National Humanities CenterBeing Human Festival (US)
The National Humanities Center leads the American edition of Being Human, a festival of public humanities that engages communities nationwide.
Public audiences across the United States
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The American edition of the Being Human Festival, introduced in 2024, is part of a global Being Human effort first launched in the United Kingdom in 2014.
The festival’s array of community-focused events are organized by humanities researchers and practitioners committed to celebrating intellectual discovery and sharing collective experiences with public audiences across the United States. Together, these events demonstrate how the humanities add depth and meaning to our lives, help us understand ourselves and one another, and provide context for the complex world around us.
International festival hubs in Australia and Hong Kong have expanded the festival’s reach and impact in recent years. The Being Human (US) team is proud to be a part of this worldwide partnership in support of innovative and intellectually rich public humanities work.
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Residential FellowshipsThe NHC Residential Fellowship is one of the most prestigious humanities fellowship programs in the world.
Select Summer ResidencyNon-local: $8,000 (includes lodging plus breakfast and lunch Monday–Friday); Local: $4,250 (includes breakfast and lunch Monday–Friday)Scholars from NHC Institutional Sponsor universities are exclusively eligible to apply for a four-week residency program intended to assist in jump-starting or making substantial progress on a current project.
Scholarly Writing Institute$4,000 per participant; reduced to $2,700 for local participants who do not need lodgingPiloted in 2025 with great success, the Center's third annual Scholarly Writing Institute is scheduled for July 8, 16, 2027. This intensive, nine-day workshop provides dedicated writing time, along with expert guidance in writing and publishing, to significantly advance scholarly