The American Folklife Center has awarded its 2022 Archie Green Fellowships to five projects aimed at documenting and analyzing the culture and traditions of American workers.
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The Oral History Association (OHA) offers six annual awards whose winners are announced at its meeting in October. The deadlines for most are July 1, 2022.
The Central European History Society (CEHS) is soliciting nominations for the Hans Rosenberg Book Prize. The annual prize honors the best monograph in Central European history published in English by a permanent resident of North America. All entries must be received by July 31, 2022.
News URL The University of Tartu International Summer University Course, “Out of Enchantment: Fairy Tales in Pop-Culture and History,” will take place on-site in Tartu, Estonia, August 1-7, 2022, Tartu, Estonia. The course will provide insight into fairy tale studies and include
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has named Jordan Lovejoy as one of its 40 new Emerging Voices Fellows for 2022.
Betsy Peterson retired as director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress after 10 years in the role.
Memorial University invites applications to the highly prestigious Canada Excellence Research (CERC) Chair Program with specialization in Cultural Heritage Knowledge Integration in Ocean and Maritime Studies. Applications are due no later than June 11.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 National Heritage Fellowships. Nominations must be submitted through their website by Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
Mid Atlantic Arts announced a new grant opportunity for folk and traditional arts projects in the mid-Atlantic region. Applications open April 15, 2022 and are due June 15, 2022.
Time Magazine reports on Ukrainian museums’ efforts to protect their cultural artifacts from the ongoing Russian invasion, including the American Folklore Society’s efforts to arrange cloud storage space for digital material.