Fellowships Open Book Program
ID: 351156Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Award Range

$7K - $7K

Eligible Applicants

Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding Category

Humanities

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/351156

Additional Information

https://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/FOBP
Timeline
    Description

    The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering the Fellowships Open Book Program, which provides limited competition grants of $6,600 to U.S. nonprofit publishers for creating open access digital editions of books based on NEH-funded research. Eligible applicants must be nonprofit publishers with 501(c)(3) status who have published or will publish qualifying books that acknowledge NEH support, with the final product required to be released under a Creative Commons license. This initiative aims to enhance the accessibility of humanities scholarship by disseminating research findings in free digital formats, with a total funding pool of approximately $80,000 available across three application deadlines: March 13, July 10, and November 13, 2024. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact the Office of Digital Humanities at odh@neh.gov.

    Point(s) of Contact
    odh@neh.gov
    Files
    Title
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    Fellowships Open Book 2024 NOFO 20240313-DR.pdf
    Fellowships.pdf
    The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced the Fellowships Open Book Program, offering limited competition grants of $6,600 to U.S. nonprofit publishers for creating open access digital editions of books based on NEH-funded research, with applications due on March 13, July 10, and November 13 in 2024. This initiative aims to disseminate humanities scholarship to a wider audience through free digital formats, maintaining a focus on quality and accessibility. Eligible applicants are nonprofit publishers with 501(c)(3) status, who have published or will publish qualifying books that reference NEH support. The project must result in an e-book released under a Creative Commons license containing proper metadata and acknowledgment of NEH funding. While the program encourages innovation through digital technology, it excludes edited volumes and certain types of books like textbooks or self-help. With an expected funding total of approximately $80,000 per deadline, the NEH aims to promote the understanding of humanities scholarship in a broader context while supporting the infrastructure needed for digital scholarly publishing.
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