Mar 21, 2016
"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
Sources of funding from NEH
Research
Public Programs
Education
Challenge Grants
Preservationand Access
State HumanitiesCouncils
WWW.NEH.GOV
Web-based resources for teaching and learning
http://edsitement.neh.gov
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
NEH Digital Humanities Initiative
Digital Humanities Fellowships
May 1, 2007
$40,000/$80,000 - $24,000/$48,000
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
November 15, 2006 & April 3, 2007
$30,000
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Digital Humanities Workshops
January 17, 2007$30,000/100,000
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Digital Humanities Challenge Grants
November 1 & May 1
Up to $1,000,000
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Teaching & Learning ResourcesOctober 2, 2006Up to $200,000
Scholarly EditionsNovember 1
$50,000-100,000
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership
March 27, 2007
Up to $350,000 or more
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative