not incidental but central to the research approach and outcomes. Competitive proposals typically make clear why the research requires a team (rather than a single investigator), what concrete products will result (such as a co-authored book, edited volume, article series, digital scholarly resource, or other major research outputs), and how convenings and coordinated work plans will move the collaboration toward those deliverables. Even when projects bring in methods or partners from outside the humanities, NEH is signaling that the intellectual center of gravity must remain a humanities problem, with the collaboration structured to generate new insights, interpretations, data resources, or arguments that advance humanities scholarship.Apply for 20211201 RZ
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Collaborative Research" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.161.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-08-31.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-12-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Collaborative Research (NEH) Grant - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Collaborative Research grant, offered through NEH's Division of Research Programs.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is 20211201 RZ.
What is the main purpose of the Collaborative Research grant?
The core purpose is to expand humanistic knowledge by supporting teams of two or more scholars working together on humanities-centered research.
Who is this program designed for?
It is designed for projects where collaboration is central to the research approach and outcomes, rather than incidental. Competitive projects clearly show why a team is necessary and what the team will produce.
How many scholars are required for a Collaborative Research team?
The program supports teams of two or more scholars.
What types of activities can NEH Collaborative Research funds support?
NEH indicates it can fund collaborative activities such as scholarly convenings (including planning meetings, workshops, or working groups), sustained research, preparation of manuscripts for co-authored or jointly produced publications, and development of scholarly digital projects.
What are examples of "scholarly convenings" under this program?
Examples provided include planning meetings, workshops, and working groups.
What kinds of project outputs are expected or considered competitive?
Competitive proposals typically describe concrete products such as a co-authored book, edited volume, article series, a digital scholarly resource, or other major research outputs, and explain how the collaboration will produce those deliverables.
Are digital humanities or scholarly digital projects allowed?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly includes the development of scholarly digital projects as an eligible activity.
Can a project be within a single humanities field, or does it need to be interdisciplinary?
Projects can be rooted within a single humanities field or designed to cross disciplines.
Does NEH encourage collaborations that include the natural or social sciences?
Yes. NEH explicitly encourages partnerships that include researchers from the natural and social sciences, provided the work remains anchored in significant humanities research questions.
If a project includes non-humanities methods or partners, what is NEH looking for?
NEH signals that the intellectual center of gravity must remain a humanities problem. The collaboration should be structured to generate new insights, interpretations, data resources, or arguments that advance humanities scholarship.
Is this a discretionary grant opportunity?
Yes. It is described as a discretionary grant opportunity in the humanities.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 45.161.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is up to $250,000 per grant.
How many awards does NEH anticipate making?
NEH anticipates making around 20 awards under this competition.
Which types of institutions are eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions).
Are government entities eligible to apply?
Yes. The eligibility list includes several levels of government, such as state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, as well as special district governments.
Are Native American tribal governments eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are listed as eligible applicants.
When was the application closing date listed for this opportunity?
The original application closing date listed is December 1, 2021.
When was this opportunity record created?
The record indicates it was created on August 31, 2021.
What makes a proposal more competitive based on the description provided?
Competitive proposals generally do three things: (1) explain why the research requires a team rather than a single investigator, (2) identify concrete products that will result from the work, and (3) describe how convenings and coordinated work plans will move the collaboration toward those deliverables.
Does NEH require that the research question be humanities-centered?
Yes. The description emphasizes that projects must remain anchored in significant humanities research questions, even when the collaboration involves methods or partners from outside the humanities.
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