Fellowships Open Book Program

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is accepting applications for the Fellowships Open Book Program, which aims to award publishers a $5,500 grant to release open access digital editions of books whose underlying research was funded by one of the six NEH programs. The program utilizes a streamlined application process and has three proposal deadlines per year. The books can be forthcoming titles or ones that have been on sale for up to three years before application submission. Eligibility is limited to publishers who have published within the last three years (or will publish within the period of performance) a book whose research was supported by an NEH fellowship. • The program is open to U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, or accredited public or 501(c)(3) institutions of higher education. • The books must have included an acknowledgement to the relevant NEH award for the author’s research and/or writing to be eligible for this program. • Each ebook shall be released under a Creative Commons license, making those books free for anyone to download.