Collaborative Research
National Endowment For The Humanities
Humanities Research awards advance knowledge and understanding of the humanities and strengthen their intellectual foundations. The Collaborative Research program aims to advance humanistic knowledge by supporting teams of scholars working on a joint project leading to a tangible interpretive product. Teams may propose research in a single field of study or interdisciplinary work. All project outputs must incorporate collaboration and interpretation to address significant humanities research que
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Helps researchers in the humanities work together on important questions. Provides funding to support collaborative research projects.
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What Benefits Are Offered?
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max page limits must be followed
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are not explicitly required but may enhance the application.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Travel costs for core team members to visit archives or research sites
- Costs for meeting in person to complete essential writing or editing of the manuscript
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Costs associated with attending a regularly occurring professional or scholarly conference
- Purchase of computers or peripherals, including scanners and printers
- Funding for convenings or symposiums
- Funding for an adjunct not working on the project
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Federal awarding agency acknowledgment required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $2,824,819 (minimum $73,502).
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