”Serving as a grant reviewer for HumanitiesDC made me feel more connected to my city. It’s inspiring to see the incredible projects that individuals and organizations in the District are undertaking.”
– Ava Hampton
At HumanitiesDC, external community grant reviewers decide how grants are allocated. Reviewers have strong connections to the humanities in DC, and they score applications and participate in meetings with other reviewers. This process is facilitated by HumanitiesDC staff and verified by our Board of Directors.
- Interested in becoming a reviewer?
- Have professional or personal experience in a certain humanities discipline?
- Are you a current HumanitesDC grantee or considering applying in the future? Live in or around Washington, DC?
This is a great opportunity to use your skills to improve our community and meet other people who share your passion for the District’s humanities activities.
more about our community grant review process:
- Grant reviewers thoroughly evaluate up to 15 proposals and receive virtual training from HumanitiesDC staff.
- Reviewers participate in required, virtual meetings to discuss their scores with their peers. These meetings are scheduled for 3 hours during a week day.
- The Cycle 1 evaluation process occurs from late February to mid-March; the Cycle 2 evaluation takes place from mid-May to mid-June. Specific dates are provided in the intake form below.
- Reviewers receive a $125 honorarium for every cycle they complete. Honoraria are only provided to reviewers who fully participate through the completion of the evaluation process.
- Reviewers may participate in more than one cycle per year.
- Reviewers can still apply for grant funding.
- Reviewer intake forms are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year, but are especially appreciated from July through January.
Grant reviewer intake form
To be considered as a reviewer, click “Apply to be a Reviewer” below. You will be required to sign into our grant management system, or to create an account if you don’t already have one. Click here for instructions for completing an intake form.
Both new and returning reviewers can There are different intake forms for new and returning reviewers, see instructions above.
If you have any questions, please contact grants@humanitiesdc.org.
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