NewsAnnouncing a New Fellowship Opportunity for K-12 Educators in Virginia
Today, Virginia Humanities announced a new fellowship opportunity for K-12 educators focused on telling the stories of historically excluded populations and peoples. The K-12 Educator Fellowship is scheduled to begin …
NewsSave the dates for the first hybrid Virginia Festival of the Book in March 2022!
We are thrilled to announce that the 28th annual Virginia Festival of the Book will take place as a hybrid event, March 16-20, 2022! Building on the success of almost two …
NewsNearly $1 million in SHARP Grant Funds Awarded to Organizations Across Virginia
Virginia Humanities announced today that $950,600 in grants will be distributed among eighty-three nonprofit organizations across the state. Funding for these grants comes from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) …
NewsMorgan Trust Awards Virginia Humanities $50,000 Grant
For Completion of the Claude Moore Media Center
alth of Virginia.
NewsAnnouncing a New Fellowship Opportunity
For Scholars Affiliated with Virginia’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This fall, Virginia Humanities is launching a new fellowship open to scholars affiliated with Virginia’s HBCUs. These fellowships, made possible through a grant from Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, will provide up to nine months of funding for scholars interested in the humanities and human-related social sciences.
NewsJanuary 2022 Grant Deadline Replaced with Rolling Grant Expansion
Over the past two years, between our normal grant programs and the CARES Act and SHARP grant programs, we have awarded nearly $2.5 million to Virginia’s cultural nonprofits. To allow …
NewsNew Board Members Join Virginia Humanities
Charlottesville, VA—Virginia Humanities welcomes four new members to their Board of Directors: Dr. Jill Bussey Harris of Richmond, Larissa Smith of Farmville, Linda Seligmann of Fairfax, and Tucker Lemon of …
NewsTwenty-Four New Grants Help Tell the Story of Our Commonwealth
Charlottesville, VA—Today, Virginia Humanities announced $231,750 in new grants to twenty-four nonprofit organizations dedicated to amplifying lesser-known historical narratives and initiating conversations around topics relevant to all Virginians. Since 1974, …
NewsAnnouncing Five New Fellowships
After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, Virginia Humanities’ Fellowship program is back and proud to introduce five new fellows in residence at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. …
NewsApply Now for a SHARP Grant
Virginia Humanities will distribute more than $900k to humanities and cultural nonprofits across Virginia as part of the American Rescue Plan. Learn who is eligible and how to apply.
NewsAnnouncing $900k in American Rescue Plan Funds
Virginia Humanities will be distributing more than $900,000 in funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions across Virginia affected by the …
News$500k Grant from Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
To Support Virginia HBCU Humanities Research – Today, Virginia Humanities announced a $500,000 grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation to help support research by Black and Indigenous scholars, and other scholars of color who are affiliated with Virginia’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including their alumni outside Virginia and at non-HBCU institutions.
NewsAnnouncing the 2021-2022 Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Class
The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities is proud to announce the 2021-2022 class of master artists and apprentices.
NewsA Promise to Grow
Virginia Humanities & City of Promise to Publish Children’s Book Celebrating 10th & Page Neighborhood
