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Digital Justice Seed Grants is sponsored by American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) / The Mellon Foundation. This program supports digital projects across the humanities and interpretative social sciences that critically engage with the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools and methods.
It aims to diversify the digital domain, advance justice and equity in digital scholarly practice, and/or contribute to public understanding of racial and social justice issues.
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ACLS Digital Justice Grants - ACLS ACLS Digital Justice Grants See available competitions Applications for the 2025-2026 Digital Justice Seed Grants are now open. Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS online fellowship and grant administration system ( ofa. acls.
org ) no later than 5:00 PM EST on November 3, 2026. The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program is designed to promote and provide resources for projects at various stages of development that diversify the digital domain, advance justice and equity in digital scholarly practice, and/or contribute to public understanding of racial and social justice issues.
This program supports digital projects across the humanities and interpretative social sciences that critically engage with the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools and methods.
In this way, the program seeks to address the inequities in the distribution of access to tools and support for digital work among scholars across various fields, those working with under-utilized or understudied source materials, and those in institutions with less support for digital projects.
The program offers two kinds of grants: Digital Justice Seed Grants for projects at early stages of development; and Digital Justice Development Grants for projects that have advanced beyond the start-up or early phases of development. All grantees will have the opportunity to collaborate with the Nonprofit Finance Fund on developing a long-term financial plan for their projects.
The program is made possible by a grant from The Mellon Foundation. To support prospective applicants, ACLS offers a webinar series throughout the application period, which includes both general information sessions with program staff and topic-specific webinars (e.g., data ethics and capacity building, data stewardship) with former reviewers and grantees.
Session Date Registration Link General Information Session August 20, 2026, 2 – 3 PM EST https://acls-org. zoom. us/webinar/register/WN__U61EY-XRuqKA2AfC4Skbw Office Hour with ACLS Program Staff October 9, 2026, 3 – 4 PM EST https://acls-org.
zoom. us/meeting/register/m-OHFR9cSFSSRBeCEpls7g Office Hour with ACLS Program Staff October 20, 2026, 4 – 5 PM EST https://acls-org. zoom.
us/meeting/register/yDXMw_HDQaO8WyHaNeOZWw Opportunities & Deadlines Digital Justice Seed Grants November 3, 2026, 5PM EST Digital Justice Development Grants November 3, 2026, 5PM EST Sounding Data Justice for Environmental Liberation in Southeast Queens Learn how a community-driven 2024 Digital Justice Seed Grant project is increasing data literacy, ethics, and environmental awareness.
Training the Next Generation of Slave Societies Digital Archive Scholars ACLS Digital Justice Grantees combine machine learning with hands-on training for HBCU students to democratize access to overlooked historical records .
ACLS Grantees Meet at 2024 Digital Humanities Conference in Virginia ACLS hosted digital humanities scholars, librarians, and archivists for workshops alongside the annual conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations. Recovering the Histories of Land Treaties in East and Southern Africa 2022 ACLS Digital Justice Seed Grantee Ng’ang’a Wahu-Mũchiri shares his work on a large-scale digital humanities exhibition.
ACLS Digital Justice Grantees Apply Machine Learning Models to Anti-Apartheid Solidarity Letters Stephen Davis, William Mattingly, and Stanley Sello G’22, G’24 share their research using machine learning to uncover the history of Black women in South Africa during apartheid.
Scholar Spotlight: Ned Benton G’22 and Judy-Lynne Peters G’22 ACLS Digital Justice Grantees Ned Benton G’22 and Judy-Lynne Peters G’22 discuss their work on the Northeast Slavery Records Index.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Scholars from academic institutions and other organizations engaged in humanities and interpretative social sciences. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Digital Justice Seed Grants are due November 3, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Digital Justice Seed Grants is funded by American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) / The Mellon Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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ACLS Digital Justice Development Grants is sponsored by American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) / The Mellon Foundation. Supports digital projects across the humanities and interpretative social sciences that critically engage with the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools and methods.
ACLS Digital Justice Seed Grants is sponsored by American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) / The Mellon Foundation. Supports digital projects across the humanities and interpretative social sciences that critically engage with the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools and methods.