The New Jersey Council for the Humanities offers grants to support the planning and development (Incubation) or implementation or continuation (Action) of public humanities projects. Grants are available in amounts between $3,000 and $15,000. Review our available grants, deadlines, webinars, and new streamlined guidlines.
Our Mission
We explore, cultivate, and champion the public humanities in order to strengthen New Jersey’s diverse community.
Our Work
Humanities Lab
Launching in spring 2023, this pilot program will help organizations learn about, experiment, and get started with with new program ideas.
Sponsorships
Sponsorships support events, programs, and opportunities that help institutions serving the people of New Jersey explore the public humanities in our lives.
Impact
Our programs, grants, resources, and convenings foster appreciation for the public humanities in every district in the state.
Events
News
Resource Roundup March 2024
The Resource Roundup is a monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and […]
Nine New Jersey Organizations Join NJCH Community History Program
Participating organizations will each receive training and $5,000 in funding to unearth their communities’ untold stories
Resource Roundup February 2024
The Resource Roundup is a monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and […]
NJCH-supported Community Journalism Classes are Underway
In 2023, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities announced the Fueling Community Journalism Through NJ Community Colleges initiative, which introduced non-credit certificate programs in community journalism at four NJ […]
Mourning the Loss of Teddy Murphy, Former NJCH Executive Director
The New Jersey Council for the Humanities mourns the loss of Miriam “Teddy” Murphy, who served nearly 20 years as the organization’s executive director during the first half of its […]