Member Awards and Achievements NEH Public Scholar Grants Announced August 14, 2018 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email On August 8, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced the recipients of their Public Scholar grants, intended to “promote the publication of scholarly nonfiction books for a general audience.” Tom Dunkel, Natalie Dykstra, Robert Kanigel, Susan Schneider, and T.J. Stiles were among the 22 recipients.