Summer Seminars and Institutes

Post Date

November 30th 2012

Application Due Date

March 5th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

20130305-FS

CFDA Number(s)

45.163

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Humanities

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $200000

Grant Description

These grants support faculty development programs in the humanities for school teachers and for college and university teachers. NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes may be as short as two weeks or as long as five weeks. NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes ╔ extend and deepen knowledge and understanding of the humanities by focusing on significant topics and texts; ╔ contribute to the intellectual vitality and professional development of participants; ╔ build communities of inquiry and provide models of civility and excellent scholarship and teaching; and ╔ effectively link teaching and research in the humanities. An NEH Summer Seminar or Institute may be hosted by a college, university, learned society, center for advanced study, library or other repository, a cultural or professional organization, or a school or school system. The host site must be suitable for the project, providing facilities for scholarship and collegial interaction. These programs are designed for a national audience of teachers.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Endowment for the Humanities

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Division of Education Programs
  National Endowment for the Humanities
  Room 302
  1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC 20506
  202-606-8471
  sem-inst@neh.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  sem-inst@neh.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  sem-inst@neh.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.neh.gov/grants/education/summer-seminars-and-institutes