NEH Mission

Application-Writing WorkshopJanuary 11, 2007

Co-sponsored by Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, and Washington University in St. Louis

NEH Mission

Because democracy demands wisdom, the National Endowment for the Humanities serves and strengthens our Republic by promoting excellence in the humanities and conveying the lessons of history to all Americans. The Endowment accomplishes this mission by providing grants for high-quality humanities projects in four funding areas: preserving and providing access to cultural resources, education, research, and public programs.

How NEH spends its money(Fiscal Year 2006)

Special Initiatives

$15,239,000

Federal/StatePartnership$30,926,000

Division of Preservation$18,368,000

Office of Challenge

Grants$9,649,000

Matching Funds

Division of Research

$12,692,000

Division of Public

Programs$12,381,000

Division of Education

$12,266,000

National Endowment

for the Humanities

Area Success Rates

1:2 – MO Historical Society (13 awards, 27 apps) 1:3 – Webster University (7 awards, 22 apps) 1:4 – WUSTL (88 awards, 367 apps) 1:4 – SIU-Carbondale (74 awards, 275 apps) 1:5 – U of MO, St. Louis (42 awards, 190 apps) 1:6 – SIU-Edwardsville (23 awards, 136 apps) 1:6 – St. Louis University (23 awards, 149 apps)

WUSTL Profile Balanced approach: 244 applications from

individuals and 123 from the institution Individuals performing at the average Summer Stipends test: 76 nominations out of

78 possible – excellent Challenge Grants test: 0

SIU – Edwardsville Profile Low number of submissions for institutional

grants (35 of 149) Faculty applying for grants are under-

achieving (1 award for every 6.5 individual grants)

Summer Stipends test: 45 nominations out of 78 possible – low

Challenge Grant test: 0

How we define “Humanities”According to the 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, "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."

Challenge Grants

Institution-building grants to significantly improve humanities programs, carry out long-term plans for strengthening basic resources, and enhance financial stability.

One award at a time.

Steve Ross, Director

(202) 606-8309

challenge@neh.gov

Challenge Grants – November 1 & May 1

We The People Challenge Grants – February 1

Division of EducationGrants to support school teachers and college faculty who wish to strengthen teaching and learning through new or revised curricula and materials, collaborative study, seminars, and institutes.

Michael Poliakoff, Director (202) 606-8500

Education@neh.gov

Faculty Humanities Workshops – September 15Teaching and Learning Resources – October 2

Institutional Grants for FDIs – June 15Landmark Workshop – March 15

Summer Seminars and Institutes – March 1

Division of Preservation

Grants to preserve archival holdings; enhance access to materials; and produce reference works for scholarly research, education, and public programming.

Ralph Canevali, Acting Director

(202) 606-8570

Preservation@neh.gov

Assistance Grants – May 15Education and Training – July 3Access to Collections – July 17

Stabilization Grants – October 2US Digital Newspaper Program – November 1

Research and Development – July 3Reference Materials – July 17

Division of Public ProgramsGrants for the presentation of humanities scholarship for large and diverse public audiences. Grants typically support radio and television documentaries, exhibitions and interpretation of historic sites, reading and discussion series, lectures, symposia, and related components in support of such programs.

Tom Phelps, Acting Director

(202) 606-8270

Public@neh.gov

Museum and Library Consultation and Planning Grants – September 12

Museum and Library Implementation Grants – January 23

Television Grants – November 1

Radio Grants – March 20

Division of Research

Grants support individuals and teams of scholars pursuing advanced research in the humanities that will contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities.

Jane Aikin, Acting Director

(202) 606-8200Research@neh.gov

NEH Fellowships (including DHI Fellowships) – May 1Faculty Research Awards – May 1

Summer Stipends – October 1

Collaborative Research/Scholarly Editions – November 1Fellowships Programs at Independent Research

Institutions – September 1

Grants to Individuals

Research Grants for Institutions

Collaborative Research

Contact: Michael Hall, mhall@neh.gov

Collaborative Research

Contact: Michael Hall, mhall@neh.gov

Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions

How do I apply?Step One: visit

the NEH website (www.neh.gov) and READ THE GUIDELINES

Step 2: Visit Grants.gov

Register!!!!-Find out your AOR

-Get comfortable with the Grants.gov system.

Step Three: get samples and/or ask questions Step Four: draft your application and get

someone to read it. Step Five: submit your application by the

deadline and wait…these things take time.

…meanwhile, NEH peer review happens

Some common misconceptions about peer-review The same panelist kills my application year after

year Only the elite schools are funded Panelists don’t understand my field You have to know someone at NEH to get a grant My application won’t get funded because NEH

doesn’t fund new approaches or work in my field Only senior scholars get funded It’s too early

Additional Stages of Review

The staff role The National Council on the

Humanities The Chairman – Bruce Cole,

Distinguished Professor of Art History and Comparative Literature, Indiana University

“I didn’t get funded, now what?” Know what you are entitled to get: the “why-

not” letter with verbatim comments Receive feedback from the staff about your

application Become a panelist or reviewer Offer to read applications for your institution Resubmit the following year, but remember,

panelists will only know it’s a reapplication if you tell them and bitter words about the previous year usually distract from your argument and always take up space

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