Today’s a great day for digital research and scholarship in the humanities. The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced a new joint fellowship opportunity to support high-quality “born digital” research in the humanities. Co-sponsored by the NEH Office of Digital Humanities, NEH Division of Research, and the Mellon Foundation’s Scholarly Communications Program, this new set of fellowships -the NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication– are intended to encourage scholars engaged in humanities research that will lead to a digital publication. Eligible projects must be conceived as digital; the nature of the research and the topics addressed must demand presentation beyond traditional print publication. “Successful projects,” according to Brett Bobley, Director of the NEH’s Office of Digital Humanities, “will likely incorporate visual, audio, and/or other multimedia materials or flexible reading pathways that could not be included in traditionally published books.” In other words, the NEH and Mellon are looking for projects exactly like those conceived, composed and constructed in Scalar!
Application guidelines for NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication are available at neh.gov. The application deadline for the initial cycle is April 28, so time is limited!
NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication are designed for individual researchers and scholars and support continuous full-time work for a period of six to twelve months. Successful applicants receive a stipend of $4,200 per month, with a maximum stipend of $50,400 for a twelve-month period.
Great thanks to our friends at the NEH’s Office of Digital Humanities and the Mellon Foundation for making this possible.