Mellon Voices
A Q&A with Higher Learning Leadership
Higher Learning
Knowledge is produced everywhere.
Working with colleges, universities, and other organizations that expand understanding and appreciation of the humanities, Mellon makes grants through its Higher Learning program that foster our understanding of American history and culture; develop the interpretive tools and methods scholars use to create meaning; support faculty and students whose work exemplifies a drive toward greater equity in their fields and institutions; and promote pathways for scholars and academic leaders.
How to apply
In our Higher Learning program, grants are made to organizations that advance the Foundation’s charitable mission and strategic goals.
All grants made through this program result from invitations issued by Mellon to institutions with which staff have engaged in preliminary exchanges. Eligible institutions and organizations are working in support of communities and individual artists. Mellon does not make grants directly to individuals, although we do support regranting programs that benefit individuals.
Grantmaking in focus
Phillip Brian Harper
Program Director, Higher Learning
Program Director, Higher Learning
“In our grantmaking, we’re acting on our conviction that any matter of great social import can be productively illuminated by work in the humanities.”
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