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  1. and the Funding the Humanities April 11, 2008

  2. April 10-12, 2003

  3. National Endowment for theHumanities Old Post Office Building 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 www.neh.gov 202/606-8400

  4. Three critical points: • Consult – talk with NEH program staff about your project plans and • funding needs • Apply – NEH will not give • you funds if you don’t ask • Reapply – if not successful, • revise and ask again

  5. FirstInitialLastName@neh.gov Fred Winter fwinter@neh.gov (202) 606-8287 Laura McCarty ltmc@georgiahumanities.org (404) 523-6220 Where’s the mailing address?

  6. The NEH Mission Because democracy demands wisdom, NEH serves and strengthens our Republic by promoting excellence in the humanities and conveying the lessons of human experience to all Americans.

  7. "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

  8. Why bother? LEAP and the AAC&U study

  9. Sources of funding from NEH Research Public Programs Preservation and Access State Humanities Councils Education Office of Digital Humanities Challenge Grants

  10. Keep up to date…WWW.NEH.GOV

  11. www.neh.gov/news/nehconnect.html NEH Connect! ………………………… Humanities Magazine

  12. Review Process Peer review panels: Rate proposals: E, VG, (G), (S)M, (N)R National Council for the Humanities:Recommend Chairman:Funding decisions based on recommendations of Council

  13. Helpful Hints. . . • Read the Guidelines • Call NEH and speak to a Program Officer • Ask for sample proposals • Plan ahead for uses of the money • Submit a draft proposal • If turned down, ask to see panelists’ comments • Reapply

  14. Break for questions

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