Deadline: 30-Sep-20
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the Humanities Connections program.
The purpose of this program is to expand the role of the humanities in undergraduate education at two- and four-year institutions. Awards support innovative curricular approaches that foster productive partnerships among humanities faculty and their counterparts in the social and natural sciences and in pre-service or professional programs (such as business, engineering, health sciences, law, computer science, and other technology-driven fields), in order to encourage and develop new integrative learning opportunities for students.
Humanities Connections projects have four core features:
- substantive and purposeful integration of the subject matter, perspectives, and pedagogical approaches of two or more disciplines (with a minimum of one in and one outside of the humanities)
- collaboration between faculty from two or more separate departments or schools at one or more institutions
- experiential learning as an intrinsic part of the curricular plan
- long-term institutional support for the proposed curriculum innovation(s)
Categories
The Humanities Connections program includes two categories:
- Planning: Planning awards support the interdisciplinary collaboration of faculty from two or more separate departments or schools (a minimum of one in and one outside of the humanities), with the goal of designing a new, coherent curricular program or initiative. Planning goals will include identifying the members of a planning committee and organizing the planning process; defining the rationale, design, and structure that would undergird a comprehensive and institutionally sustainable effort; and establishing potential scenarios for curriculum development. Planning awards may be used to:
- establish and convene a team to develop overall project goals and outcomes
- engage outside experts for consultation on curriculum design or experiential learning opportunities (such as individual or collaborative undergraduate research projects, or a structured experience with community-based, project-based, or site-based learning)
- invest in seminars for faculty and administrators on substantive issues related to the success of the project
- organize focus or discussion groups around issues central to project rationale
- draw up potential new courses, instructional models, and pedagogies for development
- work with institutional leadership to outline long-range planning and sustainability
- Implementation: Implementation awards support the interdisciplinary collaboration of faculty from two or more separate departments or schools (a minimum of one in and one outside of the humanities), with the implementation of a sustainable curricular program or initiative as the outcome. Implementation proposals must show unambiguous evidence of prior planning and present a defined rationale with clear intellectual and logistical objectives that are supported by institutional commitment. Implementation awards may be used to:
- convene a core faculty team and develop working groups on issues central to project rationale
- engage outside experts on issues pertinent to project content, design, and sustainability
- develop, implement, assess, and refine curriculum (such as new courses, modules, and pathways) and instructional models for effective pedagogy
- develop and implement pilot projects and activities for student experiential learning (such as individual or collaborative undergraduate research projects, or a structured experience with community-based, project-based, or site-based learning)
- create and implement outreach strategies to attract students to new educational opportunities
- conduct mid- and long-range feasibility studies
Funding Information
- Across the past three funding cycles, the average annual funding for this program totaled $1,044,000 (Planning: $516,000; Implementation: $528,000) for an average of 21 recipients (Planning: 16 grants; Implementation: 5 grants). You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $35,000 for Planning or up to $100,000 for Implementation.
- The period of performance is 12 months for Planning proposals and 18 to 36 months for Implementation proposals. All projects must start no later than September 1, 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include U.S. two- or four-year public or private 501(c)(3) accredited institutions of higher education, including community colleges, four-year public and private colleges and universities, liberal arts colleges, research universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions.
- Individuals and foreign and for-profit entities are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328771