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September 2024 Grant News
Humanities Montana Reopens Research Fellowship Program
After a one-year hiatus, Humanities Montana is happy to announce we will be accepting applications for Public Humanities Fellowships. We hope the new name and updated format will encourage new scholarship in the humanities and increase community engagement with humanities research.
We will award up to four fellowships annually through a competitive application process. Funds may be used to support researcher time, travel, activities, and program planning. Applications are due no later than December 1, 2024. The period of performance for all fellowship projects will begin on April 1, 2025, and conclude no later than September 30, 2025.
More information regarding eligibility, required deliverables or products, allowable expenses, etc. can be found on our website. Additional resources include an online eligibility survey, FAQs, grant application guidelines, application questions, budget instructions, and informational videos.
Fall Grants Informational Webinar
Submitting a successful grant application should not be a combination of guesswork and luck. Join Humanities Montana staff on October 1,2024, for the Fall grants informational webinar. Together we will review important details of Humanities Montana grantmaking and talk specifically about how to write a successful project narrative. We will share recent updates to our application process as well as new and forthcoming resources to support interested applicants.
A recording will be available on our website by October 15.
Celebrate the Humanities: Attend Upcoming Grantee Events
September 27-29, 2024 | Missoula, MT | Norman MacLean Literary Festival
Alpine Artisans, Inc. presents the fifth Norman MacLean Literary Festival. The festival will feature nationally prominent authors who will discuss the theme, Finding Our Place In Nature: The Power of Story. The Saturday festival at The Wilma will once again be free, although registration is required. To learn more visit https://www.alpineartisans.org/norman-maclean-festival and register for the events at macleanfootsteps.com.
September-November 2024 | Helena, MT | The Holter Museum of Art’s Secrets of the Vault Lecture Series
The Holter Museum of Art, a recent Humanities Montana grant recipient, presents Secrets of the Vault, a tantalizing lecture series highlighting important artists and artworks from the Holter’s permanent collection.
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October 26, 2024 | Kalispell, MT | The Montana Antiques Appraisal Fair
The Foundation for Montana History presents the Montana Antiques Appraisal Fair in October. They invite you to bring your fine art, collectibles, toys, heirlooms, and other interesting/valuable items and receive a verbal evaluation from celebrity appraiser Timothy Gordon and auctioneer Grant Zahajko.
Those bringing items for appraisal are asked for a modest $10-per-item entry fee. Admission to the event is free! To learn more visit https://www.mthistory.org/appraisalfair and reserve your spot on the list of appraisal items here.
