Opportunities and Resources

Upcoming Opportunities of Note:

 

Mid-Career Fellowships and Senior Fellowships at the Paul Mellon Centre  

Funding: £18,000; £60,000 

Deadline: January 31 

Mid-Career Fellowships are awarded annually to academics and scholars at universities, museums, galleries or other organisations who are established in their careers and who were awarded their doctorates over six years previously. The Fellowship is an award of £18,000 to cover a period of four months.   

Senior Fellowships are offered annually to academics, established scholars or senior museum professionals in the field of British art either to complete a manuscript or book for publication or to undertake a sustained period of research towards a major project. The Fellowship is an award of £60,000 to cover a period of 12 months. 

The Paul Mellon Centre is an educational charity that champions new ways of understanding British art history and culture. Through all areas of our work, including our grants and fellowships programme, we promote activities that enhance and expand knowledge of British art and architecture. As an organisation, we pledge ourselves to ensuring that the histories of British art are enriched and made more relevant to a broader range of people in the future. The inclusion of voices, narratives and experiences that have been marginalised or excluded in the past will have a transformational impact on the future of the Centre and upon British art studies. Accordingly, the Paul Mellon Centre particularly welcomes applications from those who are under-represented within the academic field of the humanities in the UK. 

  

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors, National Trust for Historic Preservation 

Funding: $2,500-$15,000 

Deadline: March 2, 2026 

In July 1997, George P. Mitchell made a generous gift to the National Trust for Historic Preservation to establish the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors in honor of his wife. Learn more about Cynthia Woods Mitchell in this story. The purpose of the fund is to assist in the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of historic interiors.  

  

Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation, National Trust for Historic Preservation 

Funding: $2,500-$15,000 

Deadline: March 2, 2026 

In July 1994, the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation was created in honor of Johanna Favrot’s 80th birthday. Learn more about Johanna Favrot in this story. The fund aims to save historic environments in order to foster an appreciation of our nation’s diverse cultural heritage and to preserve and revitalize the livability of the nation’s communities. Grants from the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation generally range from $2,500 to $15,000. The selection process is very competitive. 

  

Santa Fe Community Foundation Competitive Community Grants 

Funding: up to $20,000  

Deadline: March 15   

Our 2026 spring grant cycle will be open February 9 - March 15. During this cycle, we welcome proposals from organizations serving Santa Fe, Mora, Rio Arriba, and San Miguel counties that are engaged in direct service, policy advocacy, and/or collaborative efforts to improve outcomes in the following fields of interest: Civic & Economic Opportunities, Empower! Black Futures Community Fund, Health & Human Services. 

 

Resources for Publishing and Book Subventions:

For University Presses, including resources for the “life cycle” of a book:

For general advice about publishing:

  • Manuscript Works: https://manuscriptworks.com/archive
  • Jane Friedman, Reporting on the Publishing Industry: https://janefriedman.com/ [See especially the 2025-2025 Key Book Publishing Paths]
  • William Germano, Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books, 3rd ed. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2016).

On subventions:

On Open Access (OA):