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National Endowment for the Humanities. www.neh.gov fwinter@neh.gov 202/606-8400. "The term 'humanities' includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence;
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National Endowment for theHumanities www.neh.gov fwinter@neh.gov 202/606-8400
"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." 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, as amended
Sources of funding from NEH Research Preservation and Access Public Programs State Humanities Councils Education Challenge Grants
Web-based resources for teaching and learning http://edsitement.neh.gov
NEH Digital Humanities Initiative deploy digital technologies and methods to enhance understanding; study the impact of digital technology on the humanities -- exploring the ways it changes how we read, write, think, learn; digitize important materials, increasing the everyone's ability to search and access humanities information
NEH Digital Humanities Initiative Digital Humanities Fellowships May 1, 2007 $40,000/$80,000 - $24,000/$48,000
NEH Digital Humanities Initiative Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants November 15, 2006 & April 3, 2007 $30,000
NEH Digital Humanities Initiative Digital Humanities Workshops January 17, 2007 $30,000/100,000
NEH Digital Humanities Initiative Digital Humanities Challenge Grants November 1 & May 1 Up to $1,000,000
NEH Digital Humanities Initiative Teaching & Learning Resources October 2, 2006 Up to $200,000 Scholarly Editions November 1 $50,000-100,000
NEH Digital Humanities Initiative Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership March 27, 2007 Up to $350,000 or more