This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Francis James Child, ballad scholar and first president of the AFS. To commemorate this occasion and to explore the present-day state of scholarly studies in folksong and ballad, the History and Folklore section and the Music and Song section of the AFS in conjunction with the Traditional Song Forum and the Kommission für Volksdichtung are proposing to sponsor a series of panels at this year’s AFS annual meeting. The deadline for submitting a proposal is March 10, 2025.
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The Artistic Innovations Grant Program supports the development of new, original works in the Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) six-state region. This program will disburse cost-sharing grants of up to $15,000 to no fewer than 12 grantees. Application deadline is March 13, 2025.
The Working Group on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), Climate Change, and the Environment of the ICH NGO Forum invites researchers, practitioners, and community members to submit abstracts for articles to be included in a forthcoming book publication. Submission deadline is February 24, 2025.
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently updated their notices of funding to reflect recent Presidential Executive Orders.
The American Folklore Society invites you to submit a proposal for its 137th Annual Meeting October 18–21, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia with the Virtual Meeting sessions taking place November 12–14, 2025. The proposal window is February 12 through April 1, 2025.
The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025. These changes impact organizations applying in the Grants for Arts Projects or Challenge America categories.
The American Folklife Center (AFC) is accepting applications for its 2025 cycle of Archie Green Fellowships, AFC Internships, Parsons Funds Awards, Blanton Owen Awards, and Artist in Resonance Fellowship. Application deadline is March 3, 2025.
Ethnographica et Folkloristica Carpathica is an international journal devoted to the research and current theory of ethnology, folklore, and cultural anthropology. The journal's 2025 issue will cover articles in English or German on the theme of "European Traditions." The deadline for submissions is the 1st of April 2025.
Charles G. "Terry" Zug III, professor emeritus of folklore and English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and long-time AFS member, died on January 19, 2025.
Congratulations to Dr. Anna Nogar, OurStoryBridge, and Vermont Folklife, who are among the 219 awardees of the latest funding cycle of NEH grants.
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