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Instructional and Research Technologies Symposium for the Arts,
Humanities and Social Sciences
The NEH Digital Humanities Initiative
March 21, 2007
1. General considerations2. NEH and digital grants3. NEH grant making processes4. The new NEH DHI5. Applying for NEH grants6. The future of the DHI
FirstInitialLastName@neh.gov
Fred WinterFred Winterfwinter@neh.govfwinter@neh.gov
(202) 606-8287(202) 606-8287
Where’s the mailing address?Where’s the mailing address?
University of MarylandMaryland Institute for
Technology and the Humanities
$410,000/$1,640,000
Campus infrastructures for advanced technology initiatives
The NEH Digital Humanities Initiative
Digital Humanities FellowshipsDigital Humanities FellowshipsDigital Humanities Start-Up GrantsDigital Humanities Start-Up Grants
Digital Humanities WorkshopsDigital Humanities WorkshopsDigital Humanities Challenge GrantsDigital Humanities Challenge Grants
Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH PartnershipAdvancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Partnership
The humanities include...
History
Literature
Art History
Archaeology
Etc.
Philosophy Jurisprudence Linguistics Language Ethics Comparative Religion
"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
Peer review panels:Peer review panels:
Rate proposals: E, VG, (G), (S)M, (N)R
National Council for the Humanities:National Council for the Humanities: Recommend
Chairman:Chairman: Funding decisions based
on recommendations of Council
Review ProcessReview Process
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
Inspiration from ACLS Cyberinfrastructure Report:
•Federal funding agencies and private foundations should establish programs that develop and support expertise in digital humanities… (Our Cultural Commonwealth, p. 6.)
•Universities and university consortia should develop new and support existing humanities and social sciences computing centers. (p. 6)
•NSF, NEH, IMLS, the Mellon Foundation, and other funding agencies should support the development of tools for the analysis of digital content. (p. 7)
•The NEA, NEH, and IMLS should work together to promote collaboration…. (p. 7)
Keep up to date by signing up athttp://grants.neh.gov/dhi.asp
for DHI UpdateDHI Update
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
www.neh.gov/news/nehconnect.html
NEH Connect!NEH Connect!……………………………………………………Humanities MagazineHumanities Magazine
Digital Humanities Fellowships
May 1, 2007May 1, 2007$4,200/month - maximum of $50,400
plus up to $25,000 in expenses
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
November 15, 2006 & April 3, 2007
up to $30,000 for up to 18 months
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Digital Humanities Challenge Grants
November 1, 2006 & May 1, 2007
Up to $1,000,000
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Partnership
March 27, 2007
Up to $350,000
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
Keep up to date by signing up athttp://grants.neh.gov/dhi.asp
for DHI UpdateDHI Update
NEH Digital
Humanities Initiative
www.neh.gov/news/nehconnect.html
NEH Connect!NEH Connect!……………………………………………………Humanities MagazineHumanities Magazine
FY 2008 BudgetFY 2008 BudgetPresident’s proposalPresident’s proposal
15,239,000 - We the People initiative (no change) 1,400,000 - Digital Humanities initiative (+$1,400) 31,215,000 - Federal/State Partnership (+133) 11,801,000 - Education Programs (-211) 17,671,000 - Preservation and Access (-317) 11,910,000 - Public Programs (-214) 12,209,000 - Research Programs (-219) 362,000 - Program Development (-6) 9,479,000 - Challenge Grants (-170) 5,031,000 - Treasury Funds (-226) 25,038,000 - Administration (+230)
$141,355 - TOTAL (+400)
FY 1995: $172,000,000
What are we NOT funding that we should be?
• What are we missing? What important humanities-relevant info tech educational project areas have we overlooked?
E.g., Second Life as well as Web for the Faculty Humanities Workshops
Taking advantage of students’ familiarity and comfort with IT to work in collaboration with faculty in humanities?
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