Hawai`i Council for the Humanities

connecting people with ideas that broaden perspectives, enrich lives, and strengthen communities.

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Grant Types


Click on each grant type below for additional information.  Applications for all grant types will be accepted at any of the following THREE deadlines in 2010:  February 15; June 15; September 15.

Planning Grant

Designed to support the planning of humanities programs and for the development of scripts for film or video documentary projects.

Amount:  up to $2,000 (for planning of a public humanities program)

              up to $2,500 (for development of script for a film or documentary project)


Preservation & Access Grant

Designed to support the preservation of state and community resources, such as historical documents, photographs, artifacts, oral traditions and languages, and to make these cultural resources readily accessible to local communities, scholars, and the general public.

Amount:  up to $5,000


Publication Assistance Grant

Designed to support humanities publications, ranging from interpretive museum or historical site brochures and simple monographs to major books and texts.

Amount:  up to $2,500


Research Assistance Grant

Designed to support research on a topic or issue centered in the humanities field.

Amount:  up to $2,500


Regular Grant

Designed to support humanities programs, including community education on historical, cultural and ethical topics and traditions.

Amount:  no set limit