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Teaching and Learning Related Grants
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NEH Seminars and Institutes Grants support national summer seminars and institutes in the humanities for college, university, and school teachers. These faculty development activities are conducted at colleges, universities, and other institutions, including research centers, across the country. The focus of the seminars should be substantive, reinforcing the participants' commitment to teaching and to research. Host institutions must have libraries suitable for advanced study. Initial informal inquiry with headquarters is encouraged for prospective directors. This program, as part of the Teaching with Technology efforts of the Division of Research and Education Programs, encourages projects designed to help teachers use advanced technologies for accessing resources and engaging students in active learning. Application materials are available on the Web site. Restrictions: The program does not support empirical social scientific research, specific policy studies, or educational or technical impact assessments. In addition, this program does not provide support for work undertaken in the pursuit of an academic degree; the preparation or publication of textbooks; projects that focus on pedagogical theory, research on educational methods, tests, or measurements; or cognitive psychology. Nor does it support projects devoted to advocacy. Requirements: US nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations and units of state and local government are eligible to apply for support. To be eligible to receive NEH funding, applicants must have obtained tax-exempt status by the time funding decisions are made. NEH summer seminars and institutes may be proposed by universities, colleges, school systems, learned societies, centers for advanced study, libraries or other repositories, and cultural or professional organizations. Amount of Grant: $60,000-$120,000 for seminars; $100,000-$180,000 for institutes Date(s) Application Is Due: March 1. Receipt of application satisfies deadline date requirements. Program No.: 45.116 Contact: Seminars and Institutes, Division of Research and Education Programs, (202) 606-8463, fax: (202) 606-8394, e-mail: sem-inst@neh.gov Internet: http://www.neh.gov/html/overview.html#education Sponsor: | ||||||||||||
