The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering the Enduring Questions grant to support the development of innovative new courses. This grant is for fostering intellectual community through the deep study of fundamental questions central to the humanities, encouraging undergraduates and teachers to grapple with timeless inquiries like “What is the good life?” or “What is beauty?”. The purpose of this grant is to facilitate sustained reading programs, enabling participants to engage with influential thinkers across centuries. Ultimately, this initiative seeks to promote intense, intergenerational dialogue on complex questions that transcend disciplinary boundaries and have multiple plausible answers, enriching the undergraduate experience.
Opportunity ID: 55417
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 20100915-AQ |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Enduring Questions |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.163 — Promotion of the Humanities_Professional Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 15, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 15, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 15, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $25,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Special district governments City or township governments State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| 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. What is the good life? What is good government? Is there such a thing as a just war? What is friendship? What is beauty? What is the relationship between humans and the natural world? 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 professions 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 todays undergraduate environment. |
| 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:
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 |
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | 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 | PKG00019397 | Jun 23, 2010 | Sep 15, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
55417 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
55417 SupplementaryCoverSheetforNEHGrantPrograms-1.0.pdf
55417 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
55417 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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