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EMAILThese grants support faculty development programs in the humanities for school teachers and for college and university teachers. NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes may be as short as two weeks or as long as five weeks. The duration of a program should allow for a rigorous treatment of its topic.
NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes
· extend and deepen knowledge and understanding of the humanities by focusing on significant topics, texts, and issues;
· contribute to the intellectual vitality and professional development of participants;
· build a community of inquiry and provide models of civility and excellent scholarship and teaching; and
· promote effective links between teaching and research in the humanities.
An NEH Summer Seminar or Institute may be hosted by a college, university, school system, learned society, center for advanced study, library or other repository, or a cultural or professional organization. The host site must be appropriate for the project, providing facilities for scholarship and collegial interaction. These programs are designed for a national audience of teachers.
What’s New for 2012
Project directors will be paid a flat fee for directing a seminar or institute. As illustrated by the chart below, the fee will vary, depending on the length of the program and the number of directors (one or two).
| # directors | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | 5 weeks |
| 1 | $12,000 | $15,000 | $18,000 | $21,000 |
| 2 | $7,200 each | $9,000 each | $10,800 each | $12,600 each |
Program Statistics
In the last five competitions the Summer Seminars and Institutes program received an average of 146 applications. The program made an average of forty-eight awards per competition, for a funding ratio of 33 percent.
The number of applications to an NEH grant program can vary widely from competition to competition, as can the funding ratio. Information about the average number of applications and awards in recent competitions is meant only to provide historical context for the current competition. Information on the number of applications and awards in individual competitions is available from sem-inst@neh.gov.
Contact the staff of NEH’s Division of Education Programs at 202-606-8471 or sem-inst@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.
Questions?
Contact the staff of NEH’s Division of Education Programs at 202-606-8471 or sem-inst@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.