Transcript NEH Grant Opportunities for UDC Faculty

NEH Grant Opportunities
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1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20506
www.neh.gov
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Rebecca Boggs
Senior Program Officer
Division of Education Programs
202/606-8398
[email protected]
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The Humanities
• carry the voices of one generation to
the next through the records of
human civilization
• are the ideas that shape our world
and define our roles as citizens
• ask big questions
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Office of Digital
Humanities
Education
Research
Preservation
& Access
Public
Programs
Challenge Grants
NEH Divisions and Offices
What do you want to do with your grant?
Bridging Cultures
The NEH Bridging Cultures Initiative is designed “to
help American citizens gain a deeper understanding
of our own rich and varied cultural heritage, as well
as the history and culture of other nations.”
- NEH Chairman Jim Leach
Note: All deadlines listed in this
presentation or in other materials
distributed at this workshop should be
verified against the official current listing
well in advance of applying.
This listing can be found on the NEH website
under “Apply for a Grant”:
www.neh.gov/grants/grantsbydivision.html
Humanities Initiatives at
Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment
NEH Humanities Initiatives may:
• create opportunities for faculty members to study together while improving
their capacity to teach the humanities
• help faculty members and administrators develop new humanities programs
(may include but not limited to: academic writing programs, foreign language
programs, new humanities minors, first-year seminars, capstone courses, or
summer bridge programs for at-risk high school students)
• help institutions take advantage of humanities resources, especially in the
digital humanities
• enhance or develop areas of basic need in an institution’s core humanities
programs
• build ties among faculty at more than one institution of higher learning;
among college teachers, secondary school teachers, and students; or among
faculty members at institutions of higher learning and colleagues in museums,
libraries, or other organizations such as historical and cultural societies
Humanities Initiatives at
Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment
• Deadline: June 30, 2011
• Grant Amount: Up to $100,000
• Duration: 12 to 36 months
Division of Education Programs
Examples of Humanities Initiatives Grants
Integrating Area Studies and Humanities: Bridging Cultures in an Era of
Internationalization
California State University, San Bernardino
A two-year project to support the linking and integration of programs in three
interdisciplinary areas: Asian, Latin American, and Islamic and Arabic studies.
Programs in Puerto Rican and Caribbean Art History
Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
A series of public lectures and faculty development seminars in anticipation of the
creation of a new master’s program in Puerto Rican and Caribbean art history.
Hartford Heritage: History, Literature, and Writing
Capital Community College
A two-year project for twelve faculty members at Capital Community College to
investigate the history, literature, and culture of Hartford, Connecticut, and to reframe
the institution’s first-year writing courses as writing-intensive humanities studies.
Awards for Faculty at
Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment
Awards to individual faculty members for:
• conducting research in primary and secondary
materials;
• producing articles, books, digital materials,
translations, editions, or other scholarly resources;
or
• pursuing research to improve an existing
undergraduate course or to achieve institutional or
community research goals.
Awards for Faculty at
Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment
• Deadline: April 14, 2011
• Grant Amount: $4,200 per month (or full-time
equivalent) — maximum $50,400 (12 months full-time)
• Duration: 2 to 12 months full-time (4 to 24 half-time)
Division of Research Programs
Examples of Awards for Faculty at IHHEs
Christina Bueno
Northeastern Illinois University
The Allure of Antiquity: Archeology and the Making of Modern Mexico, 1877-1910
Ethan Bumas
New Jersey City University
Colonial Appropriations
Barry Levitt
Florida International University
Laughing at “Lo Politico”: Mass Media Political Humor in Contemporary Latin America
Julie Weise
California State University, Long Beach
Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the U.S. South, 1910–2010
Division of Education Programs
Grants to strengthen
teaching and learning
in the humanities in
schools and colleges
across the nation
NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes
Provide opportunities to:
• Create intensive two-to-five week programs that reach a national
audience of college and university faculty or school teachers
• Engage in collegial study of significant texts and topics in the
humanities
• Use the academic resources of libraries, museums, and cultural
sites
Deadline to propose a project for summer 2013: March 2012
(Award amounts vary based on the length and type of project.)
Deadline to apply to attend a project in summer 2012: March 2012
(Participants apply directly to individual projects.)
Examples of NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes
Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers:
Mexican Literature and Culture in Context (CSU East Bay; held in Mexico City)
Latino Identity in New York (Hunter College)
Medieval and Early Modern Islamic Iberia (U. of Virginia; held in Spain)
Reading “Don Quixote” (SUNY-Binghamton)
Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers:
Brazilian Literature and Culture (Ohio State U.; held in Brazil)
American Immigration Revisited (American University)
Revisioning the Maya World(Community Coll. Humanities Ass’n; held in C. Amer.)
NEH Landmarks of American
History and Culture Workshops
Provide opportunities to:
• Create intensive one-week programs that reach national audiences
of school teachers or community college faculty
• Engage in collegial study of significant texts and topics in the
American experience at historic sites
• Integrate the use of archival sources and material evidence into
school curricula
Deadline to propose a project for summer 2013: March 2012
(Award amounts vary.)
Deadline to apply to attend a project in summer 2012: March 2012
(Participants apply directly to individual projects.)
Examples of NEH Landmarks of
American History & Culture Workshops
University of New Mexico
Contested Homelands: Knowledge, History and Culture of Historic Santa Fe
Two one-week workshops for eighty school teachers on the history of interactions
between Native Americans and European settlers in Santa Fe.
California State University, Northridge
The Spanish and Mexican Influences on California, 1769-1884
Two one-week workshops for eighty school teachers on the Spanish and Mexican
influence in California, using sites in the Los Angeles area.
CUNY: NYC College of Technology (“CityTech”), Brooklyn, NY
Along the Shore: Preserving the Landmarks of Brooklyn’s Industrial Waterfront
Two one-week workshops for fifty community college faculty members on selected
Brooklyn waterfront landmarks.
Enduring Questions
Offer opportunities to:
• Design a new course for undergraduate teaching and learning that
promotes engagement with fundamental issues in the humanities
• Focus on an explicitly stated question drawing upon significant
readings from a range of historical periods
• Stimulate inquiry beyond vocational or specialized areas (not limited
to those trained in or teaching in humanities disciplines)
• Engage in deep, sustained programs of reading to encounter
influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day
Deadline: September 15, 2011
Awards up to $25,000, including $15,000 stipend for the project director
or project team
Enduring Questions Sample Grants
Wilbur Wright College (City Colleges of Chicago, IL)
Enduring Questions: What Is Freedom?
The development of a community college course that examines the question
“what is freedom?” through philosophy, psychology, political science,
religion and literature.
SUNY-Brockport (Brockport, NY)
NEH Enduring Questions Course on “What is Forgiveness?”
The development of a junior level undergraduate seminar that explores the
concept of forgiveness through literature, philosophy, religion, criminal
justice, and international relations.
Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)
NEH Enduring Questions Course on Good and Evil
The development of a course that examines the nature of good and evil
through the study of philosophy, literature, sociology, psychology, and film.
EDSITEment
edsitement.neh.gov
• Peer-evaluated educational websites with outstanding humanities
content (including Best-of-the-Web Spanish Language Websites)
• Organized by humanities fields
• Includes grade-level K-12 lesson plans developed specially for
EDSITEment and other resources for teachers
• Materials can also be used in undergraduate teaching
• Includes the Picturing America images and teaching materials
Division of Research Programs
Grants to facilitate
research and
original scholarship
Fellowships and Summer Stipends
Fellowships
• Grants to support
uninterrupted study
for 6-12 months
• $4,200 per month
• University Teachers,
College Teachers,
Independent Scholars
• Deadline: May 3, 2011
Summer Stipends
• Grants to support
uninterrupted study for 2
months ($6,000 total)
• Two nominees per institution
• Deadline: September 29, 2011
Also from the Division of Research Programs
Collaborative Research
Original research requiring the participation of two or more
scholars or resources beyond one scholar. Collaborative
scholarship, archaeology projects, scholarly conferences, etc.
Deadline: December 8, 2011
Scholarly Editions and Translations
Preparation by a team of editors of authoritative and
annotated texts, documents, and translations of value to
humanities scholars and general readers
Deadline: December 8, 2011
… More from the Division of Research Programs
Fellowships Programs at Independent Research Institutions
• Fellowships for post-degree scholars
• Deadline: August 17, 2011 for institutions applying for support
of their programs
• Individual scholars: check listing on NEH website;
http://www.neh.gov/projects/fpiri.html
Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research in Japan
• Deadline: May 3, 2011
Office of Challenge Grants
Grants to
strengthen the
institutional base
of the humanities
CHALLENGE GRANTS CAN PROVIDE FUNDS FOR:
• Institution building, long-term benefits to humanities
• Fellowships, research funds, library acquisition funds, computer
upgrades and maintenance funds, higher education scholarships,
endowments
• Construction and renovation
• Acquisitions of equipment, computer hardware and software,
bibliographic collection
• Development and fund-raising costs
Deadlines:
Regular Challenge Grants, May 4, 2011
Challenge Grant Initiative for Two-Year Colleges,
February 2012
CHALLENGE GRANTS ARE MATCHING AWARDS…
• NEH Challenge Grants help institutions increase their fund-raising
capacity
• Recipients raise $3 in private funds for each $1 in federal
matching funds
• $2/$1 ratio for HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, and Two-Year Colleges
• Recipients must match an NEH challenge grant with nonfederal
gifts only
Office of Digital Humanities
Funds innovation in
the digital humanities
Digital Humanities Start-Up
Grants
• Small grants designed to spark experiments, innovation,
new ideas.
• Often used for basic, experimental research, that is
investigating new methods and techniques of value for
humanities scholarship.
• Can be used to fund small workshops to bring the right
people together to address an important technology
issue in the Academy (e.g. scholarly communications,
open access).
Institutes for Advanced Topics
in the Digital Humanities
• A DH summer institute program (but
doesn’t have to be in the summer).
• A great way to share institutional
expertise in the digital humanities.
• Consider attending an institute as a
participant or hosting one yourself.
INSTITUTES FOR ADVANCED TOPICS IN THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES
2010 Institutes
INSTITUTES FOR ADVANCED TOPICS IN THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES
2010 Institutes
Institute for Enabling Geospatial Scholarship
INSTITUTES FOR ADVANCED TOPICS IN THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES
2010 Institutes
Networks and Network Analysis
for the Humanities
Division of Preservation and Access
Grants to preserve
and provide access
to humanities
resources
Division of Preservation and Access Grants
Grants for Humanities Collections and Reference Resources:
• Grants to preserve and create access to humanities collections
• Grants to create research and reference tools such as
encyclopedias, dictionaries, historical atlases, databases, and
bibliographies
Deadline: July 20, 2011
More Preservation and Access Grants
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Research and development projects
Education and training grants
National digital newspaper program
Preservation assistance grants for smaller institutions
Grants to document endangered languages
Grants to sustain cultural heritage collections
For deadlines, please consult the NEH website
Sample Preservation Assistance Grants
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA
Archival supplies and storage furniture to preserve and make accessible for research
a collection of 3,400 posters and prints on paper spanning 31 years of printmaking
from Mission Grafica and La Raza Graphics. The prints document the social, political,
and community history of Latinos in San Francisco, the Bay Area, and California; they
were created using a method of silkscreen employed by artists with little formal
training or access to more expensive methods of creating art.
Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
The museum’s first preservation assessment, which would include a site visit, report,
and one day of staff training. Approximately 90 percent of the permanent collection
consists of works on paper of 20th-century Mexican and Mexican-American art.
National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
The purchase of storage furniture and materials to house the museum’s textile
collection, which includes a variety of clothing, accessories, household textiles,
headdresses, and processional objects from Mexico. The collection is used in
research, exhibitions, and educational programming.
Division of Public Programs
Grants to provide
opportunities for
lifelong learning
Division of Public Programs Grants
Projects designed to connect humanities scholarship and the
general public
Core Programs:
• Projects in Historical and Cultural Organizations
• Grants to America’s Media Makers
Exhibitions, discussion series, lectures and symposia, site
interpretation, television, radio, film, websites
For deadlines, please consult the NEH website
Sample Public Programs Grants
America’s Media Makers: Development Grants
The Latino Americans
GWETA, Inc.
Washington, DC
Development of two one-hour scripts for an eight-part film
series to be broadcast nationally, with a companion radio
series on National Public Radio and an accompanying website
that would examine the history of Latino Americans through
the lens of immigration.
Sample Public Programs Grants
America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations
Planning Grants
The Ancient Maya City
University of Pennsylvania
Planning for a traveling exhibition, a web exhibition, a publication, and
programs on the Maya city of Copán.
Implementation Grants
Coming to California: The Gallery of California History
Oakland Museum/Museum of California Foundation
Implementation of a permanent exhibition, docent tours, a website, and
public programs on the history of California.
. . . and don’t forget
The NEH Federal-State Partnership
State Humanities Councils
http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/statecouncils.html
Application Strategies and Other
Information
Remember …
Outstanding humanities subjects, texts,
scholars, and scholarship are at the
center of all successful NEH grants
Who Can Apply?
Who is the applicant?
Individual or institutional grant?
Please consult the "Eligibility" section of
specific program guidelines for further
information.
Grants for Individuals
If you are a citizen of the United States or a
U.S. territory, or are a foreign national who
has lived in the United States or a U.S.
territory for at least three years immediately
preceding an application, you are eligible to
apply for a grant.
Examples: Fellowships & Stipends
Grants for Institutions
U.S. nonprofit institutions (public
agencies or private nonprofit
organizations) are eligible for funding;
state and local governments are also
eligible.
Examples: Most NEH grants other than
Fellowships & Stipends
How do I apply?
• Step One:
Visit the NEH
website and
READ THE
GUIDELINES
How do I apply?
• Step Two: Talk to an NEH program officer. Get samples
and/or ask questions
• Step Three: Talk to your sponsored research office and
let them know you plan to apply. If it is an institutional
grant, make sure your institution is registered with
Grants.gov. If it is an individual grant, then you will
need to make sure you are registered!
How do I apply?
•Step Four: Draft your application and get someone to read
it. If the NEH grant program reads drafts, take advantage of
it!
•Step Five: Submit your application by the deadline and
wait…these things take time.
The NEH Grant Review Process
Peer Review Panels:
Invited scholars and experts review applications
and identify exemplary proposals
National Council for the Humanities:
Review and Recommend
Chairman:
Funding decisions based on
recommendations of panelists, staff, and
Council
How will my application be evaluated?
• Intellectual quality of the project
• Significant humanities topics and texts
• Clear and persuasive rationale
• Quality of the project design
• Potential for significant results
Other Tips
• Talk with NEH staff prior to sending in a grant
application.
• Write for a general audience – it will be read by
people from multiple backgrounds.
• Whether or not you get the grant, ask the NEH
to send you a “why” or “why not” letter that
contains verbatim comments by the panelists.
• Consider serving as a panelist yourself.
Thank You!
Rebecca Boggs
Senior Program Officer
Division of Education Programs
202/606-8398
[email protected]