Sponsorships
NJCH sponsorships support public humanities events, programs, and opportunities that help institutions serving the people of New Jersey explore the public humanities in our lives.
NJCH sponsorships are designed to fund activities that advance NJCH’s mission and strategic goals, with the aim of providing greater visibility and access to audiences that are not currently served by NJCH's grantmaking or other programs.
NJCH will provide funding up to $3,000 for an organization's event, in return for marketing visibility and exposure.
At a Glance
- Open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit or government organizations
- Up to $3,000 for your organization's event or program
- Activities must be open and accessible to the general public
- Activities must primarily serve New Jersey audiences and/or organizations
- Application deadline: rolling
Sponsored Events
NJCH will provide funding up to $3,000 for an organization's event, in return for marketing visibility and exposure. Sponsorships can support a variety of formats, including lectures, conferences, festivals, book talks or film screenings.
How to apply:
Email us to set up a meeting to discuss your event or project at least 2 months prior to your event date. (More details below)
Sponsorship Information
NJCH will provide funding up to $3,000 for an organization's event, in return for marketing visibility and exposure. Sponsorships can support a variety of formats, including events, conferences, scholarships, or awards.
How to apply
Organizations that are interested in applying for an NJCH sponsorship should review the sponsorship guidelines below. If your organization meets the eligibility requirements and you believe your work is a fit for our program, please contact Amy Liberi, manager of special projects, via email at sponsorships@njhumanities.org or (609) 695-5344 to discuss your sponsorship idea. Applications submitted without prior communication with NJCH staff will not be considered.
Funding Priorities
For the 2024-25 application cycle, NJCH gives priority to sponsorship requests that:
- Support areas that are underserved in the NJ humanities ecosystem (i.e., geographic, demographic, institutional type, humanities disciplines).
- Support events/programs with a large number of attendees or viewers
- Provide equitable access to the humanities or educational/professional development opportunities for humanities-serving institutions
- Support activities that meet NJCH’s strategic priorities, but whose structure is not suited to NJCH’s current grantmaking programs or initiatives
- Support organizations not recently funded by NJCH grants or other program funding
- Support rapid response programs that address recent events that have had a strong impact on New Jerseyans and that would benefit from a humanities perspective.
Past Sponsorships
Multi-year Sponsorship
"The Unfinished Revolution and the African American Experience from Slavery to Today"
In June 2023 the Sankofa Collaborative kicked off this four-year series of workshops. Each year’s workshops will focus on an era of African Americans' struggle for freedom and the inalienable rights promised in the Declaration of Independence at the founding of our nation.
Multi-year Sponsorship
Open Book / Open Mind
Founded in 2015, the conversations held at these events spark public awareness of controversial topics relevant to today’s social, economic, and political climate. All are welcome to attend any one of the upcoming events which can be found here. Books are available to purchase at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, and to borrow from Montclair Public Library.
Apprenticeship
RE-presentation through Community Narratives
Under the tutelage of applied anthropologist and FireWorks Executive Director Asiyah Kurtz, one apprentice will spend eight weeks interviewing, facilitating discussions, and documenting the personal narratives of community members to be used in a storytelling presentation of the apprentice's choosing. NJCH is honored to sponsor this apprentice’s work in our home city of Camden.
