Every year, CHAT advertises and helps faculty apply for grants to support innovative research in the Humanities. CHAT is a member of several state, regional, and national institutions which offer funding opportunities. 

Artis Exhibition Grant, due July 31

Deadline: July 31, 2025 at 11:59 EST

Budget/Amount: Up to $10,000

Purpose: Support for organizations to curate/exhibit solo and group art presentations/exhibitions that present work from artists from Israel. Currently accepting applications for projects taking place in 2026 and 2027

Eligibility: Organizations outside of Israel. Artist(s) must identify as being from Israel regardless of current residence, race, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, political persuasion, or additional national identity.

RFP: https://artis.art/grants_and_open_calls/program/exhibition

Webinar/Resources:  FAQ. Past Recipients. Questions to grants@artiscontemporary.org

LEF Moving Image Fund, due August 8

Documentary Early Development and Pre-Production Grants

Deadline: August 8, 2025

Budget/Amount: $2,500 for Early Development funding or $5,000 for Pre-Production funding

Purpose: LEF invests in documentary film and video projects that demonstrate excellence in technique, originality of vision and voice, and creativity in form.

Eligibility: Proposed projects must have running time of 40 minutes or more. Main creative personnel (director and/or producer) must live in one of the six New England states: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, or Maine. Doctoral program students and professionals are eligible. Does not fund if director/producer are high school, undergraduate, or master’s level students.

RFP: https://lef-foundation.org/moving-image-fund/

Webinar/Resources:  Separate Production/Post-Production grant opportunity with deadline in January.

Templeton Foundation Grants, due August 15

Open Call for Funding Inquiries (LOI)

Deadline: Online Funding Inquiry due August 15, 2025; if invited, full proposal due January 2026 (or earlier at funder’s request)
Budget/Amount: Awards vary (recent awards from $230K to over $3 million). Generally, up to 3 years (occasionally 5 years). 15% indirect limit.

Purpose: The foundation aims to invest in bold ideas from contrarian thinkers—ideas that cross disciplinary boundaries and challenge conventional assumptions. It funds innovative programs that engage the public with these ideas, in an effort to open minds, deepen understanding, and inspire curiosity. The foundation welcomes grant applications to support field-leading research and high impact public engagement programs in these areas:

Character Virtue Development

Life Sciences

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Public Engagement

Individual Freedom and Free Markets

Religion, Science, and Society

Eligibility: No restrictions.

Grant Database (templeton.org)  FAQ

NEHC Seed Grants, due October 1

The New England Humanities Consortium (NEHC) is offering competitive seed grants for research initiatives in the humanities that seek to capitalize on the collaborative network and potential of the consortium. Applications seeking to sustain, and build on, previously funded NEHC initiatives that demonstrated success are also welcome. Awards of up to $5000 will be
made. (For projects whose total budgets exceed $5000, applicants must list additional committed funding sources and amounts.) 

Full details available here. 

 

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