ClosedOpportunity 20170301-FS

Summer Seminars and Institutes

At a glance

Summer Seminars and Institutes is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The application deadline was March 1, 2017. Individual awards are listed as $50K – $225K. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public colleges & universities and 3 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.163 (Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Dec 16, 2016Posted
Mar 1, 2017Application deadline

Posted: Dec 16, 2016
Close date: Mar 1, 2017
Award floor: $50,000
Award ceiling: $225,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes grants support professional development programs in the humanities for school teachers and for college and university faculty. Seminars and institutes may be as short as one week or as long as four weeks.
NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes
• provide models of excellent teaching;
• provide models of excellent scholarship;
• broaden and deepen understanding of the humanities;
• focus on the study and teaching of significant topics, texts, and other sources;
• contribute to the intellectual vitality of participants; and
• build communities of inquiry.
An NEH Summer Seminar or Institute may be hosted by a college, university, learned society, center for advanced study, library or other repository, cultural or professional organization, or school or school system. The host site must be suitable for the project, providing facilities for collegial interaction and scholarship. These programs are designed for a national audience of participants.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.163Promotion of the Humanities Professional DevelopmentProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.163

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$6.78M

FY25

$739K

FY26

$3.5M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.163. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Endowment for the Humanities
sem-inst@neh.gov
202-606-8401

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Summer Seminars and Institutes”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Summer Seminars and Institutes”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $50k – $225k.

How do I apply for “Summer Seminars and Institutes”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 20170301-FS), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 45.039