African Poetry Digital Humanities Grant 2026 (up to $10,000) – YOA

Deadline: January 23, 2026

Applications are open for the African Poetry Digital Humanities Grant 2026. The African Poetry Digital Portal Project funded by a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation invites proposals from students and researchers for the African Poetry Digital Humanities Grant. These grants assist Digital Humanities analysis in African Poetry.

Applicants are inspired to make use of the assets of the Portal, and in so doing broaden the affect of the Portal within the broader neighborhood of African Digital Humanities scholarship. Given the multifaceted nature of African Poetry by way of regional variance, performative components, archival and textual complexity and vary, and the work of African Poetry inside the cloth of latest and historic societies, proposals ought to make the most of the vary of potentialities afforded to a scholar within the area of Digital Humanities.

Grant

• The grant quantity is $10,000.

Eligibility

• Open to students and researchers.
• To be thought of, tasks should use digital analysis strategies or embody scholarship that applies computing applied sciences in humanistic inquiry. Most importantly, African Poetry have to be on the middle of the analysis.

Application

Application requires the next:

• Project proposal: an outline of the proposed analysis plan consisting of the next (shouldn’t exceed 3 pages):
  • Abstract (300 phrases most)
  • Project Narrative: The narrative ought to describe the guiding premises of the venture clearly, present a transparent overview of the venture’s construction (parts, personnel, duties), and describe in concrete phrases what the venture hopes to accomplish by the tip of the 12-month interval. Include:
    • The nature of the venture
    • The space of African Poetry being explored
    • The analysis query and method
    • Technological necessities: particular tools, software program, server time, or internet hosting (NOTE: Personal laptop purchases usually are not permitted)
    • An in depth timeline together with key dates and milestones
• An in depth funds (1 web page most) together with clear explanations for every merchandise and a justification of their significance to the venture.
• C.V. from the first researcher. Include related examples of earlier tasks.

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For extra info, go to African Poetry Digital Humanities Grant.