| National Endowment for the Humanities Affairs
Office of Publications and Public Affairs
OVERVIEW OF ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS
1994
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CONTENTS
Overview The Humanities What the Endowment Supports What the Endowment
Does Not Support Eligibility Applying for a Grant How Applications Are
Evaluated Office of Outreach Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
PROGRAMS Division of Education Programs Division of Fellowships and
Seminars Division of Preservation and Access Division of Public
Programs Division of Research Programs Division of State Programs
Challenge Grants
Deadlines 1994 Application Deadline Dates How To Apply Helpful Hint
General Information NEH Telephone Directory The National Council on the
Humanities The Jefferson Lecture The Charles Frankel Prize NEH
Publications State Humanities Councils
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THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
"Democracy demands wisdom and vision in its citizens"
-- National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of
1965
In order "to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities and the
arts in the United States," Congress enacted the National Foundation on
the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965. This act established the
National Endowment for the Humanities as an independent grant-making
agency of the federal government to support research, education, and
public programs in the humanities. Grants are made through six
divisions--Education Programs, Fellowships and Seminars, Preservation
and Access, Public Programs, Research Programs, and State Programs.
THE HUMANITIES
The act that established the National Endowment for the Humanities says
"The term 'humanities' includes, but is not limited to, the study of
the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics;
literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology;
comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the
arts; those aspects of social sciences which have humanistic content
and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the
humanities to the human environment with particular attention to
reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the
relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national
life."
WHAT THE ENDOWMENT SUPPORTS
The National Endowment for the Humanities supports exemplary work to
advance and disseminate knowledge in all the disciplines of the
humanities. Endowment support is intended to complement and assist
private and local efforts and to serve as a catalyst to increase
nonfederal support for projects of high quality.
Although the activities funded by the Endowment vary greatly in cost,
in the numbers of people involved, and in their specific intents and
benefits, they all have in common two requirements for funding:
significance to learning in the humanities and excellence in
conception. In the most general terms, NEH-supported projects aid
scholarship and research in the humanities, help improve humanities
education, and foster in the American people a greater curiosity about
and understanding of the humanities. More specific information about
the types of projects supported by the Endowment may be found in the
section titled "Endowment Programs," beginning on page 14.
WHAT THE ENDOWMENT DOES NOT SUPPORT
The statutory definition of the humanities given on page 07 establishes
the general range of subjects appropriate to requests for Endowment
assistance. The Endowment does not fund projects that
o Are undertaken to satisfy requirements for an academic degree (with
the
exception of Dissertation Grants, the Faculty Graduate Study Program
for Historically Black Colleges and Universities--within the
Division of Fellowships and Seminars--and, in some instances,
projects within the Division of Education Programs);
o Create musical composition, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry,
short
stories, and novels or provide for performance or training in these
arts. Inquiries about federal support for the creative arts should
be addressed to the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington,
D.C. 20506;
o Are directed at persuading an audience to a particular political,
philosophical, religious, or ideological point of view, or that
advocate a particular program of social action or change; or
o Examine controversial issues without taking into account competing
perspectives.
ELIGIBILITY
The Endowment welcomes applications from individuals, and nonprofit
associations, institutions, and organizations. Except where otherwise
specified, individuals eligible for Endowment assistance include U.S.
citizens and foreign nationals who have been legal residents in the
United States for a period of at least the three years immediately
preceding the submission of the application. For additional rules on
eligibility, an applicant should refer to the program guidelines.
APPLYING FOR A GRANT
Those planning to apply for Endowment assistance should write to the
appropriate Endowment division or office, describing briefly the
proposed project and requesting guidelines and application forms.
Current guidelines and descriptive materials are available from the NEH
Public Information Office. To apply, an individual or organization
submits a proposal for a project to one of the Endowment's funding
categories, described in the section, "Endowment Programs."
HOW APPLICATIONS ARE EVALUATED
Each Endowment application is assessed first by knowledgeable persons
outside the agency who are asked for their judgments about the quality
and significance of the proposed project. About 1,200 scholars,
professionals in the humanities, and other experts serve on
approximately 250 panels throughout the course of a year. Panelists
represent a diversity of disciplinary, institutional, regional, and
cultural backgrounds. In some programs the judgment of panelists is
supplemented by individual reviews solicited from specialists who have
extensive knowledge of the specific subject area or technical aspects
of the application under review.
The advice of evaluators is assembled by the staff of the Endowment,
who comment on matters of fact or on significant issues that would
otherwise be missing from the review. These materials are then
forwarded to the National Council on the Humanities, a board of
twenty-six citizens nominated by the President of the United States and
confirmed by the Senate. The National Council meets four times each
year to advise the Chairman of the Endowment. The Chairman, who is
appointed for a four-year term by the President with the consent of the
Senate, takes into account the advice provided by this review process
and, by law, makes the final decision about funding. A final decision
can normally be expected about six months after the application
deadline.
OFFICE OF OUTREACH
The Office of Outreach coordinates the agency's efforts to insure that
individuals and institutions in all fifty states, Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia, Guam, The Northern Mariana
Islands, and American Samoa are aware of the full range of NEH grant
opportunities. Working in rural and inner-city communities, with
particular emphasis on minority and tribal peoples, the outreach staff
seeks to inform elementary and secondary school teachers, two- and
four-year college faculty, librarians, curators, archivists, and other
interested individuals about the many Endowment programs available to
them.
Those interested in learning more about the National Endowment for the
Humanities programs, or who have suggestions for outreach conferences
or workshops, should write or call the
Office of Outreach National Endowment for the Humanities 1100
Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20506 202/606-8384
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
By accepting an award a grantee has agreed not to discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age. For
further information, write to the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer,
National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20506.
COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER FEDERAL LAWS
Applicants should be aware that a number of other federal laws and
regulations apply to Endowment-supported projects. Depending on the
project, these may include compliance with
o the NEH Code of Ethics governing research, publication, and public
programming in projects related to American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo,
or native Hawaiian peoples;
o Department of Labor minimum compensation requirements;
o a congressional preference for the purchase of American-made
equipment and
products.
Other requirements may apply, and applicants are encouraged to review
pertinent program guidelines with Endowment officers early in the
application process.
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ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS
DIVISION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Through grants to elementary and secondary schools, two- and four-year
colleges and universities, and other educational institutions, this
division supports projects designed to improve the substance and
coherence of education in the humanities at all levels.
Higher Education in the Humanities
Grants support a variety of activities, including institutes for
college and university faculty; national conferences; curriculum
development efforts, and various types of faculty study programs within
individual institutions. Most projects are designed to foster the
reinvigoration of teaching that occurs when faculty members study and
discuss texts and topics central to the curriculum. Because the higher
education program seeks principally to serve undergraduate education,
projects that aim to improve the teaching of core humanities courses or
that propose to widen the audience for such courses are particularly
encouraged. The Endowment is also interested in projects that improve
the humanities preparation of new teachers at all levels, enhance the
teaching of foreign languages, and promote the study of the humanities
in two-year institutions.
Eligible applicants: Two- and four-year colleges and universities,
nonprofit academic associations, and cultural institutions, such as
libraries and museums.
Application deadline: April 1, 1994
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Leadership Opportunity in Science and Humanities Education
NEH's Division of Education Programs, the National Science Foundation's
Division of Undergraduate Education, and the Fund for the Improvement
of Postsecondary Education of the Department of Education have
established joint procedures to fund proposals for the development of
undergraduate courses and curricula that integrate the study of the
sciences (including the social sciences) and the humanities.
Applications are invited that focus on comprehensive reform of general
education programs or core curricula, on new interdisciplinary majors
or minors, or on senior capstone courses. Projects should be based on
a close collaboration of faculty in the sciences and the humanities and
should have potential for replication at the national level.
Eligible applicants: Two- and four-year colleges and universities, and
nonprofit academic associations and cultural institutions, such as
libraries and museums.
Application deadline: March 15, 1994
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Elementary and Secondary Education in the Humanities
Grants support national and regional summer institutes, state and local
collaborative projects, masterwork study by small groups of teachers,
and special projects designed to improve the teaching of the humanities
in elementary and secondary schools. Projects engage precollegiate
educators with significant humanities texts and topics devoting some
attention to their application in the classroom. Elementary and
secondary teachers and school administrators work in partnership with
college and university faculty. Projects in history, literature, and
foreign languages are particularly encouraged because these fields
generally form the core requirements of humanities education in the
schools.
Eligible applicants: Public and private elementary and secondary
schools, school systems, colleges and universities, museums and other
nonprofit educational and cultural organizations.
Application deadline: March 15, 1994
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Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education
As part of its effort to improve the teaching of foreign languages in
the nation's schools, colleges, and universities, the division seeks
applications in all foreign languages, and particularly in such less
commonly taught languages as Russian, Japanese, Chinese, and Arabic.
Grants support summer institutes for school teachers on incorporating
authentic materials from the target culture into curriculum at all
levels of language instruction, including introductory courses; college
and university curriculum development and related faculty study aimed
at strengthening undergraduate language programs, including those for
prospective school teachers; and various special projects to strengthen
foreign language education.
Eligible applicants: Public and private elementary and secondary
schools, school systems, two- and four-year colleges and universities,
nonprofit academic associations, and cultural institutions, such as
libraries and museums.
Application deadline: March 15, 1994
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Teacher-Scholar Program
As part of its effort to improve the content and quality of humanities
education in the nation's schools, the division invites teachers to
submit proposals for an academic year of full-time independent study in
a discipline of the humanities.
Eligible applicants: Full-time humanities teachers in public and
private elementary and secondary schools in the fifty states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, The
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam. Librarians may
also be eligible to apply.
Application deadline: May 1, 1994
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Independent Study in the Humanities
The Endowment has awarded a grant to the Council for Basic Education to
support a program of summer fellowships for elementary and secondary
school teachers with at least five years of teaching experience.
School principals and librarians also may be eligible to apply.
Fellowships of $3,000 support six weeks of independent study in one of
the disciplines of the humanities. For information, call or write to:
Independent Study in the Humanities P.O. Box 135 Ashton, MD 20861
202/347-4171.
Independent Study for Foreign Language Teachers K-12
The Endowment has awarded a grant to Connecticut College to support a
program of fellowships for elementary and secondary school foreign
language teachers with at least three years of prior teaching
experience. Fellowships of $3,750 support six weeks of summer study
abroad. For information, call or write to:
NEH Fellowships Program for Foreign Language Teachers K-12
Connecticut College 270 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320
203/439-2282.
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DIVISION OF FELLOWSHIPS AND SEMINARS
NEH fellowships afford individual scholars, teachers, and other
interpreters of the humanities opportunities to undertake study or
research for periods ranging from several weeks to one year.
Fellowships for University Teachers
Grants provide support for members of the faculty of Ph.D.-granting
universities to undertake full-time independent research and writing in
the humanities.
Eligible applicants: Individuals
Application deadline: May 1, 1994
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Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars
Grants provide support for teachers in two-year, four-year, and
five-year colleges and universities that do not grant the Ph.D.; for
individuals employed by schools, museums, libraries, etc.; and also for
independent scholars and writers to undertake full-time independent
research and writing in the humanities.
Eligible applicants: Individuals
Application deadline: May 1, 1994
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Faculty Graduate Study Program for Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
Grants provide support for HBCU faculty to undertake one year of
full-time study leading to a doctoral degree in the humanities with
preference given to those individuals who are at the dissertation stage
of their work. In addition to the fellowships offered by NEH, the
East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, will offer one fellowship within
the Faculty Graduate Study Program.
Eligible applicants: Faculty members at historically black colleges
and universities. Grants will be made through the applicant's
institution.
Application deadline: March 15, 1994
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Summer Stipends
Grants provide support for college and university teachers; individuals
employed by schools, museums, libraries, etc.; and individual scholars
to undertake full-time independent research and writing in the
humanities for two consecutive summer months. Applicants whose
projects require significant travel to libraries, archives, or other
collections may also apply for a travel supplement to the stipend.
Eligible applicants: Individuals. College and university teachers
must be nominated by their institutions; others apply directly to the
division.
Application deadline: October 1, 1994
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Study Grants for College Teachers
Grants provide support for college teachers with heavy teaching
responsibilities to undertake independent study in order to increase
knowledge of their own disciplines or related disciplines, to enrich
their understanding of the humanities, and to pursue intellectual
projects that will inform their teaching. Awards are made for six
weeks of intensive study rather than for research intended primarily
for publication.
Eligible applicants: Individuals
Application deadline: August 15, 1994
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Younger Scholars
Grants provide support for high school and college students to conduct
research and writing projects in the humanities for nine weeks during
the summer under the supervision of a humanities scholar.
Eligible applicants: A college student who is below the level of
senior or any high school student may apply. College students must be
pursuing an undergraduate degree at the time of application.
Individuals who will have received or expect to receive a bachelor's
degree by October 1, 1995, are not eligible to apply.
Application deadline: November 1, 1994
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Dissertation Grants
Grants provide support for doctoral candidates in the humanities to
complete the writing of their dissertations.
Eligible applicants: Doctoral candidates who have completed all
requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation. Applicants must be
nominated by their graduate institutions.
Application deadline: November 15, 1994
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Summer Seminars for College Teachers
Participants' grants provide support for teachers in two-year,
four-year, and five-year colleges and universities and for others who
are qualified to do the work of the seminar and make a contribution to
it. Participants attend summer seminars directed by distinguished
scholars and teachers at institutions with collections suitable for
advanced study. Applications are submitted to the seminar director. A
list of seminar offerings may be obtained from the program.
Eligible applicants: Individuals
Application deadline: March 1, 1994 (for 1994 seminars)
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Directors' grants provide support for scholars of the humanities to
direct summer seminars at institutions with collections suitable for
advanced study.
Eligible applicants: Potential directors apply through institutions.
Application deadline: March 1, 1994 (for 1995 seminars)
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Summer Seminars for School Teachers
Participants' grants provide support for full-time school teachers K-12
and other school personnel to participate in summer seminars focused on
significant texts in the humanities and directed by accomplished
teachers and scholars. Applications are submitted to the seminar
director. A list of seminar offerings may be obtained from the
program.
Eligible applicants: Teachers of grades K-12 and other school
personnel.
Application deadline: March 1, 1994 (for 1994 seminars)
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Directors' grants provide support for accomplished teachers and
scholars to direct summer seminars at colleges, universities, museums,
libraries, and similar institutions.
Eligible applicants: Potential directors apply through institutions.
Application deadline: April 1, 1994 (for 1995 seminars)
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DIVISION OF PRESERVATION AND ACCESS
Grants are made for projects that will preserve and increase the
availability of resources important for research, education, and public
programming in the humanities. These may include books, journals,
newspapers, archives and manuscript collections, maps, still and moving
images, sound recordings, and objects of material culture held by
libraries, archives, museums, historical organizations, and other
repositories. Proposals may combine preservation and access activities
within a single project. Historically black colleges and universities
with significant institutional collections of primary materials are
encouraged to apply.
Preservation and Access Projects
Grants support projects to preserve the intellectual content of
nationally important collections of brittle books, serials, archival
materials, still and moving images, and sound recordings held by single
institutions, as well as consortial projects involving a number of
institutions; the conservation treatment of original materials when it
can be demonstrated that reformatting will result in the loss of
information that makes the material valuable for research; the creation
and implementation of preservation education programs on a regional or
national basis; the work of regional preservation services and the
development of statewide preservation plans; research undertaken to
improve procedures and technology for preservation and access; and
projects involving issues of national significance to the library and
archives field. Support is also provided for the bibliographic control
of printed works; the arrangement and description of archival and
manuscript collections; archival surveys; the cataloging of graphic
material, still and moving images, and recorded sound collections; the
documentation of collections of art and material culture, the
microfilming of collections in non-U.S. repositories; and the
preparation of oral histories.
Eligible applicants: Individuals and nonprofit institutions.
Application deadlines: June 1, 1994; November 1, 1994
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Stabilization of Material Culture Collections (National Heritage
Preservation Program)
Grants assist institutions in preserving material culture collections
important to the humanities through support for housing and storage of
objects, improved environmental systems, and the installation of
security, lighting, and fire-prevention systems. Funds are also
available to establish national and regional training programs for the
care and conservation of material culture collections, as well as for
projects that will document collections significant to the humanities.
Eligible applicants: Nonprofit museums and historical organizations,
universities, and state agencies.
Application deadline: November 1, 1994
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U.S. Newspaper Program
Grants support projects in states and U.S. territories for the
bibliographic control and preservation of U.S. newspapers. Among the
activities funded are the planning of statewide projects, the
cataloging of newspapers and the entry of bibliographic information and
holding records in the Library of Congress CONSER data base, which is
housed in the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), and preservation
microfilming of endangered newspapers considered important to
humanities research.
Eligible applicants: State agencies, nonprofit organizations,
institutions, and libraries.
Application deadline: June 1, 1994; November 1, 1994
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DIVISION OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS
This division fosters public understanding and appreciation of the
humanities by supporting projects that bring significant insights of
these scholarly disciplines to general audiences through interpretive
exhibitions, radio and television programs, lectures, symposia, printed
materials, and reading and discussion groups. Out-of-school projects
for youth are welcome in all programs.
Humanities Projects in Media
Grants support the planning, writing, or production of television and
radio programs in the humanities intended for general audiences. The
collaboration of scholars in the humanities with experienced producers,
writers, and directors is required. The Endowment has a special
funding opportunity for documentary film series.
Eligible applicants: Nonprofit institutions and organizations
including public television and radio stations.
Application deadlines: March 11, 1994; September 14, 1994
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Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations
Grants support the planning and implementation of exhibitions, the
interpretation of historic sites, and the production of related
publications and educational programs. Awards are also made for
humanities self-studies, and professional development in the
humanities.
Eligible applicants: Museums; historical societies; historic sites;
state, regional, or national museum associations; and other nonprofit
organizations and institutions.
Application deadlines: June 3, 1994; December 2, 1994
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Public Humanities Projects
Grants support projects designed to increase public understanding of
the humanities. Through this program, the Endowment makes awards for
exemplary public programs and model humanities projects of potential
national significance. Projects may include public symposia, community
forums, debates, interpretive pamphlets, or a combination of these
formats.
Eligible applicants: Colleges and universities, nonprofit professional
organizations and associations, cultural and community organizations,
agencies of state and local government, and nonprofit community
groups.
Application deadlines: March 11, 1994; September 14, 1994
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Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives
Grants support projects to enhance public appreciation and
understanding of the humanities through the use of books and other
resources in the collections of American libraries and archives.
Projects supported in this category include book discussion programs,
lectures, symposia, and interpretive exhibitions of books, manuscripts,
and other library resources. Awards are also made for institutional
self-study and for seminars that strengthen the ability of libraries
and librarians to present educational programs in the humanities.
Eligible applicants: Public, academic, special, or institutional
libraries and archives; local, statewide, or regional library systems;
and state, regional, or national library associations and other
nonprofit organizations.
Application deadlines:
Planning grants: February 4, 1994; May 6, 1994; August 5, 1994
Implementation grants: March 11, 1994; September 14, 1994
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DIVISION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS
The purpose of the division is to strengthen the intellectual
foundations of the humanities through the support of significant and
influential research. Grants in this division provide up to three
years of support for the preparation for publication of editions,
translations, and other important works in the humanities; the
preparation of reference materials; the conduct of large or complex
interpretive studies; research conferences; and research opportunities
offered through independent research centers and scholarly
organizations.
Scholarly Publications
Grants provide support for the preparation for publication of texts,
documents, and other materials that promise to make major contributions
to the study of the humanities. Application guidelines are available
for three programs: Editions, Translations, and Subventions.
Editions grants support various stages in the preparation of
authoritative and annotated editions of works and documents that are of
value to humanities scholars and general readers and have been either
previously inaccessible or available only in inadequate editions. The
Endowment encourages proposals to edit important historical and
literary materials in the collections of historically black colleges
and universities, texts and documents pertaining to Native-American and
Hispanic-American history and culture, and documentary editions dealing
with important historical topics and events. Translations grants
support individual or collaborative projects to translate into English
works that provide insight into the history, literature, philosophy,
and artistic achievements of other cultures and that make available to
scholars, students, teachers, and general readers the thought and
learning of those civilizations.
Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit
professional associations, scholarly societies, presses, and
individuals.
Application deadline: June 1, 1994
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Subventions grants of $7,000 support the publication and dissemination
of excellent works in all fields of the humanities. Applications are
particularly encouraged for projects that will be of enduring
importance to general readers as well as scholars.
Eligible applicants: Scholarly presses and publishing entities.
Individuals and presses whose place of business is not in the United
States are not eligible.
Application deadline: March 15, 1994
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Reference Materials
Grants support the preparation of reference works that will enhance the
availability of information and research materials. Support is
available for the creation of dictionaries, historical or linguistic
atlases, encyclopedias, concordances, reference grammars, data bases,
text bases, and other projects that will provide essential scholarly
tools for the advancement of research or for general reference
purposes. Grants also support the creation of scholarly guides that
enable researchers to locate information and determine the usefulness
or relevance of specific humanities materials for their work. Eligible
for support are such projects as bibliographies, catalogues raisonn s,
other descriptive catalogs, indexes, union lists, and other guides to
materials in the humanities. Support is also available for projects
that address important issues related to the design or accessibility of
reference works.
Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit
professional associations, scholarly societies, and individuals.
Application deadline: September 15, 1994
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Interpretive Research
Grants provide support for scholarly research and interpretation that
will advance knowledge and enhance the understanding of topics, themes,
or issues of central importance to the humanities. Grants can be for
periods of up to three years, and all projects are expected to result
in significant scholarly publications.
Multi-year Collaborative Projects entail the close cooperation of two
or more scholars investigating topics of broad-ranging significance to
the humanities, leading to important scholarly publications.
Archaeology Projects that promise to strengthen understanding of
history and culture are eligible, including projects that involve
survey and excavation components as well as analysis and
interpretation. Grants in the Humanities, Science, and Technology
program support research that employs the theories and methods of
humanities disciplines to study science, technology, and medicine.
Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit
professional associations, scholarly societies, and individuals.
Application deadline: October 15, 1994
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Grants are also available to support conferences designed to advance
the state of research in a field or topic of major importance in the
humanities.
Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit
professional associations, scholarly societies, and other nonprofit
organizations and institutions.
Application deadlines: January 15, 1994; October 1, 1994; April 1,
1995
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Centers and International Research Organizations
Centers for Advanced Study grants support postdoctoral fellowship
programs at independent centers for advanced study. Individual
scholars must apply directly to the centers. A list of centers
offering NEH fellowships may be obtained from the Endowment.
Eligible applicants: Nonprofit research libraries and museums, and
other independent centers for advanced study.
Application deadline: October 1, 1994
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International Research Organizations grants to national organizations,
learned societies, and institutions for international research enable
American scholars to pursue research in the United States and abroad on
foreign cultures and to collaborate with foreign colleagues. Examples
are the humanities programs of the Committee on Scholarly Communication
with China and the programs of the International Research and Exchanges
Board. Individual scholars apply directly to sponsoring
organizations.
Eligible applicants: Research organizations, learned societies, and
institutions for international research.
Application deadlines: April 1, 1994; October 1, 1994
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DIVISION OF STATE PROGRAMS
The purpose of the division is to foster public understanding of the
humanities throughout the nation, primarily through locally developed
programs aimed at general audiences. To reach this goal, the division
provides support for state humanities councils in the fifty states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam. Each state council
establishes its own grant guidelines and sets its own application
deadlines. State humanities councils support a wide variety of
projects in the humanities, including library reading programs,
lectures, conferences, seminars and institutes for teachers and school
administrators, media presentations, and museum and traveling
exhibitions.
Eligible applicants: Nonprofit agencies, cultural and educational
institutions, civic organizations or groups may apply to the council in
their states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or American Samoa. (See
addresses at end of document.) Room 411, 202/606-8254.
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CHALLENGE GRANTS
Nonprofit institutions interested in developing new sources of
long-term support for educational, scholarly, preservation, and public
programs in the humanities may be assisted in these efforts by an NEH
Challenge Grant. Grantees are required to raise three or four dollars
in new or increased donations for every federal dollar offered. All
funds may be used to establish or increase institutional endowments and
thus guarantee long-term support for a variety of humanities needs.
Funds may also be used for construction, renovation, equipment
purchases, and retirement of debt, where such needs are clearly related
to improvements in the humanities. Applications in this category are
reviewed in one of three NEH divisions: Education Programs, Public
Programs, and Research Programs.
Eligible applicants: Nonprofit postsecondary, educational, or cultural
institutions and organizations working within the humanities.
Application deadline: May 1, 1994 Division of Education Programs, Room
302, 202/606-8380 Division of Public Programs, Room 426, 202/606-8267
Division of Research Programs, Room 318, 202/606-8358
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Schedule of Application Deadlines
Program Deadline For Projects
for Receipt Beginning of
Applications After
Division of Education Programs
Higher Education in April 1, 1994 October 1994 the
Humanities October 1, 1994 April 1995
Science and Humanities Education March 15, 1994 October 1994
Elementary and Secondary March 15, 1994 October 1994*
Education in the December 1994**
Humanities December 15, 1994 August 1995
*national and multi-state institutes
only **all other projects
Special Opportunity in March 15, 1994 October 1994
Foreign Language Education
Teacher-Scholar Program May 1, 1994 September 1995
Independent Study in the Please see narrative above for
details. Humanities
Fellowships for Foreign Please see narrative above for
details. Language Teachers K-12
Challenge Grants May 1, 1994 December 1,
1993*
*Grant period may begin approximately one year before the decisions on
applications to facilitate advance fund-raising.
Division of Fellowships and Seminars
Fellowships for University May 1, 1994 January 1, 1995
Teachers
Fellowships for College May 1, 1994 January 1, 1995
Teachers and Independent Scholars
Faculty Graduate Study March 15, 1994 September 1,
1995 Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Summer Stipends October 1, 1994 May 1, 1995
Study Grants for August 15, 1994 May 1, 1995
College Teachers
Younger Scholars Program November 1, 1994 May 1, 1995
Dissertation Grants November 15, 1994 June 1, 1995
Summer Seminars for College Teachers
Participants: 1994 Seminars March 1, 1994 Summer 1994
Directors: 1995 Seminars March 1, 1994 Summer 1995
Summer Seminars for School Teachers
Participants: 1994 Seminars March 1, 1994 Summer 1994
Directors: 1995 Seminars April 1, 1994 Summer 1995
Division of Preservation and Access
Preservation and Access June 1, 1994 January 1, 1995
Projects November 1, 1994 July 1, 1995
Stabilization of November 1, 1994 July 1,1995
Material Culture Collections (National Heritage Preservation Program)
U.S. Newspaper Program June 1, 1994 January 1,1995
November 1, 1994 July 1, 1995
Division of Public Programs
Media March 11, 1994 October 1,
1994
September 14, 1994 April 1, 1995
Museums and Historical June 3, 1994 January 1, 1995
Organizations December 2, 1994 July 1, 1995
Public Humanities Projects March 11, 1994 October 1,
1994
September 14, 1994 April 1, 1995
Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives
Planning grants: February 4, 1994 July 1, 1994
May 6, 1994 October 1, 1994
August 5, 1994 January 1, 1995
Implementation grants: March 11, 1994 October 1,
1994
September 14, 1994 April 1, 1995
Challenge Grants May 1, 1994 December 1,
1993* *Grant period may begin approximately one year before the
decision on applications to facilitate advance fund-raising.
Division of Research Programs
Editions June l, 1994 April 1, 1995
Translations June l, 1994 April 1, 1995
Subventions March 15, 1994 October l, 1994
Reference Materials September 15, 1994 July 1, 1995
Collaborative Projects October 15, 1994 July 1, 1995
Archaeology Projects October 15, 1994 April 1, 1995
Humanities, Science, October 15, 1994 July 1, 1995 and
Technology
Conferences* January 15, 1994 October 1, 1994
October 1, 1994 April 1, 1995
April 1, 1995 October 1, 1995
Centers for Advanced October 1, 1994 July 1, 1995
Study*
International Research April 1, 1994 January 1, 1995
Organizations* October 1, 1994 July 1, 1995
Challenge Grants May 1, 1994 December 1,
1993**
*These are deadlines for applications to NEH from the sponsoring
organizations; individual scholars who are interested in fellowships
or research awards or who want to attend an NEH-supported conference
should contact the institution, organization, or conference organizer
about procedures and deadlines.
**Grant period may begin approximately one year before the decision on
applications to facilitate advance fund-raising.
Division of State Programs
Each state council establishes its own grant guidelines and application
deadlines. Write or call for further information. (Addresses for state
humanities councils appear at the end of this document.)
How to Apply
Guidelines and application forms are available from the program or the
Public Information Office, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506, telephone
202/606-8438. For the hearing impaired, the TDD number is
202/606-8282.
The Public Information Office does not maintain a general mailing
list. Instead, the Endowment responds to specific requests for
publications. For faster service, please enclose a self-addressed
mailing label when requesting information.
Helpful Hint
Applicants are encouraged to consult with NEH staff by phone or letter
before submitting a formal proposal. Given enough lead time, staff in
some programs will comment on draft proposals.
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NEH Telephone Directory
Endowment divisions and offices (area code 202)
Division of Education Programs, Room 302 606-8373 Division of
Fellowships and Seminars, Room 316 606-8458 Division of Preservation
and Access, Room 802 606-8570 Division of Public Programs, Room
426 606-8267 Division of Research Programs, Room
318 606-8200 Division of State Programs, Room
411 606-8254 Office of Outreach, Room
308 606-8384 Office of the Chairman, Room
503 606-8310 Office of the General Counsel, Room
530 606-8322 Office of the Inspector General, Room
801 606-8350 Public Information Office, Room 407
606-8438 Personnel Office, Room 417 606-8415
Telecommunications Device for Deaf 606-8282
and Hearing Impaired People (TDD)
NEH Chairman's Staff
Sheldon Hackney Chairman
Donald Gibson Acting Deputy Chairman
Michael S. Shapiro General Counsel
Stephen Cherrington Director of Planning and Budget
Ann S. Young Congressional Liaison
Gary Krull Director of Communications Policy
Martha Chowning Special Assistant to the Chairman
Sondra G. Myers Special Assistant to the Chairman
Candace Katz Assistant to the Acting Deputy Chairman
Sheldon L. Bernstein Inspector General
NEH Division and Office Directors
James Herbert Division of Education Programs
Marjorie A. Berlincourt Division of Fellowships and Seminars
George F. Farr, Jr. Division of Preservation and Access
Marsha L. Semmel Division of Public Programs (Acting)
Guinevere L. Griest Division of Research Programs
Carole Watson Division of State Programs
David J. Wallace Grants Office
Timothy Connelly Office of Personnel
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The National Council on the Humanities
Chairman Sheldon Hackney
Vice Chairman Jon N. Moline Northfield, Minnesota
Michael T. Bass Pensacola, Florida
Bruce Benson Denver, Colorado
Patrick Butler Washington, D.C.
Paul A. Cantor Charlottesville, Virginia
Bruce Cole Bloomington, Indiana
Helen Gray Crawford New Orleans, Louisiana
Edwin J. Delattre Boston, Massachusetts
Margaret P. Duckett Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hillel Fradkin Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Billie Davis Gaines Atlanta, Georgia
Joseph H. Hagan Worcester, Massachusetts
Theodore Hamerow Madison, Wisconsin
Mikiso Hane Galesburg, Illinois
Henry H. Higuera Annapolis, Maryland
Alicia Juarrero Bethesda, Maryland
Donald Kagan New Haven, Connecticut
Alan Kors Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Michael J. Malbin Delmar, New York
Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. Cambridge, Massachusetts
Anne Paolucci Beechhurst, New York
John Searle Berkeley, California
Peter Shaw New York, New York
Kenny J. Williams Durham, North Carolina
William Wright Abilene, Texas
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The Jefferson Lecture
The Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, established by the Endowment
in 1972, is the highest honor the federal government bestows for
distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. The lecture,
traditionally delivered each spring, provides the opportunity for an
outstanding thinker to present in a public forum matters of broad
concern in the humanities. The lecturer is chosen each year by the
National Council on the Humanities.
The twenty-third Annual Jefferson Lecture will be delivered on May 4,
1994. Former lecturers were Lionel Trilling, Erik Eriksen, Robert Penn
Warren, Paul Freund, John Hope Franklin, Saul Bellow, C. Vann Woodward,
Edward Shils, Barbara Tuchman, Gerald Holton, Emily Townsend Vermeule,
Jaroslav Pelikan, Sidney Hook, Cleanth Brooks, Leszek Kolakowski,
Forrest McDonald, Robert Nisbet, Walker Percy, Bernard Lewis, Gertrude
Himmelfarb, Bernard Knox, and Robert Conquest.
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The Charles Frankel Prize
The Charles Frankel Prize, established in 1988, annually recognizes up
to five individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the
public's understanding of the texts, themes, and ideas of the
humanities. Charles Frankel (1917-79) was a teacher, statesman, and
author known for his commitment to scholarship and public affairs.
The 1993 prize winners were anthropologist Ricardo Alegr!a, historian
John Hope Franklin, educator Hanna Holborn Gray, philanthropist Andrew
Heiskell, and historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
Nominations for the Charles Frankel Prize can be made by individuals or
by organizations that conduct public humanities programs. The next
deadline for nominations is June 27, 1994.
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NEH Publications
The National Endowment for the Humanities produces a variety of
publications to keep potential applicants, grantees, and the general
public abreast of agency programs and activities. HUMANITIES magazine,
the Endowment's bimonthly review of current work and thought in the
humanities, is available by subscription through the Government
Printing Office. Interested parties may also wish to order the
National Endowment for the Humanities annual report. The report
contains brief descriptions of Endowment programs and policies as well
as a complete listing of all Endowment grants and awards for the fiscal
year concerned. Single copies of the most recent NEH annual report are
available at no cost from the Public Information Office (address and
phone number are located at the beginning of this document).
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State Humanities Councils
ALABAMA Alabama Humanities Foundation 2217 Tenth Court South
Birmingham, AL 35205 205/930-0540
ALASKA Alaska Humanities Forum 430 West Seventh Avenue, Suite #1
Anchorage, AK 99501 907/272-5341
AMERICAN SAMOA American Samoa Humanities Planning Group P.O. Box 1935
Department of Education Pago Pago, AS 96799 684/633-4255
ARIZONA Arizona Humanities Council The Ellis-Shackelford House 1242
North Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004 602/257-0335
ARKANSAS Arkansas Humanities Council 10816 Executive Center Drive Suite
310 Little Rock, AR 72211-4383 501/221-0091
CALIFORNIA California Council for the Humanities 312 Sutter Street,
Suite 601 San Francisco, CA 94108 415/391-1474
COLORADO Colorado Endowment for the Humanities 1623 Blake Street #200
Denver, CO 80202 303/573-7733
CONNECTICUT Connecticut Humanities Council 41 Lawn Avenue Wesleyan
Station Middletown, CT 06459 203/347-6888
DELAWARE Delaware Humanities Forum 1812 Newport Gap Pike Wilmington,
DE 19806-6179 302/573-4410
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA D.C. Community Humanities Council 1331 H Street,
NW Suite 902 Washington, DC 20005 202/347-1732
FLORIDA Florida Humanities Council 1514 1/2 East 8th Avenue Tampa, FL
33605-3473 813/272-3473
GEORGIA Georgia Humanities Council 50 Hurt Plaza, SE, Suite 440
Atlanta, GA 30303-2936 404/523-6220
GUAM Guam Humanities Council 123 Archbishop Flores Street Suite C
Agana, Guam 96910 (671) 472-4507/8
HAWAII Hawaii Committee for the Humanities First Hawaiian Bank Building
3599 Waialae Avenue, Room 23 Honolulu, HI 96816 808/732-5402
IDAHO Idaho Humanities Council 217 West State Street Boise, ID 83702
208/345-5346
ILLINOIS Illinois Humanities Council 618 South Michigan Avenue Chicago,
IL 60605 312/939-5212
INDIANA Indiana Humanities Council 1500 North Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202 317/638-1500
IOWA Iowa Humanities Board Oakdale Campus N210 OH University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242 319/335-4153
KANSAS Kansas Humanities Council 112 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 210 Topeka,
KS 66603 913/357-0359
KENTUCKY Kentucky Humanities Council 417 Clifton Avenue University of
Kentucky Lexington, KY 40508-3406 606/257-5932
LOUISIANA Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities 1001 Howard Avenue,
Suite 3110 New Orleans, LA 70113 504/523-4352
MAINE Maine Humanities Council 371 Cumberland Avenue Portland, ME
04112 207/773-5051
MARYLAND Maryland Humanities Council 601 North Howard Street Baltimore,
MD 21201 301/625-4830
MASSACHUSETTS Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities One
Woodbridge Street South Hadley, MA 01075 413/536-1385
MICHIGAN Michigan Humanities Council 119 Pere Marquette Drive Suite 3B
Lansing, MI 48912-1231 517/372-7770
MINNESOTA Minnesota Humanities Commission 26 East Exchange Street Lower
Level South St. Paul, MN 55101 612/224-5739
MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Humanities Council 3825 Ridgewood Road, Room
311 Jackson, MS 39211 601/982-6752
MISSOURI Missouri Humanities Council 911 Washington Avenue Suite 215
St. Louis, MO 63101-1208 314/621-7705
MONTANA Montana Committee for the Humanities P.O. Box 8036 Hellgate
Station Missoula, MT 59807 406/243-6022
NEBRASKA Nebraska Humanities Council Suite 225 Lincoln Center Building
215 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68508 402/474-2131
NEVADA Nevada Humanities Committee 1101 N Virginia Street P.O Box 8029
Reno, NV 89507 702/784-6587
NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire Humanities Council 19 Pillsbury Street P.O.
Box 2228 Concord, NH 03302-2228 603/224-4071
NEW JERSEY New Jersey Committee for the Humanities 390 George Street,
Suite 602 New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2019 908/932-7726
NEW MEXICO New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities Onate Hall, Room 209
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 505/277-3705
NEW YORK New York Council for the Humanities 198 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10038 212/233-1131
NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Humanities Council 425 Spring Garden
Street Greensboro, NC 27401 919/334-5325
NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota Humanities Council P.O. Box 2191 Bismarck,
ND 58502 701/255-3360
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Council for the Humanities
Caller Box AAA 3394 Saipan, MP 96950 670/235-4785
OHIO The Ohio Humanities Council 695 Bryden Road P.O. Box 06354
Columbus, OH 43206-0354 614/461-7802
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Foundation for the Humanities Festival Plaza 428 W.
California, Suite 270 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 405/235-0280
OREGON Oregon Council for the Humanities 812 SW Washington Street,
Suite 225 Portland, OR 97205 503/241-0543
PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Humanities Council 320 Walnut Street, Suite
305 Philadelphia, PA 19106 215/925-1005
PUERTO RICO Fundacion Puertorriquena de las Humanidades Box S-4307 Old
San Juan, PR 00904 809/721-2087
RHODE ISLAND Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities 60 Ship Street
Providence, RI 02903 401/273-2250
SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Humanities Council 1200 Catawba Columbia,
SC 29250 803/771-8864
SOUTH DAKOTA South Dakota Humanities Council Box 7050, University
Station Brookings, SD 57007 605/688-6113
TENNESSEE Tennessee Humanities Council 1003 18th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37202 615/320-7001
TEXAS Texas Committee for the Humanities Banister Place A 3809 South
Second Street Austin, TX 78704 512/440-1991
UTAH Utah Humanities Council 350 South 400 East Suite 110 Salt Lake
City, UT 84111 801/531-7868
VERMONT The Vermont Council on the Humanities Main Street, P.O. Box 58
Hyde Park, VT 05655 802/888-3183
VIRGINIA Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy 145
Ednam Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903-4629 804/924-3296
VIRGIN ISLANDS Virgin Islands Humanities Council P.O. Box 1829 St.
Thomas, VI 00803-1829 809/776-4044
WASHINGTON Washington Commission for the Humanities 615 Second Avenue,
Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98104 206/682-1770
WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia Humanities Council 723 Kanawha Blvd., East
Suite 800 Charleston, WV 25301 304/346-8500
WISCONSIN Wisconsin Humanities Committee 716 Langdon Street Madison,
WI 53706 608/262-0706
WYOMING Wyoming Council for the Humanities P.O. Box 3643--University
Station Laramie, WY 82071-3643 307/766-6496
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