Maine Humanities Council

MHC Grants

• Introduction
• What are the Humanities
• General Guidelines
• Guidelines for Specific Project Types
• Instructions and Definitions for Completing Budget Form
• What We Can’t Fund
• Grant Types, Details & Deadlines
• Available Grants
• Applications Forms
• Past Grants
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What are the Humanities?

The humanities explore the human experience by encouraging reflection on its nature and value through literature, history, philosophy and culture. The humanities also encompass time-tested methods of inquiry—dialogue, historical and logical analysis, critical interpretation and scholarly investigation.

Humanities projects funded by the Maine Humanities Council bring historical, cultural or ethical perspectives to bear on topics and issues of interest to our communities. These may take many different forms, but they often share the following characteristics. They:

• Engage participants in thinking critically about fundamental questions of value, purpose, and meaning.
• Promote better understanding of ourselves and others, past and present.
• Are conducted in a spirit of open and informed inquiry, providing multiple viewpoints, where applicable.
• Involve partnerships between community organizations, cultural institutions, and scholars in the humanities.