Deadline: 7-Sep-23
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the Dialogues on the Experience of War Program.
The Dialogues on the Experience of War program supports the study and discussion of humanities sources that address the experiences of military service and war from a wide variety of perspectives. In recognition of the importance of the humanities in helping Americans to understand the meaning and experiences of military service and war, Dialogues projects encourage veterans and nonveterans to reflect collectively on such topics as civic engagement, veteran identity, the legacies of war, service, and homecoming. Project teams should include humanities scholars, military veterans, and individuals with relevant experience.
Dialogues projects may take a wide variety of forms, including:
- Bridge programs for veterans seeking to further or resume their education
- Community discussion series hosted by veterans’ organizations or cultural institutions such as museums or theaters
- Undergraduate or graduate courses that train students to lead discussions on campus or in the local community
- Seminars for members of the public
- Reading and discussion programs for veterans and others in the justice system or in group housing
- Discussion series focused on local historical collections, memorial sites, film series, or exhibitions.
Dialogues Project Requirements
- Discussion programs: The convening of at least two sustained discussion series focused on humanities resources and themes that address the experiences of war and military service. Each series should convene approximately fifteen participants who will attend all sessions. Sessions may be in person, virtual, or in a hybrid format, but they must provide enough time to build intellectual community among the participants.
- Preparatory programs: The creation of an in-person or virtual preparatory program to recruit, train, select, and mentor individuals to serve as discussion leaders for the series. Projects may prepare a larger cohort of discussion leaders if they wish to have them serve as co-facilitators or as alternates, with a suggested minimum of one facilitator working with no more than fifteen participants.
Award amounts
- You may request up to $100,000. This includes the sum of direct and indirect costs.
- NEH anticipates awarding approximately $1,000,000 among an estimated 10 recipients.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply, your organization must be established in the United States or its jurisdictions as one of the following:
- a nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- an accredited institution of higher education (public or nonprofit)
- a state or local government or one of their agencies
- a federally recognized Native American Tribal government.
For more information, visit National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
