Good Afternoon,
The Harvard internal call for proposals has been announced for the NEH Summer Stipends program, which provides $6,000 for a period of two consecutive months to support full-time work on a humanities project. This is a limited submission opportunity, and Harvard may put forward two nominees for this program. Interested applicants from Harvard must first submit an internal pre-proposal via the link below by August 20, 2023. More information on the award and the internal selection process can be found in the synopsis below:
National Endowment for the Humanities 2024 Summer Stipends
Harvard Internal Deadline: August 20, 2023
FAS/OSP Deadline (if nominated): September 13, 2023
Sponsor Deadline (if nominated): September 20, 2023
Award Amount: $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing
The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Summer Stipends program aims to stimulate new research and publication in the humanities by providing small awards to individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both supporting projects at any stage of development, but especially early-stage research and late-stage writing in which small awards are most effective funding a wide range of individuals, including independent scholars, community college faculty, and non-teaching staff at universities. NEH funds support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months starting as early as May 1, 2024, and as late as September 1, 2025. Eligible projects usually result in articles, books, digital materials and publications, archaeological reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. NEH funds may support recipients’ compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research. More information on the opportunity, including examples of previously funded projects can be found here.
NEH will hold a NEH Summer Stipends Application Writing Tips Webinar for administrators and prospective applicants on August 16 at 2:00 PM EST. The webinar will introduce the program, describe the application process and offer application-writing suggestions. Register for the upcoming webinar here. A previous webinar describing the application and nomination processes can be viewed here.
Institutions of higher education may each nominate two faculty members per deadline. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating the Harvard internal nomination process for this opportunity. Internal applications must be submitted via the link above by August 20, 2023.
Questions from FAS or SEAS faculty about this opportunity may be directed to Erin Hale (erin_hale@fas.harvard.edu) or Jennifer Corby (jcorby@fas.harvard.edu).
Requests for support related to the application portal may be directed to vpr@harvard.edu.