Opportunity Information: Apply for 20140304 FS
Apply for 20140304 FS
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Summer Seminars and Institutes" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.163 Promotion of the HumanitiesProfessional Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 30, 2013 and posted on Dec 30, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 4, 2014. (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 $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments County governments State governments Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminars and Institutes grant program funds faculty development experiences in the humanities that are designed specifically for teachers. The goal is to create intensive, high-quality summer programs that strengthen humanities teaching by giving participants the time and structure to read closely, discuss deeply, and engage with current scholarship on meaningful topics, texts, authors, historical periods, or events. Programs can run from as short as two weeks to as long as five weeks, and they are meant to serve a national audience rather than a single campus or local region. Across all formats, the program emphasizes advancing humanities knowledge and understanding, supporting professional growth and intellectual energy, building respectful communities of inquiry, and connecting humanities research with real classroom teaching at both the K-12 and undergraduate levels.
NEH funds two main types of programs, each offered in versions for school teachers and for college and university faculty. A Summer Seminar is the smaller format, limited to sixteen participants (called NEH Summer Scholars). For school-teacher seminars, up to two participants may be full-time graduate students who intend to pursue a K-12 teaching career. The seminar model is centered on shared readings and sustained discussion led by a director who is an expert in the field. Participants typically spend the seminar engaging with core texts and scholarship, reflecting on ideas raised through discussion, and producing writing or other scholarly work that helps solidify learning. The director also supports individualized study and projects, which helps teachers connect the seminar content to their own teaching goals and interests. For college and university seminars, the structure is similar, with sixteen participants and up to two full-time graduate students in the humanities, and the focus is explicitly on scholarly research and focused study guided by the director, including individual project advising.
A Summer Institute is the larger, more multi-voiced format, typically enrolling twenty-five to thirty participants (also NEH Summer Scholars). For school-teacher institutes, up to three participants may be full-time graduate students preparing for a K-12 teaching career. Institutes are commonly led by a team of core faculty and visiting scholars who present multiple perspectives and introduce participants to the strongest available scholarship on important humanities topics commonly taught in schools. Participants are expected to compare and synthesize the different approaches offered by faculty, while drawing clear lines between institute content and their own classroom instruction. A key point of the institute model is that it prioritizes humanities subject matter rather than general pedagogy; the emphasis is on what to teach and how scholarship shapes understanding, not on broad instructional theory. The institute format for college and university teachers follows the same general design (twenty-five to thirty participants, with up to three full-time graduate students in the humanities) and targets subjects of major importance in undergraduate education, with the central aim of strengthening and advancing humanities teaching at the college level.
Host organizations can include colleges and universities, learned societies, centers for advanced study, libraries and other repositories, cultural or professional organizations, and even schools or school systems. Regardless of the type of host, the site must be appropriate for serious scholarship and collegial exchange, meaning it should provide the resources and environment participants need to work intensively together. In practical terms, that implies access to relevant collections or materials when needed, meeting spaces that support sustained discussion, and an overall setting conducive to focused study and professional community-building.
From the funding opportunity details provided, this is a discretionary grant program under the humanities funding category (CFDA 45.163, Promotion of the Humanities - Professional Development). NEH anticipated making about 50 awards under this opportunity. The award range runs from a floor of $1 to a ceiling of $200,000, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated. Eligible applicants include a wide set of public and private entities, such as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits other than institutions of higher education), and several levels of government (state, county, city/township, and special district governments), as well as federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
The opportunity information lists Funding Opportunity Number 20140304-FS, with the posting date of December 30, 2013 and a closing date of March 4, 2014. Additional details were available through NEH at http://www.neh.gov/grants/education/summer-seminars-and-institutes. For applicant support, the contact point is the NEH Division of Education Programs, Room 302, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20506, phone 202-606-8471, email sem-inst@neh.gov.
FAQs: NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes (CFDA 45.163)
1) What is the NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes grant program?
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminars and Institutes program funds faculty development experiences in the humanities that are designed specifically for teachers. These are intensive summer programs intended to strengthen humanities teaching by giving participants time and structure to read closely, discuss deeply, and engage with current scholarship on significant humanities topics (such as texts, authors, historical periods, or events).
2) What is the main goal of these summer programs?
The goal is to create intensive, high-quality summer programs that strengthen humanities teaching. Across formats, the program emphasizes advancing humanities knowledge and understanding, supporting professional growth and intellectual energy, building respectful communities of inquiry, and connecting humanities research with real classroom teaching at both the K-12 and undergraduate levels.
3) Are these programs intended for local participants or a national audience?
They are meant to serve a national audience rather than a single campus or local region.
4) How long can an NEH Summer Seminar or Institute run?
Programs can run from as short as two weeks to as long as five weeks.
5) What types of summer programs does NEH fund under this opportunity?
NEH funds two main types of programs: Summer Seminars and Summer Institutes. Each type is offered in versions for school teachers and for college and university faculty.
6) What is an NEH Summer Seminar?
A Summer Seminar is the smaller program format, limited to sixteen participants (called NEH Summer Scholars). It is centered on shared readings and sustained discussion led by a director who is an expert in the field. Participants typically engage with core texts and scholarship, reflect on seminar discussions, and produce writing or other scholarly work to solidify learning. The director also supports individualized study and projects so teachers can connect seminar content to their teaching goals and interests.
7) What is an NEH Summer Institute?
A Summer Institute is the larger, more multi-voiced format, typically enrolling twenty-five to thirty participants (also called NEH Summer Scholars). Institutes are commonly led by a team of core faculty and visiting scholars who present multiple perspectives and introduce participants to strong scholarship on important humanities topics. Participants are expected to compare and synthesize different approaches and connect institute content to their own classroom instruction.
8) How many participants can be enrolled in a Summer Seminar?
A Summer Seminar is limited to sixteen participants.
9) How many participants can be enrolled in a Summer Institute?
A Summer Institute typically enrolls twenty-five to thirty participants.
10) Who are the participants in these programs?
Participants are referred to as NEH Summer Scholars. Programs are designed for teachers, with versions tailored for school teachers and for college and university faculty.
11) Are graduate students allowed to participate in NEH Summer Seminars?
Yes, in limited numbers. For school-teacher seminars, up to two participants may be full-time graduate students who intend to pursue a K-12 teaching career. For college and university seminars, up to two participants may be full-time graduate students in the humanities.
12) Are graduate students allowed to participate in NEH Summer Institutes?
Yes, in limited numbers. For school-teacher institutes, up to three participants may be full-time graduate students preparing for a K-12 teaching career. For college and university institutes, up to three participants may be full-time graduate students in the humanities.
13) What is the difference between school-teacher and college/university versions of the Seminar?
Both formats are limited to sixteen participants and rely on shared readings and sustained discussion led by an expert director. The school-teacher seminar emphasizes helping participants connect content to their teaching goals and interests. The college and university seminar is explicitly focused on scholarly research and focused study guided by the director, including individual project advising.
14) What is the difference between school-teacher and college/university versions of the Institute?
Both formats typically enroll twenty-five to thirty participants and feature a team of core faculty and visiting scholars presenting multiple perspectives. The school-teacher institute is framed around topics commonly taught in schools and expects participants to draw clear lines between institute content and classroom instruction. The college and university institute targets subjects of major importance in undergraduate education, aiming to strengthen and advance humanities teaching at the college level.
15) Do Summer Institutes focus on pedagogy or humanities content?
The institute model prioritizes humanities subject matter rather than general pedagogy. The emphasis is on what to teach and how scholarship shapes understanding, not on broad instructional theory.
16) Who leads a Summer Seminar?
A Summer Seminar is led by a director who is an expert in the field. The director leads sustained discussions, supports shared readings, and provides individualized support for participant study and projects.
17) Who leads a Summer Institute?
Institutes are commonly led by a team of core faculty and visiting scholars who provide multiple perspectives on the institute topic and introduce participants to strong scholarship.
18) What kinds of host organizations are eligible to run these programs?
Host organizations can include colleges and universities, learned societies, centers for advanced study, libraries and other repositories, cultural or professional organizations, and schools or school systems.
19) What does NEH expect from the host site or location?
The site must be appropriate for serious scholarship and collegial exchange. This implies an environment with resources participants need for intensive work, meeting spaces that support sustained discussion, access to relevant collections or materials when needed, and an overall setting conducive to focused study and professional community-building.
20) What is the CFDA number and funding category for this opportunity?
This opportunity is listed under CFDA 45.163, Promotion of the Humanities - Professional Development, and is described as a discretionary grant program in the humanities funding category.
21) How many awards did NEH anticipate making under this opportunity?
NEH anticipated making about 50 awards.
22) What is the funding amount range for awards?
The award range runs from a minimum of $1 to a maximum of $200,000.
23) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated in the information provided.
24) Who is eligible to apply for this grant opportunity?
Eligible applicants include public and private entities such as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits other than institutions of higher education), state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
25) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is 20140304-FS.
26) What were the posting and closing dates shown for this opportunity?
The posting date listed is December 30, 2013, and the closing date listed is March 4, 2014.
27) Where can applicants find additional details from NEH?
Additional details were available through NEH at: http://www.neh.gov/grants/education/summer-seminars-and-institutes
28) Who can applicants contact with questions about the program?
Applicants can contact the NEH Division of Education Programs (Room 302, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20506) by phone at 202-606-8471 or by email at sem-inst@neh.gov.
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