The West Virginia Humanities Council aims to support and promote public humanities programming for audiences in West Virginia. Through their efforts, they facilitate understanding and appreciation of the humanities, encompassing a wide range of disciplines, to foster a deep sense of the human condition, heritage, and the relevance of humanities in contemporary society.
The grant program offered by the West Virginia Humanities Council aims to support nonprofit organizations with matching grants for public humanities programming aimed at West Virginia audiences. The grants facilitate research and writing projects within the humanities, targeting teachers, college faculty, and independent scholars. Specifically, the fellowships award $3,000 for projects that do not lead to a degree nor support routine teaching preparations, with no cost share required. The focus is on encouraging in-depth humanities discipline research and writing that enhances the capacity of individuals as teachers, scholars, or interpreters of the humanities. Successful applications will show clear project conception and organization, significance to a humanities field, and a high likelihood of project completion.