Summer Seminars and Institutes

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	Federal Grant Title:	Summer Seminars and Institutes
	CFDA Number:	45.163
	CFDA Description:	Promotion of the Humanities_Professional Development
	Federal Agency Name:	National Endowment for the Humanities
	Category of Funding Activity:	Humanities
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	20110301-FS
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 04, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 04, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 01, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 01, 2011
	Archive Date:	Mar 31, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	100
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Public and State controlled 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 - Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: These grants support faculty development programs in the humanities for school teachers and for college and university teachers. NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes may be as short as two weeks or as long as five weeks. The duration of a program should allow for a rigorous treatment of its topic. NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes extend and deepen knowledge and understanding of the humanities by focusing on significant topics, texts, and issues; contribute to the intellectual vitality and professional development of participants; build a community of inquiry and provide models of civility and excellent scholarship and teaching; and promote effective links between teaching and research in the humanities. An NEH Summer Seminar or Institute may be hosted by a college, university, school system, learned society, center for advanced study, library or other repository, or a cultural or professional organization. The host site must be appropriate for the project, providing facilities for scholarship and collegial interaction. These programs are designed for a national audience of teachers.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Division of Education Programs National Endowment for the Humanities Room 302 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8471

sem-inst@neh.gov [sem-inst@neh.gov]
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