National Endowment for the

Humanities

www.neh.gov

fwinter@neh.gov

202/606-8400

"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