### Funding Opportunity for

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Collaborative Research

### Maximum award amount

### Expected output

### Period of performance

### Application available

August 7, 2024

### Optional draft due

September 18, 2024

### Deadline

November 20, 2024

### Expected notification date

August 31, 2025

### Project start date

October 1, 2025

September 1, 2026

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            -                    About the Program                 
            -                    Application Instructions                 
            -                    Funded Projects                 

The Collaborative Research program aims to advance humanistic knowledge by supporting teams of scholars working on a joint endeavor leading to a manuscript for print publication or to a digital product. Teams may propose research in a single field of study or interdisciplinary work. NEH encourages projects that incorporate multiple points of view and pursue new avenues of inquiry.

Collaborators may come from one or more institutions. NEH encourages partnerships with researchers in the natural and social sciences, but projects must focus on humanistic content and employ humanistic methods. International collaboration is welcome, but scholars at U.S. institutions must contribute significantly to the project.

Proposed projects must aim to result in tangible and sustainable outcomes, such as a co-authored or multi-authored book; a themed issue of a peer-reviewed journal; a series of peer-reviewed articles; a born-digital publication; or an open-access website or other digital resource. All project outcomes must incorporate collaboration and interpretation to address significant humanities research questions.

The program includes four project categories: Planning International Collaboration, Convening, Manuscript Preparation, and Scholarly Digital Projects. The categories support different project types or stages and have different performance periods and award ceilings. Applicants must specify only one project category for support.

***Note about Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence***

This grant program is one of ten NEH programs that are part of NEH’s *Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence* initiative, which is encouraging research on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI. To learn more about the initiative, please see our page about the AI initiative.

**What’s new for 2024:**
                            - The page limit for the Narrative attachment has decreased from eleven pages to ten pages.
                            - An additional stipulation has been added for teams requesting the extra funding allowed for Manuscript Preparation and Scholarly Digital Projects applications from or including community colleges or certain Minority Serving Institutions.  These applications must allocate to the qualifying institution(s) funds totaling at least the amount of extra funds requested.
                            - You may submit an optional draft. You must use the draft template found under “Program Resources” (click “Application Instructions,” click “Step 1 review your application package,” and scroll down for “Program Resources”) and must submit it no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on September 18, 2024, to  @email . Put “Collaborative Research Draft” in the subject line of the message. NEH staff will read only one draft per project per competition deadline.

Applicants to NEH for awards with expected issuance dates on or after October 1, 2024, should be aware of revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200) effective from that date. All NEH awards issued on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the revised regulations. You may incorporate these changes into your applications now. Additional information is available at https://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/2024-Revisions-to-2-CFR-200.

**View the Collaborative Research Pre-Application Webinar here:**

**A live Q&A session was held Sept. 5, 2024. View it here:**

### Examples of Projects Funded by this Grant Program

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The Marzamemi Church Wreck

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Civil War Washington Collaboration

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At the Roots of Roman Urbanism: The Gabii Project

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Application Instructions

#### Contact

Division of Research Programs

collaborative@neh.gov

#### Program Statistics

Review

Read the Notice of Funding Opportunity to ensure you understand all the expectations and restrictions for projects delivered under this program and are prepared to write the most effective application.

**Application Materials**

Notice of Funding Opportunity, 2024 (PDF)

Grants.gov application package

**Program Resources**

Frequently Asked Questions, 2024

Draft template

List of Recent Awards

**Sample Application Narratives**

***Planning International Collaboration***

University of Rochester, Fedchenko: Eco-Biography of a Glacier

Syracuse University, Taj of the Raj?: Decolonizing the Imperial Collections, Architecture, and Gardens of the Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata

Rutgers University, Unboxing Artificial Intelligence: An International Collaboration Bringing Humanities Perspectives to AI

***Convening***

University of Colorado, Empire of Correspondence

Emory University, Tango in the Humanities: Examining a Multidimensional Art FormAcross Disciplinary and Geographic Boundaries

University of South Dakota, Philosophy and Money: A Historical and Interdisciplinary Consideration of Economies and Worldviews

***Manuscript Preparation***

Marquette University, Spanish Civil War and Visual Culture

Pennsylvania State University, Sovereign Kin: A History of the Cherokee Nation

***Scholarly Digital Projects***

Purdue University, Mapping London’s Theater Districts, 1576-1642

University of Arizona, Shared Churches in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800

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Complete

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#### Contact

Division of Research Programs

collaborative@neh.gov

## Projects Funded by this Grant Program

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Notre-Dame in Color