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.
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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.
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) is seeking an Oral Historian to join their Historical Resources Division. This is a full-time position based in Frankfort, KY. Starting salary is $38,140.08. The deadline for submissions is Monday, February 24, 2025.
The Eighteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum will be held at the University of San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain, 15–17 September 2025. The early proposal deadline is 15 February 2025.
Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photographic contest where the photographers can contribute media about their local folk culture to Wikimedia Commons under free licenses to be used on Wikipedia and any other places with attribution. The contest runs from February 1 through March 31, 2025. A separate Feminism and Folklore Writing Competition is held at the same time.
The AFS Folklore and Science Section will host a virtual presentation to feature Dr. Anna Beresin for her prize-winning study "Techno-mischief: Negotiating exaggeration online in quarantine" via Zoom on Wednesday, February 12, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET.
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