Humanities Connections
Funding Agency:
- National Endowment for the Humanities
The Humanities Connections program seeks to expand the role of the humanities in undergraduate education at two- and four-year institutions. Awards support innovative curricular approaches that foster partnerships among humanities faculty and their counterparts in the social and natural sciences and in pre-service or professional programs (such as business, engineering, health sciences, law, computer science, and other technology-driven fields), in order to encourage and develop new integrative learning opportunities for students.
Humanities Connections projects must include:
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substantive and purposeful integration of the subject matter, perspectives, and pedagogical approaches of two or more disciplines (with a minimum of one in and one outside of the humanities)
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collaboration between faculty from two or more departments or schools at one or more institutions
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experiential learning as an intrinsic part of the proposed curriculum
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long-term institutional support for the proposed curriculum innovation(s)
Competitive applications will demonstrate:
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that the proposed curricular project expands the role of the humanities in addressing significant and compelling topics or issues in undergraduate education at the applicant institution(s)
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that these projects develop the intellectual skills and habits of mind cultivated by the study of the humanities
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that faculty and students will benefit from meaningful collaborations in teaching and learning across disciplines as a result of the project
The Humanities Connections program includes two funding levels: Planning and Implementation
A pre-application webinar will be hosted on June 30, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Maximum award amount up to $35,000 for Planning; up to $150,000 for Implementation
Application due September 14, 2021
Contact the Division of Education Programs Team humanitiesconnections@neh.gov