Does anyone have any experience with applying for a NEH or other=20
federal grant? I was speaking with my Development Director today and=20
we'd love to know more about other independent schools' experiences=20
with this.
We are a small (380 students) k-8 Episcopal school. Are NEH and other=20
federal grants awarded to schools like us?
Many thanks for any information!
Andrea Jenkins
Trinity Episcopal School
On Jan 17, 2008, at 12:58 PM, Marti Weston wrote:
> ANNOUNCING:
> National Endowment for the Humanities (U.S.A.)
> Applications to Conduct an NEH Summer Program
> in Summer 2009
>
> Each summer the National Endowment for the Humanities supports faculty
> development through residential projects: 2-6 week Seminars and
> Institutes and 1-week Landmarks of American History and Culture=20
> Workshops.
> These projects are designed to provide American teachers with the
> opportunity for intensive study of important texts and topics in the
> humanities.
>
> SEMINARS AND INSTITUTES
> Application Deadline is March 3, 2008 (receipt)
> Seminars and Institutes foster excellent teaching by encouraging=20
> collegial
> discussion of humanities topics within close-knit scholarly=20
> communities.
> They also promote active scholarship in the humanities in ways suited=20=
> to
> teachers at all levels from grade school through college. =
Participants
> have called the seminars and institutes life changing experiences. =20
> They
> often note that they view the host institution as an important =
resource
> for future scholarly endeavors for themselves and for their students. =20=
> The
> application guidelines for projects to be held in 2009 are posted on=20=
> the
> NEH website at: <[ http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html
> ]www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html> (for school teachers and
> college/university teachers).
>
> LANDMARKS OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
> Application Deadline is March 17, 2008 (receipt)
> These grant opportunities are part of the "We the People" initiative,
> which is designed to enhance the teaching, study, and understanding of
> American history and culture. Landmarks of American History and =
Culture
> workshops bring groups of K-12 teachers or community college faculty
> together for intensive, one-week, residence-based workshops at or near
> significant American sites. Eligible applicants include museums,
> libraries, cultural and learned societies, state humanities councils,
> colleges and universities, schools and school districts. Collaborative
> programs are encouraged. The application guidelines for projects to be
> held in 2009 are posted on the NEH website at: <[
> http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html
> ]www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html> (for school teachers)=20=
> or <[
> http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html
> ]www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html> (for community =
college
> faculty).
>
> As part of the NEH's We the People program, the new Picturing America
> program promotes the teaching, study, and understanding of American
> history and culture in K-12 schools by introducing young people to=20
> some of
> America=92s great art treasures. NEH encourages proposals for Summer
> Seminars or Institutes for School Teachers and Landmarks of American
> History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers that focus on one or
> more of the Picturing America art works or artists as well as the=20
> events
> or periods of American history depicted and the humanities themes
> represented. Please see [ http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/
> ]http://PicturingAmerica.neh.gov.
>
> Now is the time to draft a proposal or to contact a colleague whom you
> think might be interested in developing a project. We strongly=20
> recommend
> that you work with one of the program officers listed below:
>
> Thomas Adams 202-606-8396 [ mailto:tadams@neh.gov
> ]tadams@neh.gov
> Douglas Arnold 202-606-8225 [ mailto:darnold@neh.gov
> ]darnold@neh.gov
> Barbara Ashbrook 202-606-8388 [ mailto:bashbrook@neh.gov
> ]bashbrook@neh.gov
> Judith Jeffrey Howard 202-606-8398 [ mailto:jhoward@neh.gov
> ]jhoward@neh.gov
> Julia Nguyen 202-606-8213 [ mailto:jnguyen@neh.gov
> ]jnguyen@neh.gov
> Robert Sayers 202-606-8215 [ mailto:rsayers@neh.gov
> ]rsayers@neh.gov
>
> Program staff can answer questions, provide samples of successful
> applications, and comment on an informal draft. Staff can help=20
> anticipate
> questions that are likely to arise in the review process.
>
> Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
> Institutions must register with Grants.gov, a process which usually=20
> takes
> about two weeks.
>
> We look forward to working with you.
>
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>
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