Date posted: April 30, 2008 Date modified: July 1, 2008 * August 14, 2008 ** CFDA Number: 45.160 Type of Award: Questions? Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools. Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development. Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Summer Stipends may not be used for:
Providing Access to Grant Products As a taxpayer-supported federal agency, the NEH endeavors to make the products of its awards available to the broadest possible audience. Our goal is for scholars, educators, students, and the American public to have ready and easy access to the wide range of NEH grant products. For the Summer Stipends program, such products may include digital tools, Web sites, and the like. For projects that lead to the development of Web sites, all other considerations being equal, the NEH gives preference to those that provide free access to the public. Detailed guidance on access and dissemination matters can be found in Section V., Final Product and Dissemination, below.
The Endowment currently sponsors two agency-wide programs—We
the People and Digital Humanities—and one special initiative,
Rediscovering Afghanistan. Below is information on each. The NEH encourages
applications in these three areas of special interest. Proposals will
be evaluated through NEH's established review process and will not receive
special consideration.
We the People
To help Americans make sense of their history and of the world around
them, NEH established the We the People program. NEH encourages
applications that explore significant events and themes in our nation's
history and culture and that advance knowledge of the principles that
define America. To learn more about We the People, visit the
program's Web site.
Digital Humanities
NEH welcomes applications for humanities projects that use digital
technology or study its impact. Digital technologies offer humanists
new methods of conducting research, conceptualizing relationships, and
presenting scholarship. Digital humanities projects deploy these technologies
and methods to enhance our understanding of a topic or issue. NEH also
is interested in projects that study the impact of digital technology
on the humanities—exploring the ways in which it changes how we
read, write, think, and learn. Learn
more about the NEH Office of Digital Humanities.
Rediscovering Afghanistan
NEH invites applications for projects that focus on Afghanistan's
history and culture. The special initiative is designed to promote research,
education, and public programs about Afghanistan and to encourage United
States institutions to assist Afghanistan in efforts to preserve and
document its cultural resources. Learn
more about the initiative.
Summer Stipends provide $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing. Recipients must work full-time on their projects for these two months, and may hold other research grants supporting the same project during this time. Summer Stipends normally support work carried out during the summer months, but arrangements can be made for other times of the year. Those with questions are encouraged to contact the Summer Stipends staff at stipends@neh.gov. Cost Sharing NEH Summer Stipends do not require cost sharing. The Summer Stipends program accepts applications from researchers, teachers, and writers regardless of their institutional affiliations. Applicants with college or university affiliations, however, must be nominated by their institutions (see the "Nomination of college and university faculty" section , below). Only individual applicants are eligible to apply for Summer Stipends. All applicants must have completed their formal education by the application deadline. While applicants need not have advanced degrees, individuals currently enrolled in a degree-granting program are ineligible to apply. Applicants who have satisfied all the requirements for a degree and are awaiting its conferral may apply, but such applicants need a letter from the dean of the conferring school attesting to the applicant's status as of October 1, 2008. This letter must be faxed to the Summer Stipends program at 202-606-8204. Citizenship Recent grants and fellowships held by the applicant Recipients of a Summer Stipend in 2004 or after are ineligible. Previously supported projects Nomination of college and university faculty Each institution must announce its nominating procedures to all prospective applicants. Prospective applicants should become familiar with their institution's nomination procedures before the October 1 application deadline. Each institution should designate a nominating official, usually an academic vice president or dean. Nominating officials will receive an e-mail soon after the application deadline asking them to confirm the status of all individuals who require nomination. Applicants exempt from nomination
Individuals may not
apply for a Summer Stipend and a Teaching Development Fellowship in
a given calendar year.
Ineligible applications will not be reviewed. Applications must be submitted between August 1 and the October
1, 2008, deadline.
Application Advice:
Prior to beginning, applicants should review the evaluation criteria listed below in Section VI and consult the Frequently asked questions. Because of the large number of applications, the Summer Stipends staff is not able to read and comment on draft proposals. However, potential applicants may discuss with the staff specific concerns or questions that arise during the preparation of their proposals. Contact NEH's Division of Research Programs at 202-606-8200 or stipends@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930. Once an application has been submitted, the staff will not comment on it except with respect to issues of completeness and eligibility. NEH does not accept applications by e-mail or fax. You will prepare your application for submission via Grants.gov just as you would a paper application. In addition to forms described in Step 4 below, your application should consist of the following six parts:
All applicants for Summer Stipends must submit their proposals through
Grants.gov, the central federal
government portal for all grant applications. To do so, applicants must
have a computer with Internet access and the current version of the
free Adobe Reader. (Please note: Grants.gov no longer requires use of
the PureEdge Viewer software.) The latest version of Adobe Reader, which
is designed to function with PCs and Macintosh computers using a variety
of popular operating systems, is available at no charge from the Adobe
Web site (www.adobe.com). What follows
is a step-by-step guide for submitting your application through Grants.gov.
STEP 1: Register
with Grants.gov
All applicants must register with Grants.gov as individual users.
If you have already registered as an individual and you have verified
that your registration is still valid, you may skip this step. If not,
follow the instructions below. We strongly recommend you complete
or verify your registration at least one week before the application
deadline, as it takes time for your registration to be processed.
If you have problems registering with Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov
help desk at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov.
The registration process has two components. The first is to register
with the Grants.gov Credential Service Provider; the second is to record
your username and password with Grants.gov
itself.
To register with the Credential Service Provider (i.e., obtain a
username and password), go to: apply07.grants.gov/apply/IndCPRegister
and enter this Funding Opportunity Number:
20081001-FT
Click the button that says "Register." You are automatically redirected
to the site of ORC, Inc., the Credential Service Provider for Grants.gov.
Click on "Get Your Credential Here" and complete the form provided.
Submit the form and verify your information.
You must create a username and password that will be required when
you submit your application to NEH. Your password must contain at least
one uppercase letter, one special character (such as # or %), and one
number.
To record your new username and password with Grants.gov, go to:
apply07.grants.gov/apply/IndGGRegister.
Enter your username and password to get to the User Profile page.
Select "Individual." Please note that Grants.gov will automatically
include a DUNS number for you.
Fill in your name, e-mail, phone, and title, and select "Submit."
You will receive on-screen confirmation that you have registered successfully.
You may now use your username and password to submit your application.
STEP 2:
Download the current version of the free Adobe Reader
To fill out your application, you will need to download and install
the current version of the free Adobe Reader. To download the Reader
or update the Reader already installed on your computer, go to www.adobe.com.
Click on "Get Adobe Reader" and then "Download Now." Once installed,
this software will allow you to view and fill out Grants.Gov application
packages for any federal agency.
STEP 3: Download
the Application Package
You can save your work by clicking the "Save" button at the top of
your screen. Tip: If you choose to save your application package
before you have completed it, you will receive a message indicating
that your application is not valid. Click "OK" to save your work and
complete the package another time.
The application package contains two forms that you must complete
in order to submit your application
In addition, you need to download the NEH Supplemental Information
for Individuals form. This form—in Portable Document Format
(.pdf)—can be found here.
STEP 4: Prepare
the Application Forms
A complete application includes the following items:
How to Fill Out the SF424-Individual Form
Select the SF424-Individual Form in the Mandatory Documents field
of the application package. Move it to the Mandatory Documents for Submission
field using the right-facing arrow button. Click the "Open Forms" button
to begin using the form. Provide the following information:
Name of Federal Agency: This will be filled in automatically.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: This will be
filled in automatically.
Date Received: Please leave blank.
Funding Opportunity Number: This will be filled in automatically.
Applicant Information: Supply the name, address, telephone,
and other contact information for the applicant.
For question "e," please enter the number of your Congressional district.
For example, if you live in the 5th Congressional District of your state,
enter "5." If you don't have a Congressional district (i.e., you are
in a state or U.S. territory that doesn't have districts or you are
in a foreign country), enter a "0" (zero). To determine your Congressional
district, visit the House of Representatives Web site at www.house.gov
and use the "Find Your Representative" tool.
Disclosure of all or part of your Social Security Number is optional.
Funded applicants will be required to supply their full Social Security
Number after the competition is completed.
Project Information: Enter the title of your project. Your
title should be brief, descriptive, and informative to a non-specialist
audience. Provide a description of your project not to exceed 1,000
characters written for a non-specialist audience and stating the importance
of the proposed work to larger issues in the humanities. Enter the starting
and ending dates for your project.
Check the box "By signing this Application. . . ."
Use the "Close Form" button at the upper left of the form to save
your work and return to the main menu.
How to Fill Out the NEH Supplemental Information
for Individuals Form
This form can be downloaded and saved to your computer in Portable
Document Format (.pdf) here.
Open the form and provide the following information:
Field of Project : From the drop-down menu, choose the field
of study that best describes the field of your project.
Project Director Field of Study: From the drop-down menu,
choose the field of study that best describes your area of expertise.
Address Information: Please indicate if the mailing address
given on the SF424-Individual Form is your home or work address.
Institution: If you are not affiliated with an institution,
please click "No" and continue to the Reference Letter section. If
you are affiliated with an institution of higher education, please
complete the information for that institution. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to include their institution's DUNS number and TIN/EIN
number. These numbers are generally provided by an institution's sponsored
research office and greatly improve efficiency when processing your
application.
Reference Letters: Provide the names, e-mail addresses,
and affiliations for your two recommenders. After the deadline, NEH
will contact these individuals, requesting that they write their letters
of recommendation. Letters must be submitted online not later than
October 19, 2008.
Nominating Official: If applicable, provide the name, e-mail
address, and affiliation for your nominating official. After the deadline,
NEH will contact this person , requesting confirmation of your nomination
status. Confirmation must be submitted online not later than October
19, 2008.
How to Use the NEH Attachments Form
The component parts of your application must be attached to the Attachments
Form in Portable Document Format (.pdf). NEH cannot accept attachments
in their original word processing, graphic, or spreadsheet formats.
If you do not have access to software to convert your files into PDFs,
there are many low-cost and free software packages available. To learn
more, go to www.neh.gov/grants/grantsgov/pdf.html.
When you open the NEH Attachment Form, you will find 15 attachment
buttons labeled "Attachment 1" through "Attachment 15." By clicking
on a button, you will be able to choose the file from your computer
that you wish to attach. You must name and attach your files in the
proper order so that we can identify them. Please attach the proper
file to the proper button as listed below:
ATTACHMENT 1 : To this button, please attach the completed NEH
Supplemental Information for Individuals form. Please name the file
"NEHinfo.pdf".
ATTACHMENT 2: To this button, please attach your project narrative.
Please name the file "narrative.pdf".
ATTACHMENT 3: To this button, please attach your bibliography.
Please name the file "bibliography.pdf".
ATTACHMENT 4: To this button, please attach your résumé. Please
name the file "resume.pdf".
ATTACHMENT 5: To this button, please attach your appendix.
Appropriate appendices include translation samples and/or graphics files.
Please name the file "appendix.pdf".
No other attachments should be included. Applications submitted
with additional attachments or with attachments that exceed the length
limitations will not be entered into the competition.
STEP 5: Upload
Your Application to Grants.gov
When you have completed the SF424-Individual Form and attached the
component parts of your application to the Attachments form, save your
work to activate the "Submit" button. You are now ready to upload your
application package to NEH via Grants.gov.
To submit your application, click the "Submit" button. Your computer
will automatically connect to the Internet, and you will be asked to
supply your username and password (see Step 1 above). Once you have
successfully entered your username and password, electronically sign
and submit your application. When you click the "Sign and Submit Application"
button, your application package will be uploaded to Grants.gov.
Please note: Past NEH applicants have reported slower response times
from Grants.gov during the high usage periods between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Eastern Time.
After the upload is complete, a confirmation page, which includes
a Grants.gov tracking number, will indicate that you have submitted
your application to Grants.gov. Please print this page for your records.
You will also receive a confirmation e-mail.
NEH suggests that you submit your application no later than 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. That way, should you encounter
technical problems, you will still have time to contact the Grants.gov
help desk for support. The Grants.gov help desk is open Monday to Friday
from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time at 1-800-518-4726. You can
also send an e-mail to support@grants.gov.
The Endowment expects grantees to provide broad access to all grant products, insofar as the conditions of the materials and intellectual property rights allow. For projects that lead to the development of Web sites, all other considerations being equal, the NEH gives preference to those that provide free access to the public. Review and Selection Process Award notices Responsibilities of Award Recipients Award conditions Reporting Requirements If you have questions about the program, contact: National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20506 202-606-8200 stipends@neh.gov Privacy Policy Application Completion Time Please send any comments regarding the estimated completion time or any other aspect of this application, including suggestions for reducing the completion time, to the Office of Publications, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C. 20506; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (3136-0134), Washington, D.C. 20503. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number. |