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Wichita State Receives $2.5 Million Grant to Launch Paid Humanities Internship Program
A Mellon grant will help launch Wichita State University's Humanities Internships Reward Employers program, creating more paid internship opportunities for humanities students.
Read the newsAlbuquerque Museum Receives Grant to Launch Exhibit on Route 66
A Mellon Foundation Grant to the Albuquerque Museum will help launch a new exhibit showcasing hundreds of historical artifacts, photographs, and local stories along Route 66.
Read the news$1.5 Million Grant Fuels Transformation of Vernon A.M.E. Church Into Cultural Institution
A grant from Mellon to Tulsa's Historic Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church will support the first phase of the church's preservation initiative.
Read the newsLexington’s LGBTQ Archive Awarded $900,000 Private Grant. How It Will Be Spent
Funds from a Mellon Foundation grant to the Faulkner Morgan Archive will help grow the group's organizational capacity and increase its outreach in underrepresented areas in Kentucky.
Read the newsBall State Launches ‘Humanities in Action,’ Expanding Paid Nonprofit Internships for Humanities Majors
Ball State University's Humanities in Action program, supported by a grant from Mellon, will support at least 75 students per year in paid nonprofit internships.
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