DIVISION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Preliminary Sketch of a Proposal for Humanities Initiatives
at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Optional)
You are encouraged to submit this form for feedback from NEH staff before you submit a draft proposal or final application. You may submit a sketch until April 12, 2015; please send it as an attachment to . (Proposal drafts will be reviewed until May 14, 2015 and applications are due via Grants.gov on June 25, 2015.)
Project Director(s), Department(s), and Institution:
Phone and e-mail contact:
Have you discussed this project with an NEH program officer? If so, please provide his or her name.
· What is the topic of the project and why is it important? (limit 150 words)
· How would the project strengthen the teaching of humanities subjects at your institution? (limit 100 words)
· Who would be the faculty participants and other beneficiaries of this project? (limit 100 words)
· Are there any external scholars or institutions who might be invited to contribute or collaborate? If so, please identify them.
KEY TIPS:
· Projects must be centered on humanities subject matter such as history, philosophy, and literature. (For more detail, please see “What are the humanities?” at http://www.neh.gov/about.)
· Projects about the arts must stress interpretation rather than creative practice. EXAMPLE: The study of documentary film on a given theme, rather than film production
· Projects may not promote a particular political, religious, or ideological point of view or advocate a particular program of social action. EXAMPLE: The study of immigration history, rather than the promotion of activism on immigration issues
· Projects may be related—or unrelated—to the cultural identity of the applicant institution. EXAMPLE: A project on ancient Greek drama from a Hispanic-Serving Institution
· Consult “Sample Application Narratives” from successful proposals in the right-hand side bar here: http://www.neh.gov/grants/education/humanities-initiatives-hispanic-serving-institutions