National Endowment for the Humanities Programs and Information

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Achieving the Goals: Goal 4 Teacher Professional Development - August 1996

The National Endowment for the Humanities

* - designates programs that have a particular usefulness at the school or school district level

Independent Study in the Humanities Fellowships*

Designed as a rigorous course of self-directed, independent summer study to ensure educators' intellectual renewal and resurgent enthusiasm for their profession. Applicants must be teachers who: are employed full-time in elementary, middle, or high schools, with at least half their schedule in the humanities; are in their fifth year of full-time teaching and plan to teach the humanities at least five more years; and have not previously been awarded an ISH Fellowship.

Susannah Patton and Elsa Little
Council for Basic Education (funded by National Endowment for the Humanities)
Independent Study in the Humanities
1319 F Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 347-4171.

Promotion of the Humanities-Fellowships for University Teachers

Provides time for uninterrupted study and research by research teachers and faculty members of postgraduate professional schools who can make significant contributions to thought and knowledge in the humanities. The fellowships enable individuals to devote extended periods of uninterrupted time to investigation, reflection, and writing so that they may enlarge their contributions and continue to develop their capacities as scholars and interpreters of the humanities. While continuing its commitment to the work of established senior scholars, the Endowment also wishes through this program to encourage and sustain the work of junior scholars: people who hold the rank of instructor or assistant professor in departments and programs of academic institutions that grant the Ph.D. In conjunction with the program, the Endowment is offering support of projects in the area of one special NEH initiative, The Emergence of Democracy. Faculty members of departments in universities that grant the Ph.D., faculty members with appointments to interdepartmental programs and central graduate schools that grant a Ph.D., and faculty members of postgraduate professional schools, and other staff affiliated with these institutions. Although applicants need not have advanced degrees to qualify, they must have completed their professional training before applying. Active candidates for degrees are not eligible, nor are persons seeking support for work leading to degrees. Applicants should be U.S. citizens, native residents of U.S. territorial possessions, or foreign nationals who have lived in the U.S. for at least the three years immediately preceding the application deadline.

Maben Herring
Fellowships for University Teachers
Division of Fellowships and Seminars
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 316, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8466

Promotion of the Humanities-Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars

Provides opportunities for college teachers and independent scholars to pursue independent study and research that will enhance their capacities as teachers, writers, and scholars or interpreters of the humanities and enable them to make significant contributions to thought and knowledge in the humanities. These fellowships are intended for faculty members of two-year, four-year, and five-year colleges and universities that do not grant the Ph.D., scholars and writers working in institutions with research or education collections such as museums, libraries, and historical associations, and scholars and writers working independently. This program is designed to support both beginning and experienced scholars engaged in a range of activities from general study to specialized research. Fellowships are normally awarded for full-time study, but part-time awards will be made in exceptional cases. In connection with this program, the Endowment is offering support for projects in the area of the Emergence of Democracy, a special NEH initiative. Applicants should be faculty members at two-year, four-year, or five-year colleges or at universities whose campus does not grant the Ph.D. in their general discipline; individuals affiliated with institutions other than colleges and universities; and scholars and writers working independently. Retired faculty members of undergraduate institutions are eligible to apply for support in this program. Although applicants need not have advanced degrees to qualify, they must have completed their professional training before applying. Active candidates for degrees are not eligible, nor are persons seeking support for work leading toward degrees. Applicants should be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals of American Samoa, or foreign nationals who have lived in the United States for at least the three years immediately preceding the date of the application.

Joseph Neville
Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars
Division of Fellowships and Seminars
Room 316, National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8467.

Faculty Graduate Study Program for Teachers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

As a part of the previous grant listing, the National Endowment for the Humanities also announces the continuation of the Faculty Graduate Study Program for teachers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Faculty Graduate Study Program is a special competition designed to strengthen the teaching of the humanities at historically black colleges and universities by providing one year of support for teachers at these institutions to work toward the completion of a Ph.D. in the humanities. The annual application deadline is March 15. Decisions are announced in October. Fellowships are usually awarded during the following academic year. The maximum award is $30,000. The uses of the awards, eligibility, requirements, selection criteria, and stipend allowances for this program are all specific to this program and different from those for Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars. Professors and faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Maben Herring
Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars
Division of Fellowships and Seminars
Room 316, National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8466

Promotion of the Humanities-Foreign Language Education*

The program's objective is to improve the teaching of foreign languages, particularly such less commonly taught languages as Russian, Japanese, Chinese, and Arabic, in the nation's schools, colleges, and universities. Grants support summer institutes for school teachers, with special attention given to: incorporating authentic materials from the target culture into curriculum at all levels of language instruction, including introductory courses; college and university curriculum development and related faculty study aimed at strengthening undergraduate language programs, including those for prospective school teachers; and various special projects to strengthen foreign language education. State and local governments; sponsored organizations; public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations; other public institutions/organizations; federally recognized Indian tribal governments; Native American organizations; U.S. territories; non-governmental organizations; minority organizations; other specialized groups; and quasi-public nonprofit institutions may apply.

Bruce Robinson
Foreign Language Education
National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 302
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8373

Promotion of the Humanities-Interpretive Research/Humanities, Science and Technology

Supports humanities research designed to deepen our understanding of science, medicine, and technology and its role in our culture. Collaborative or coordinated multiyear projects involving the efforts of several individuals at the professional, post-doctoral, and research assistant levels are encouraged, especially those integrating the work of science and humanities scholars. U.S. citizens and residents, state and local governments, sponsored organizations, public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations, other public institutions/ organizations, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Native American organizations, other specialized groups, and quasi-public nonprofit institutions.

Dr. Daniel Jones
Humanities, Science and Technology
Division of Research Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 318
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone (202) 606-8210

Promotion of the Humanities-Interpretive Research Program/Collaborative Projects

Supports broadly defined, significant research in all fields of the humanities. Grants are generally collaborative, multiyear projects involving the efforts of several individuals at the professional, postdoctoral, and research assistant levels as well as foreign and domestic archaeology projects. The program encourages research that brings to bear the knowledge, methods, and perspectives of the humanities on the subjects of science, technology, and medicine. These programs provide support for conferences designed to advance research on topics of importance in the humanities. Conference projects must address research questions or assess research methods. U.S. citizens and residents, state and local governments, sponsored organizations, public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations, other public institutions/organizations, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Native American organizations, U.S. Territories, non-governmental organizations, minority organizations, other specialized groups and quasi-public nonprofit institutions are eligible to apply. Conference grants are made to eligible institutions, not to individuals.

David Wise
Division of Research Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 318
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8210

Promotion of the Humanities-Study Grants for College and University Teachers

Provides support for individual teachers at universities and two- and four-year colleges to undertake six weeks of full-time study in the humanities. Applications may come from persons employed by colleges and universities. Full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, and administrators must have regular undergraduate teaching responsibilities in the humanities. Applicants must have taught undergraduate humanities courses during the 1991-92 and 1992-93 academic years and intend to return to teaching at the conclusion of the project. Although applicants need not have advanced degrees to qualify, they must have completed their professional training before applying. Active candidates for degrees are not eligible, nor are persons seeking support for work leading to degrees. Applicants should be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals of American Samoa, or foreign nationals who have been residing in the United States for at least the three years immediately preceding the date of application. Faculty are not eligible if they have received within the last five years a major grant for research of more than $10,000 from outside their own institution, an NEH Fellowship for College or University Teachers, a Summer Stipend, or a Study Grant.

Clayton Lewis
Division of Fellowships and Seminars
Study Grants for College and University Teachers
National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 316
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8463

Promotion of the Humanities-Summer Seminars for College Teachers

Provides opportunities for teachers in five-, four-, and two-year colleges; for scholars employed in libraries, museums, historical associations, and other humanities institutions; and for independent scholars to work during the summer in their areas of interest under the direction of distinguished scholars at institutions with library resources suitable for advanced study and research. Seminars offered in this program deal with significant works or topics in the humanities. Distinguished scholars and teachers at institutions with libraries suitable for significant research in the humanities or with specialized holdings in the area of the seminar and with facilities adequate for hosting the seminars.

Joel Schwartz
Summer Seminars for College Teachers
Division of Fellowships and Seminars
National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 316
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8463

Promotion of the Humanities-Summer Seminars for School Teachers*

Provides opportunities for school teachers to work during the summer under the direction of a distinguished teacher and active scholar at colleges and universities throughout the country, studying seminal works in the humanities in a systematic and thorough way. Teachers and scholars in the humanities; primarily K-12 teachers in public, private, or parochial schools.

Michael Hall
National Endowment for the Humanities
Division of Fellowships and Seminars, Room 316
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
(202) 606-8463

Promotion of the Humanities-Summer Stipends

Provides support for individual faculty and staff members at universities and two-year and four-year colleges and for others who have made or have demonstrated promise of making significant contributions to the humanities, in order to pursue two consecutive months of full-time study or research on a project in the humanities. College and university faculty and staff and independent scholars. There is a nomination process, and applicants should contact the Endowment for additional details.

Thomas O'Brien
Division of Fellowships and Seminars
Summer Stipends
National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 316
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8551

NEH Fellowship Program for Foreign Language Teachers, K-12*

To recognize and encourage excellence in the teaching of foreign languages, this program offers stipends to teachers to spend six weeks abroad developing an in-depth understanding of foreign languages and cultures. The program is based on the premise that intensive study in an immersion setting is the most productive way for highly motivated and experienced language teachers to improve their knowledge and proficiency. Teachers who: (1) have been teaching for three years full-time prior to the fellowship summer, with at least one-half of the schedule teaching foreign languages; (2) are employed by a U.S. school or a U.S. school abroad; (3) intend to teach foreign languages at least five more years; (4) agree not to accept another full-support grant during the fellowship period; and (5) are not teachers of ESL and bilingual education.

Naima Gherbi
Program Director
NEH Fellowship Program for Foreign Language Teachers K-12
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Avenue
New London, Connecticut 06320-4196
Telephone: (203) 439-2282

Promotion of the Humanities--Centers for Advanced Study (45.122)

Supports interrelated research in well-defined subject areas through block fellowship grants at independent centers for advanced study, American research centers overseas, and independent research libraries and museums. Independent centers for scholarly research may apply for funds with which to offer one or more fellowships within the framework of their own fellowship programs. The grants are intended to provide funds for fellowship stipends and standard allowances only. They may not be awarded to degree candidates or for study leading to advanced degrees. Fellowship tenure must be at least 6 and not more than 12 consecutive months in duration. Fellowship recipients must be granted all benefits, services, and accommodations normally accorded other fellows at the center.

Division of Research Programs
Centers for Advanced Study, Room 318
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8210.

Promotion of the Humanities--Elementary and Secondary Education in the Humanities*

To increase the effectiveness of humanities teaching in the nation's elementary, middle, and secondary schools. The purpose of the program is to strengthen instruction principally through faculty development. State and local governments; public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Native American organizations, U.S. Territories, non-government organizations, minority organizations, other specialized groups, and quasi-public nonprofit institutions.

Bruce Robinson
National Endowment for the Humanities
Elementary and Secondary Education in the Humanities, Room 302
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8377

Promotion of the Humanities-Higher Education in the Humanities

Assists institutions of higher education in their efforts to improve the teaching of the humanities. Whether interdisciplinary or centered in a single discipline, projects should be firmly grounded in the study of humanities texts and materials. Most projects are planned and implemented by groups of faculty members within a college or university working with deans or department chairmen. Projects may also be proposed by cultural institutions or professional associations. The program provides support for many types of activities: institutes for college and university faculty give teachers opportunities for intensive study of important materials in the humanities directed by leading scholars in the field; projects to benefit teaching in the humanities, including activities that reach across the various levels of instruction; programs to improve the humanities preparation of future school teachers, to improve the teaching of foreign languages, and to develop or strengthen core curricula in colleges and universities, and curriculum projects in higher education that illuminate the connections among science and the humanities. State and local governments, sponsored organizations, public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Native American organizations, U.S. Territories, non-government organizations, minority organizations, other specialized groups, and quasi-public nonprofit institutions.

Lyn Maxwell White
Higher Education in the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 302
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8380

Special Opportunity in Foreign Language Education*

Grants support summer institutes for school teachers on incorporating authentic materials from the target culture into curriculum at all levels of language instruction, including introductory courses; college and university curriculum development and related faculty study aimed at strengthening undergraduate language programs, including those for prospective school teachers; and various special projects to strengthen foreign language education. Public and private elementary and secondary schools, school systems, two- and four-year colleges and universities, nonprofit academic associations, and cultural institutions, such as libraries and museums.

Bruce Robinson
Foreign Language Education
National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 302
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (202) 606-8377
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