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West Virginia Humanities Council announces February 1, 2025, grant deadline

The West Virginia Humanities Council announces the upcoming February 1, 2025, grant deadline for three categories: Major grants, Fellowships and Minigrants.

The Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. It offers a variety of matching grants year-round to nonprofit organizations in West Virginia that support educational programming. Below are descriptions of grant applications due February 1:

Major grants

This category supports public programs including lectures, school projects, symposia, panel discussions, reading and discussion series, exhibits, reenactments and conferences. Major grant proposals may request up to $20,000. Applicants must allow 12 weeks between the deadline and the start of the project.

Fellowships

Stipends of $3,000 are awarded once a year to West Virginia college and university humanities faculty and independent scholars for research and writing projects. Eligible projects include the study of interpretive archaeology; the history, theory and criticism of the arts; ethics; history; jurisprudence; modern and classical languages; linguistics; literature; philosophy; comparative religion and philosophical and historical approaches to the social sciences.

Minigrants

These grants support small projects, single events, lectures, small museum exhibits and brochures, consultation needs and planning for more complex projects. Minigrant deadlines are February 1, April 1, June 1 and October 1 for projects requesting $2,000 or less. Applicants must allow six weeks between the deadline and the start of the project.

For more information about the West Virginia Humanities Council grants program, contact Humanities Council grants administrator Erin Riebe at (304) 346-8500 or via email at riebe@wvhumanities.org. Grant guidelines and applications are also available on the Humanities Council website, www.wvhumanities.org.

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