Explore arts & humanities funding
The Grant Support Office (GSO) is dedicated to helping CLAS researchers diversify their funding and discover funding opportunities that align with their research goals and interests. This page features a list of external grant funding opportunities tailored to arts and humanities research. The list is divided into two sections, the first for foundations, societies and other non-federal sponsors, and the second for federal and state sponsors.
Contact us
Learn more about setting up a funding search by emailing CLAS-GSO@uiowa.edu.
Spotlight: Internal opportunities
Check out the following internal (UI) funding opportunities.
Foundation funding deadlines
American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society
- 10/01/2026 (Anticipated): Franklin Research Grants
American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Rolling Applications for Topics in: Higher Learning, Public Knowledge, Arts & Culture, and Humanities in Place
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Center for the Study of Federalism
Center for the Study of Federalism
- 09/15/2026: Research Grants
Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation
Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation
George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation
George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation
July 2026 (Applications Open; Date TBD): Fellowships in Writing for Performance and Choreography
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
- 08/01/2026 (Letter of Interest): HFG Distinguished Scholars
Henry Luce Foundation
Henry Luce Foundation
- Rolling (Concept Note): Asia Program - Responsive Grants
- Rolling (Concept Note): Religion and Theology - Responsive Grants
- Rolling (Concept Note): Women in STEM: STEM Convergence
Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation
- Rolling Applications for Topics in: Journalism, Arts, Communities, Learning and Impact
Kress Foundation
Kress Foundation
- 09/15/2026 (Letter of Inquiry): Conservation Grants
- 09/15/2026 (Letter of Inquiry): History of Art Grants
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
- Rolling (11/11/2025 – 05/10/2026): Fall Award Round
- Rolling (05/11/2026 – 11/10/2026): Spring Award Round
McKnight Foundation
McKnight Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Mellon Foundation
- Rolling/Invite: Arts and Culture
- Rolling/Invite: Humanities in Place
- Rolling/Invite: Public Knowledge
- Rolling/Invite: Higher Learning
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center
- 10/02/2026: Fellowship Program
New England Foundation for the Arts
New England Foundation for the Arts
Russell Sage Foundation
Russell Sage Foundation
- 05/05/2026: Visiting Researchers Fellowships
- 06/25/2026: Visiting Scholars Fellowships
- 07/15/2026 (Letter of Inquiry): Core Research Grants
William T. Grant Foundation
William T. Grant Foundation
Federal and state funding deadlines
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
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- 07/09/2026 (Part 1): Grants for Arts Projects
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
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- 06/25/2026: Media Projects