Summer Seminars and Institutes

Post Date

December 10th 2015

Application Due Date

February 25th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

20160225-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:

  $50000 - $225000

Grant Description

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

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Endowment for the Humanities

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Division of Education Programs
  National Endowment for the Humanities
  400 Seventh Street, SW
  Washington, DC 20506
  202-606-8471
  sem-inst@neh.gov
  
  
  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