Instructional and Research
Technologies Symposium for the Arts,
Humanities and Social Sciences
The NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
March 21, 2007
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General considerations
NEH and digital grants
NEH grant making processes
The new NEH DHI
Applying for NEH grants
The future of the DHI
Three points:
Consult
Apply
Reapply
FirstInitialLastName@neh.gov
Fred Winter
fwinter@neh.gov
(202) 606-8287
Where’s the mailing address?
The NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
NEH’s history of digital
grants
Databases and Searchable Archives
Web-based resources for
teaching and learning
http://edsitement.neh.gov
Campus infrastructures for
advanced technology initiatives
University of Maryland
Maryland Institute for
Technology and the Humanities
$410,000/$1,640,000
Multimedia tools for teaching and learning
Who Built America
The American Social History
Project
Multifaceted tools for teaching,
learning, and research
The NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Digital Humanities Fellowships
Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
Digital Humanities Workshops
Digital Humanities Challenge Grants
Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Partnership
The humanities include...
History
Literature
Art History
Archaeology
Etc.
Philosophy
Jurisprudence
Linguistics
Language
Ethics
Comparative
Religion
"The term 'humanities' includes, but is not limited to,
the study of the following: language, both modern and
classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence;
philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics;
the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects
of social sciences which have humanistic content and
employ humanistic methods; and the study and
application of the humanities to the human environment
with particular attention to reflecting our diverse
heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of
the humanities to the current conditions of national life."
1965 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, as amended
Review Process
Peer review panels:
Rate proposals: E, VG, (G), (S)M, (N)R
National Council for the Humanities:
Recommend
Chairman: Funding decisions based
on recommendations of Council
NEH
Digital
Humanities
Initiative
deploy digital technologies and methods to enhance
understanding;
study the impact of digital technology on the humanities -exploring the ways it changes how we read, write, think,
learn;
digitize important materials, increasing the everyone's
ability to search and access humanities information
Inspiration from ACLS
Cyberinfrastructure Report:
•Federal funding agencies and private foundations
should establish programs that develop and support
expertise in digital humanities… (Our Cultural
Commonwealth, p. 6.)
•Universities and university consortia should develop
new and support existing humanities and social
sciences computing centers. (p. 6)
•NSF, NEH, IMLS, the Mellon Foundation, and other
funding agencies should support the development of
tools for the analysis of digital content. (p. 7)
•The NEA, NEH, and IMLS should work together to
promote collaboration…. (p. 7)
NEH
Digital
Humanities
Initiative
Keep up to date by signing up at
http://grants.neh.gov/dhi.asp
for DHI Update
www.neh.gov/news/nehconnect.html
NEH Connect!
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Humanities Magazine
NEH
Digital
Humanities
Initiative
Digital Humanities Fellowships
May 1, 2007
$4,200/month - maximum of $50,400
plus up to $25,000 in expenses
NEH
Digital
Humanities
Initiative
Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
November 15, 2006 & April 3, 2007
up to $30,000 for up to 18 months
New Wine in Old Bottles
ROTMSOTA
NEH
Digital
Humanities
Initiative
Digital Humanities Workshops
January 17, 2007
$30,000 or $100,000
NEH
Digital
Humanities
Initiative
Digital Humanities Challenge
Grants
November 1, 2006 & May 1, 2007
Up to $1,000,000
NEH
Digital
Humanities
Initiative
Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH
Partnership
March 27, 2007
Up to $350,000
The NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Applying for the grants
Guidelines and application information…
WWW.NEH.GOV
Welcome to the Brave
New World of digital
grants!
www.grants.gov
NEH
Digital
Humanities
Initiative
The future of the DHI
NEH
Digital
Humanities
Initiative
Keep up to date by signing up at
http://grants.neh.gov/dhi.asp
for DHI Update
www.neh.gov/news/nehconnect.html
NEH Connect!
…………………………
Humanities Magazine
FY 2008 Budget
President’s proposal
15,239,000 - We the People initiative (no change)
1,400,000 - Digital Humanities initiative (+$1,400)
31,215,000 - Federal/State Partnership (+133)
11,801,000 - Education Programs (-211)
17,671,000 - Preservation and Access (-317)
11,910,000 - Public Programs (-214)
12,209,000 - Research Programs (-219)
362,000 - Program Development (-6)
9,479,000 - Challenge Grants (-170)
5,031,000 - Treasury Funds (-226)
25,038,000 - Administration (+230)
$141,355 - TOTAL (+400)
FY 1995: $172,000,000
What are we NOT funding that we
should be?
• What are we missing? What important
humanities-relevant info tech educational
project areas have we overlooked?
E.g., Second Life as well as Web for the
Faculty Humanities Workshops
Taking advantage of students’ familiarity and
comfort with IT to work in collaboration
with faculty in humanities?
The NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
NEH - Old Post Office Building
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
www.neh.gov
202/606-8400
fwinter@neh.gov
202/606-8287