Research Funding Opportunities

NEH-Mellon Fellowship for Digital Publication

Deadline: April 28, 2021 12:00 am

Source: National Endowment for the Humanities

Description: Supports individual scholars pursuing interpretive research projects that require digital expression and digital publication. To be considered under this opportunity, 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. Competitive submissions embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. All projects must be interpretive. That is, projects must advance a scholarly argument through digital means and tools. Stand-alone databases, documentary films, podcasts, and other projects that lack an explicit interpretive argument are not eligible. NEH – Mellon Fellowships provide recipients time to conduct research and prepare digital publications. Successful projects will likely incorporate images, video, audio, and/or other multimedia materials or flexible reading pathways that could not be included in traditionally published books, as well as an active distribution plan. Anticipated products must be published in digital form and include, but are not limited to, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, websites, virtual exhibitions, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions. Projects may be at any stage of development.

Award: 6-12 month fellowship; $5,000/month

Eligibility: Individuals

Deadline: April 28, 2021

All Disciplines External Fellowship

NEH Fellowships

Deadline: April 14, 2021 12:00 am

Source: National Endowment for the Humanities

Description: NEH Fellowships are competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Applications must clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Fellowships provide recipients time to conduct research or to produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research. Projects may be at any stage of development.

Award: 6-12 month fellowship; $5,000/month, up to $60,000

Eligibility: NEH invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines, and it encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars.

Deadline: April 14, 2021

All Disciplines External Grant

Haynes Foundation Major Research Grants

Deadline: March 4, 2021 12:00 am

Source: The John Randolph Haynes Foundation

Description: The Haynes Foundation seeks applications and makes grants for research on major economic, social and political problems of the greater Los Angeles area. Preference is given to applied studies which, in addition to adding significantly to knowledge and understanding of issues, are judged to show promise of influencing policies and practices addressing these issues. The research project’s potential for publication and its use by the community are also taken into account. The Foundation is willing to consider requests for support in disseminating the results of the studies it funds. Major research projects concerning the history of Southern California will also be considered.

Award: Varies

Eligibility: Grants are made only to colleges, universities, or other 501(c)(3) institutions; no grants are made to individuals. Grants are made only to organizations within the United States whose endeavors are focused in or on Los Angeles.

Deadline: Applications accepted four times per year; next deadline: March 4, 2021

Architecture Design External History / Theory Residency

Bauhaus Lab 2021

Deadline: February 28, 2021 12:00 am

Source: Bauhaus Dessau Foundation

Description: Bauhaus Lab is a three-month research program for scholars and practitioners in the fields of architecture, design, and curating. The aim of the Bauhaus Lab is to create an interdisciplinary research community which addresses a topic from the field of global modernism over a three-month period. Each Bauhaus Lab focuses on a modern design object that simultaneously serves as a thematic anchor and starting point for the collective mission of research. The program is held in English and is free of charge. At the end of the three-month period the findings will be presented in the framework of a joint exhibition at the Bauhaus Dessau. The 2021 theme is “Vegetation Under Power.”

Award: All participants will be provided with workspaces in the Bauhaus Building and receive a contribution toward their housing expenses and a modest per diem. The program includes field trips to various sites in the Anhalt region; the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation covers travel and accommodation expenses incurred during these excursions. Participants are expected to be present on site during the entire period of the program, to contribute to the collective research, and to meet regularly with the program organizers for follow-up and feedback.

Eligibility: International career entrants and postgraduates from the fields of architecture and design as well as young curators and design researchers can apply. People with profiles hitherto marginalized in Western academic and cultural institutions are encouraged to apply.

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2021

All Disciplines External

AACSRE Emerging Fellows Program

Deadline: April 1, 2021 12:00 am

Source: Academic Advisory Council for Signage Research and Education (AACSRE)

Description: The AACSRE Emerging Fellows Program provides research support intended to stimulate and extend research projects by scholars from public and private universities in the U.S. who have demonstrated promise and/or success in conducting research related to signage and the societal benefits of on-premise signs. Topics may include, but are not limited to: creative activity related to the design of new signs or the reuse of existing signs; engineering studies related to signs and traffic safety and mobility; analysis on the history of signs and wayfinding; research on the integrations of smart technologies within small and large scale signage applications and the impacts this technology will have on the urban environments; research on signage and wayfinding issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. See website for more info.

Award: Fellowships of up to $10,000 per year; fellows will hold the title for up to two years.

Eligibility: Priority will be given to pre-tenured faculty. Postdocs and graduate students may also submit applications, but funding will be limited to one year.

Deadline: April 1, 2021

All Disciplines External Fellowship

CAC Individual Artist Fellowships

Deadline: April 1, 2021 11:59 pm

Source: California Arts Council

Description: The Individual Artist Fellowships program intends to recognize, uplift, and celebrate California artists. Fellowships will support artists from a broad spectrum of artistic practices, backgrounds, geographies and communities, whose work addresses themes including but not limited to race, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. In doing so, the CAC will showcase the centrality of artists’ leadership in generating social impact and the evolution of our traditional and contemporary cultures. The program identifies three career tiers at which artists may benefit from this support:

CAC Emerging Artist Fellows (2-4 years artistic practice; $5,000; ~70 awards);
CAC Established Artist Fellows (4-10 years; $10,000; ~50 awards); and
CAC Legacy Artist Fellows (10+years; $50,000; ~10 awards).

Fellowship grants support individual artistic practice through unrestricted funding. See website for more information.

Award: $5,000-50,000, dependent upon category.

Eligibility: California-based artists, 18 years of age and older, working in any artistic discipline, who reside primarily in California and have a history of artistic practice in California, are eligible.

Deadline: April 1, 2021

Architecture External Fellowship History / Theory Landscape Architecture

United State Capital Historical Society Fellowship

Deadline: March 15, 2021 11:59 pm

Source: United States Capital Historical Society

Description: This fellowship is designed to support research and publications on the history, art, architecture, or landscape of the United States Capitol and related buildings. Fellowship support permits scholars to use the extensive documents housed in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the National Archives. The proposed topic must directly relate to some elements of art or architecture within the United States Capitol complex: the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court buildings, and the Botanic Garden. It may include studies of individual artists, architects, or other historical figures and forces. The research must involve the resources of the Architect of the Capitol, including the architectural drawings, manuscripts, and reference collections, or material on the Capitol in the Library of Congress, National Archives, or other specific collections identified in the applicant’s proposal.

Award: Fellowship may be requested for a minimum of one month and a maximum of one year. Stipend is $2,500 per month, up to a maximum of $30,000 for a full year, pending the availability of funding. It is expected that full time will be devoted to research during the tenure of the fellowship. Research space will be provided in the Curator’s Office of the Architect of the Capitol. Limited support services also will be provided. Travel and research expenses are to be covered by the monthly stipend. Fellows are responsible for arranging their own housing and transportation.

Eligibility: Graduates students enrolled in a degree program in art or architectural history, American history, American studies, museum studies, or decorative arts, and scholars with a proven record of research and publication may apply.

Deadline: March 15, 2021

Architecture External History / Theory Residency

Baird Society Resident Scholar Program

Deadline: March 15, 2021 12:00 am

Source: Smithsonian Libraries

Description: The Baird Society Resident Scholar Program was established to support the study of some of the Smithsonian Libraries’ most unique and valuable holdings: rare books and Special Collections. Stipends are available for individuals working on a topic relating to these collections, which are located in Washington DC and New York City. Please see website for information on collections.

Award: Stipend of $3500/month for up to six months; scholars are expected to be in residence at the Smithsonian full-time during their award to devote full-time effort to the research proposed and to be regular users of Smithsonian Libraries special collections. The scholar will have access to the Smithsonian Libraries’ other collections and patron privileges such as interlibrary loan services. Scholars may be invited to address an informal colloquium of Smithsonian Institution staff and fellows on the topic of his or her research.

Eligibility: Doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars are welcome to apply.

Deadline: March 15, 2021

All Disciplines External Grant

LACMA Art + Technology Lab

Deadline: February 25, 2021 11:59 pm

Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Description: The Art + Technology Lab supports projects that explore artistic applications of emerging technologies and ideas related to technology and culture. While there is a preference for projects that explore emerging technology, prior technological experience or knowledge is not required. Artists who have not used advanced technology in their practice are encouraged to consider how technology applications might build upon and expand the trajectory of their work. The Lab welcomes proposals for projects that are presented outside of the bounds of the museum campus, including conceptual projects and projects that unfold in virtual, online, extraterrestrial locations. See RFP for full details.

Award: Grants may provide financial support of up to $50,000 per project to cover artist fees and direct costs, including materials. Recipients may also receive in-kind support, such as mentorship, coaching, advice, and exposure to technologies in development at partner organizations, including Hyundai, Snap Inc., YouTube Learning, and SpaceX as well as independent artists and academics working in art and technology from the MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative, and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Eligibility: Open to individuals and collectives located anywhere in the world.

Deadline: 11:59 pm, Feb. 25, 2021

Architecture Building Science Competition External

The Next EPIC Challenge: Reimagining Affordable Mixed-Use Development in a Carbon-Constrained Future (GFO-20-305)

Deadline: September 10, 2021 5:00 pm

Source: California Energy Commission

Description: The purpose of this solicitation is to fund a design-build competition that will challenge multi-disciplinary project teams to design and build a mixed-use development—using cutting-edge energy technologies, tools and construction practices—that is affordable, equitable, emissions-free and resilient to climate change impacts and extreme weather events. This solicitation will be conducted as a two-phase design-build competition. Up to 12 teams (up to three teams from each of the four regions) will be selected for the Design Phase. Up to four teams (one from each region) will advance to the Build Phase. The CEC may consider adding a third-phase grand prize challenge awarded to the best of the Please see website for the full solicitation.

Award: Up to $12M (divided amongst 12 teams) available for the Design Phase and an additional $36M available for the Build Phase contingent up on approval of the CEC’s 2021-2025 EPIC Investment Plan.

Eligibility: The Concept Application of this solicitation is open to all entities with the exception of local publicly owned electric utilities. Please see solicitation for full eligibility requirements.

Deadline: 5 pm, May 7, 2021