Humanities Connections

Post Date

April 19th 2016

Application Due Date

October 5th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

20161005-AK

CFDA Number(s)

45.162

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Humanities

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Award Range:

  $1 - $100000

Grant Description

Humanities Connections grants seek to expand the role of the humanities in the undergraduate curriculum at two- and four-year institutions, offering students in all academic fields new opportunities to develop the intellectual skills and habits of mind that the humanities cultivate. Grant projects focus on connecting the resources and perspectives of the humanities to studentsм broader educational and professional goals, regardless of their path of study. Through this new grant program, NEH invites proposals that reflect innovative and imaginative approaches to preparing students for their roles as engaged citizens and productive professionals in a rapidly changing and interdependent world. Grants support the development and implementation of an integrated set of courses and student engagement activities focusing on significant humanities content. A common topic, theme, or compelling issue or question must link the courses and activities. The linked courses (a minimum of three) may fulfill general education or core curriculum requirements but could also be designed primarily for students in a particular major or course of study. The Humanities Connections program gives special encouragement to projects that foster collaboration between humanities faculty and their counterparts in the social and natural sciences and pre-service or professional programs in business, engineering, health sciences, law, computer science, and other non-humanities fields. Humanities Connections projects have two core features: 1. faculty from at least two separate departments or schools at a single institution must collaborate to devise new curricular arrangements; and 2. projects must include provisions for high-impact student engagement activities that relate directly to the topic(s) of the linked courses. These activities could include individual or collaborative undergraduate research projects; opportunities for civic engagement; or a structured experience with community-based, project-based, or site-based learning. Community organizations and cultural institutions can play key roles in this regard.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Endowment for the Humanities

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Humanities Connections
  Division of Education Programs
  National Endowment for the Humanities
  400 Seventh Street, SW
  Washington, DC 20506
  202-606-8500
  humanitiesconnections@neh.gov
  
  
  humanitiesconnections@neh.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  humanitiesconnections@neh.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  humanitiesconnections@neh.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.neh.gov/grants/education/humanities-connections