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Application Information for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Program

May 08, 2020
Submitted By: Anne Berry

Looking for assistance with preparing an application for a National Endowment for the Humanities summer stipend? Contact the Office of Sponsored Programs at ospgrants@hartford.edu.

Dr. T. Clark Saunders, Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research, is the nominating official for tenured and tenure-track faculty.

Please see below for a message from Daniel Sack, Program Officer, Division of Research Programs at the NEH:

 

The National Endowment for the Humanities is now accepting applications for our Summer Stipends program. The program aims to stimulate new research in the humanities and its publication by supporting the work of individual scholars doing research or writing. Anyone can apply, as long as they are not a degree candidate at time of application. The award amount is $6,000, and the application deadline is September 23, 2020. Full application information is at:

http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends

 

Please share this information with your faculty, especially with junior faculty. Although this is a very competitive program, the relatively short application and the focused time period make it a good way for junior faculty to lay the foundation for future grant applications.

 

As you may know, this program requires all tenured or tenure-track applicants to be nominated by an official on their campus, and institutions can nominate up to two people. (Non-tenure-track faculty, adjunct faculty, staff, retired faculty, community college faculty, and independent scholars are exempt from nomination). We ask that each institution designate one person—usually an academic vice-president or dean—to coordinate the nomination process for its faculty. Prospective applicants, the nominating official, and others involved in choosing your institution’s two nominees should familiarize themselves with the guidelines and application instructions located on the NEH website. Please make sure that there is only one nominating official for your institution.

 

All applicants must submit their own applications through grants.gov. Nominated applicants must include in their applications the name and email address of the appropriate nominating official. After the September 23 deadline, each nominating official will receive an email directly from NEH asking for verification of the selected applicants. This verification must be received by October 16, 2020.

 

In a few weeks will be offering a live webinar for administrators and prospective applicants, introducing the program, describing the application and nomination process, and offering application-writing suggestions. There will be a chance to ask questions, captions will be available, and the webinar will be recorded so others can watch it later.

Date: Wednesday, May 20

Time: 203 PM (Eastern time)

To watch the presentation, click on this link.

 

If applicants have questions, we encourage them to contact a member of the Summer Stipends program staff, at stipends@neh.gov or 202-606-8200.

 

Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your support of the Summer Stipends program.

 

Daniel Sack

Program Officer, Division of Research Programs

National Endowment for the Humanities

202-606-8459 dsack@neh.gov