NEH Collaborative Research Grants

Collaborative Research Grants support original research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of at least one year up to a maximum of three years. Eligible projects include:

• Research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding in the humanities
• Conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit scholarly research
• Archaeological projects that include the interpretation and communication of results (projects may encompass excavation, materials analysis, laboratory work, field reports, and preparation of interpretive monographs)
• Research that uses the knowledge and perspectives of the humanities and historical or philosophical methods to enhance understanding of science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences.

Deadline: 28 October 2010
Stipend: normally ranges from $25,000 to $100,000 per year (for 1-3 years)

For more information, click here.

NEH Grants for Undergraduate Teaching - September Deadlines

The National Endowment for the Humanities supports undergraduate course development through:

• Enduring Question Course Grants (new courses)
• Teaching Development Fellowships (existing courses)

Enduring Questions Course Grants
Stipend: up to $25,000
Deadline: 15 September 2010

What is the good life? What is beauty? What is friendship? What is the relationship between humans and the natural world? Enduring questions such as these have long held interest to college students and allow for a special, intense dialogue across generations.

Enduring Questions course grants support up to four faculty members from any discipline with up to $25,000 to develop a new undergraduate humanities course on a question of enduring significance, to be taught at least twice during the grant period.

For more information and instructions, please see the grant guidelines here.


Teaching Development Fellowships
Stipend: up to $21,000 ($4,200 per month)
Deadline: 30 September 2010

Teaching Development Fellowships support faculty pursuing research aimed at improving an existing undergraduate course that has been taught in at least three different terms prior to the application deadline. The research undertaken may involve engaging with fundamental texts or sources, exploring related subjects or disciplines, or cultivating neglected areas of learning. Research in any area of the humanities is welcome. These fellowships cover periods lasting from three to five months.

For more information and instructions, please see the grant guidelines here.

Center for Research Libraries: Latest News

The Center for Research Libraries' Summer 2010 Newsletter is now available at http://www.crl.edu/focus. The issue is Africa-centered, featuring research on the sub-Saharan region that includes digitized African newspapers from the 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition, the newsletter contains a survey of research on the impact of 19th century Christian missionaries in Africa.

Also, on June 30, CRL announced the release of the World Newspaper Archive's South Asian Newspapers (see the article at http://www.crl.edu/news/6699). CRL libraries will have free access to these newspapers, which date from the 19th century and consist of over 400,000 searchable pages, until August 9.

National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Program

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends Program supports individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. The award is for $6,000 for two consecutive months of full time research and writing. Texas A&M University faculty, including Agriculture, Engineering and TTI personnel, are eligible to submit a proposal. Interested faculty should submit an internal proposal by 25 June to lsppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.

For more information, including due dates and proposal forms, click here.

Opportunities in European Union for TAMU Faculty and Students

On Tuesday, May 4, from 12:00-1:00pm, in 2115 Allen, the College of Liberal Arts, the European Union Center, and the Department of Political Science will sponsor a talk by Professor Dr. Hartmut Marhold of the University of Cologne, Germany. The talk is entitled: “Appreciating the European Union Network of Research and Educational Institutes: An Overview of the Opportunities and Options to American Students and Faculty”. Professor Marhold is Director General of the Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE) and teaches at the University of Cologne. CIFE is a partner of the Summer European Academy, a Liberal Arts summer faculty-led study abroad program focusing on the governance structure and logic of the EU.

For more information.

Foreign Policy-related Junior Faculty Book Grants

The International Security and Foreign Policy Program of the Smith Richardson Foundation will award grants through its annual competition for junior faculty at U.S. institutions. The Junior Faculty Research Grant Program is an annual competition that awards at least three research grants of $60,000 to support tenure-track junior faculty engaged in the research and writing of a scholarly book on an issue or topic of interest to the policy community.

Due June 30, 2010

For more information.

Common Ground Instructional Grant Proposals at Texas A&M

The College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University invites curriculum development proposals for the 2010-2011 "Common Ground" program, the college's freshman reading initiative. Interested faculty may apply for a curriculum grant of up to $700. Up to four awards will be made. The College welcomes proposals from faculty members who would like to integrate Enrique’s Journey, the 2010-11 Common Ground book selection, into their curricular or co-curricular activities for the 2010-11 academic year. Enrique’s Journey was written by Pulitzer-prize winning author Sonia Nazario. The author will be visiting campus and will speak and hold a book signing on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 7 PM at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.

Due May 24, 2010

For questions, please contact Mike Stephenson at 845-8509 or mstephenson@tamu.edu