This NEH grant is for the purpose of developing new pilot courses that explore ‘enduring questions’ within the humanities. The National Endowment for the Humanities offers this program to foster intellectual community among undergraduates and teachers, encouraging them to deeply engage with fundamental questions through sustained reading of influential thinkers. Courses must tackle questions with no single answer, promoting dialogue across disciplines and generations. Faculty (1-4 members) will design, prepare, and assess these courses, which must be taught from a common syllabus at least twice by each developer during the grant period. Funds can cover course development and activities enhancing intellectual community, like museum visits. While humanities sources are central, faculty from any discipline can apply.
Opportunity ID: 102923
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20110915-AQ |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Enduring Questions: Pilot Course Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.163 — Promotion of the Humanities_Professional Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 01, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 15, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 15, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 15, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $25,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments Private institutions of higher education State governments County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Special district governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Description: | The NEH Enduring Questions grant program supports the development of a new course that will foster intellectual community through the study of an enduring question. This course will encourage undergraduates and teachers to grapple with a fundamental question addressed by the humanities, and to join together in a deep and sustained program of reading in order to encounter influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day. What is an enduring question? The following list is neither prescriptive nor exhaustive but serves to illustrate. In addition, please also consider the questions raised in the sample funded projects. What is good government? What is the value of work? What is friendship? What is evil? Are there universals in human nature? What are the origins of the universe? Enduring questions are questions to which no discipline, field, or profession can lay an exclusive claim. In many cases they predate the formation of the academic disciplines themselves. Enduring questions can be tackled by reflective individuals regardless of their chosen vocations, areas of expertise, or personal backgrounds. They are questions that have more than one plausible or compelling answer. They have long held interest for young people, and they allow for a special, intense dialogue across generations. The Enduring Questions grant program will help promote such dialogue in today�s undergraduate environment.The course is to be developed by one or more (up to four) faculty members, but not team taught. Enduring Questions courses must be taught from a common syllabus and must be offered during the grant period at least twice by each faculty member involved in developing the course. The grant supports the work of a faculty member in designing, preparing, and assessing the course. It may also be used for ancillary activities that enhance faculty-student intellectual community, such as visits to museums and artistic or cultural events. An Enduring Questions course may be taught by faculty from any department or discipline in the humanities or by faculty outside the humanities (e.g., astronomy, biology, economics, law, mathematics, medicine, psychology), so long as humanities sources are central to the course. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/EnduringQuestions.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Enduring Questions
Division of Education Programs National Endowment for the Humanities Room 302 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8380 Email:enduringquestions@neh.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Enduring Questions Division of Education Programs National Endowment for the Humanities Room 302 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8380 Email: enduringquestions@neh.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.163 | PKG00062250 | Jul 14, 2011 | Sep 15, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
102923 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
102923 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms-1.0.pdf
102923 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
102923 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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