Opportunity Information: Apply for 20090715 HJ
Apply for 20090715 HJ
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Digging into Data" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.169 Promotion of the HumanitiesOffice of Digital Humanities.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 29, 2009 and posted on Jan 29, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Applicants must apply as international research partnerships (a minimum of two teams, from two different countries, with two project directors, one from each country).
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Opportunity Summary:
Digging into Data is a joint international grant competition aimed at helping scholars use large-scale digital data and modern computational methods to ask new kinds of research questions, especially in the humanities and social sciences. The opportunity is built around the idea that "data-driven inquiry" (often called cyberscholarship) is changing how research gets done across disciplines. With massive amounts of Internet-accessible data now available and with computing power becoming more affordable, researchers can analyze collections and datasets at a scale that was not practical just a few years earlier. The program highlights how these methods have already enabled breakthroughs in fields like genetics and astronomy, and it argues that similar approaches can unlock new insights when applied to digitized cultural heritage materials such as books, newspapers, journals, films, artworks, and audio recordings, alongside scientific datasets.
A central purpose of the Digging into Data initiative is to encourage innovative techniques for large-scale text and data analysis and to push interdisciplinary collaboration. Projects are expected to bring together expertise from the humanities, social sciences, computer science, information science, and related fields, reflecting the reality that meaningful large-scale analysis often requires both domain knowledge and technical skill in computation, visualization, and data management. Another key focus is improving how researchers work with major data repositories that hold large digital collections, with an emphasis on ensuring efficient access to those materials for research. The program also stresses open sharing of results, so that tools, methods, findings, and lessons learned can be reused and extended by other scholars.
The competition is sponsored by four funders across three countries: the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the United Kingdom's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), and two United States agencies, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). While there is a shared core Request for Proposals describing the overall challenge, each funder also issues its own addendum with rules and requirements that reflect its mission and administrative policies. Applicants are expected to review both the main RFP and the relevant funder addenda before applying, since requirements may differ depending on which agencies are supporting the teams involved.
From the NEH listing, this opportunity is a discretionary grant in the humanities category (CFDA 45.169, Promotion of the Humanities) administered through the Office of Digital Humanities. The program anticipated making about three awards, with an award floor of $5,000 and an award ceiling of $300,000, and it did not require cost sharing or matching funds. The posted date and creation date were January 29, 2009, with an original and current closing date of July 15, 2009, and an archive date of August 14, 2009.
Eligibility is structured around international collaboration: proposals must be submitted as international research partnerships consisting of at least two teams from at least two different countries, led by two project directors (one from each country). In practice, that means the program is not designed for single-institution or single-country projects; it is meant to build cross-border teams that can combine complementary strengths, share infrastructure and data access, and produce results that matter to a broader research community. Applicants seeking more detailed application instructions and agency-specific requirements were directed to the Digging into Data Challenge website (www.diggingintodata.org) and to the NEH program page, with the Office of Digital Humanities listed as the contact point (odh@neh.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Digging into Data grant competition?
Digging into Data is a joint international grant competition designed to help scholars use large-scale digital data and modern computational methods to ask new kinds of research questions, with a particular emphasis on the humanities and social sciences.
What is meant by "data-driven inquiry" or "cyberscholarship" in this program?
In this context, data-driven inquiry (often called cyberscholarship) refers to research approaches that rely on large amounts of digitally available data and computational techniques to analyze that data at a scale that was not practical in the recent past.
What kinds of research does the program encourage?
The program encourages innovative techniques for large-scale text and data analysis, interdisciplinary work, and research that applies computational methods to large digital collections and datasets to produce new scholarly insights.
Which disciplines are especially relevant for this competition?
The opportunity emphasizes the humanities and social sciences, while also expecting meaningful participation from technical and data-focused fields such as computer science, information science, and related areas.
What types of data or materials are highlighted as relevant?
The description highlights Internet-accessible data and digitized cultural heritage collections such as books, newspapers, journals, films, artworks, and audio recordings, as well as scientific datasets.
Why does the program emphasize large-scale computational methods?
The program is based on the premise that increased availability of digital data and more affordable computing power enable researchers to work with collections and datasets at a scale that was not feasible only a few years earlier.
What is the central purpose of the Digging into Data initiative?
A central purpose is to spur innovative large-scale text and data analysis techniques and to push interdisciplinary collaboration across domains that traditionally do not always work together.
Is interdisciplinary collaboration required or just encouraged?
The program expects projects to bring together expertise across multiple fields (including humanities, social sciences, computer science, and information science), reflecting the idea that large-scale analysis often requires both domain knowledge and technical skills.
What kinds of technical capabilities are implied by the program goals?
The program description points to skills and capacities in computation, visualization, and data management as important components of meaningful large-scale analysis.
How does the opportunity relate to major data repositories?
A key focus is improving how researchers work with major data repositories that hold large digital collections, with an emphasis on efficient access to those materials for research.
Does the program require sharing results publicly?
The program stresses open sharing of results so that tools, methods, findings, and lessons learned can be reused and extended by other scholars.
Who sponsors the Digging into Data competition?
The competition is sponsored by four funders across three countries: the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the United Kingdom's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), and two United States agencies, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Is there a single application document, or do funders have different requirements?
There is a shared core Request for Proposals (RFP) describing the overall challenge, and each funder issues its own addendum with rules and requirements reflecting its mission and administrative policies. Applicants are expected to review both the main RFP and the relevant funder addenda.
Why do the requirements differ depending on the funder?
The opportunity notes that each participating funder has its own addendum to reflect agency-specific missions and administrative policies, which can lead to differences in rules or requirements.
How is this opportunity described in the NEH listing?
In the NEH listing, it is described as a discretionary grant in the humanities category (CFDA 45.169, Promotion of the Humanities) administered through the Office of Digital Humanities.
How many awards were anticipated under the NEH listing?
The NEH listing anticipated making about three awards.
What is the award range under the NEH listing?
The NEH listing shows an award floor of $5,000 and an award ceiling of $300,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required under the NEH listing?
No. The NEH listing indicated that cost sharing or matching funds were not required.
What were the key dates shown in the NEH listing?
The posted date and creation date were January 29, 2009. The original and current closing date was July 15, 2009. The archive date was August 14, 2009.
What is the basic eligibility structure for proposals?
Eligibility is structured around international collaboration. Proposals must be submitted as international research partnerships consisting of at least two teams from at least two different countries.
How many project directors are required, and how are they assigned?
The program requires two project directors, one from each participating country.
Are single-institution or single-country projects eligible?
The description indicates the program is not designed for single-institution or single-country projects, because it is meant to build cross-border teams.
What is the intent behind requiring international partnerships?
The program aims to build cross-border teams that can combine complementary strengths, share infrastructure and data access, and produce results that matter to a broader research community.
Where were applicants directed for more detailed instructions?
Applicants were directed to the Digging into Data Challenge website (www.diggingintodata.org) and to the NEH program page for more detailed application instructions and agency-specific requirements.
Who is listed as the NEH contact point for this opportunity?
The Office of Digital Humanities is listed as the contact point, with the email address odh@neh.gov.
What should applicants do to make sure they meet the right requirements?
The opportunity states that applicants should review the shared core RFP and the relevant funder addenda before applying, since requirements may differ depending on which agencies are supporting the teams involved.
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