Good afternoon,

Michigan Humanities is excited to announce that the nominations for the 2025 Michigan Humanities Awards are open; we invite you to make a nomination or share this opportunity with your networks. Our annual awards program recognizes and celebrates one organization and two individuals that are champions of public humanities.

The deadline for nominations is March 1. Recipients of the Humanities Champion of the Year and Outstanding Humanities Organization awards receive $2,500 to use towards a celebration in their community or a project supporting their work. The recipient of the Erik Jones Reading Champion Award receives a $2,500 honorarium. For more information, please visit our website. Descriptions of the award categories and links to nomination forms are listed below.

Make a nomination here: https://forms.gle/RhY183P8JU6DJ41E8 

This award recognizes a person whose contributions resulted in outstanding public humanities impact in their community and in our state. Examples are teachers, scholars, librarians, historians, or volunteers who have creatively and successfully brought humanities to the public forum.

Make a nomination here: https://forms.gle/eMXm4ewAbVdeFsNk8 

Outstanding Humanities Organization recognizes organizations that have made a lasting contribution to the enjoyment of public and accessible humanities programming in Michigan. They may have brought to life a book, humanities project, historical project, discussion, or other humanities programs that serves their community and our state.

Make a nomination here: https://forms.gle/eMXm4ewAbVdeFsNk8

Warmly,

Estee