Summer Seminars and Institutes
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Assistance Listings
- 45.163 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Professional Development
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
These grants support professional development programs in the humanities for school teachers and for college and university faculty. NEH Summer 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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- State governments
- County governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
Additional information
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Grantor contact information
Description
Division of Education Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8471
sem-inst@neh.gov
sem-inst@neh.gov
sem-inst@neh.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
http://www.neh.gov/grants/education/summer-seminars-and-institutes
Closed: February 25, 2016
Award
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Program Funding
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Expected awards
$50,000
Award Minimum
$225,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
20160225-FS
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Humanities
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
December 10, 2015
Archive date:
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