Funding

National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Award Summer 2023

SIUE Internal Competition Submission Deadlines

• Notice of Intent submitted via Kuali Build Application byJuly 11th, 2022
• Pre-submission materials Uploaded through Kuali Build Application by August 12th, 2022 (if an internal competition is required)

About the Program

The NEH Summer Stipend offers faculty members $6,000 to conduct research and produce material for publication. Awardees work full-time on their projects for two consecutive months. Stipend holders may visit archives or libraries and may hold other research grants supporting the same project during this time.

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, archeological site reports, translations, editions and other scholarly resources. Stipends support projects at any stage of development.

Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars; organizations are not eligible to apply. Indirect costs are not allowed.

The NEH welcomes projects that respond to the “A More Perfect Union”: NEH Special Initiative Advancing Civic Education and Commemorating the Nation’s 250th Anniversary As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, NEH encourages projects that promote a deeper understanding of American history and culture and that advance civic education and knowledge of our core principles of government. The agency-wide “A More Perfect Union” initiative will help Americans better understand the world’s oldest constitutional democracy and how our founding ideals are met in a modern, pluralistic society. NEH welcomes consideration of diverse topics in American history, from Native American culture to rural life to the rise of the industrial city, from the Civil War to the Cold War to the Civil Rights movement, etc. We also seek projects that examine foundational documents in U.S. history, as well as projects that examine historical objects, places, traditions, events, and individuals who collectively shaped our states and nation. Applications about the contributions of under-represented communities are highly encouraged or to other Special Initiatives of the NEH. (SIUE applicants are encouraged to visit the website to read about the initiatives and to consider how a proposal might be tailored to the goals of the initiatives.)

Interested applicants are encouraged to visit the NEH application guidelines at http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends. Sample proposals are also available on the NEH Summer Stipend website.

As a taxpayer-supported federal agency, the NEH endeavors to make products of its awards available to the broadest possible audience. The goal is for scholars, educators, students, and the American public to have access to a wide range of NEH-funded products. Such projects might include digital resources, websites, public lectures and programming, etc. For projects that lead to the development of websites, all other considerations being equal, NEH gives preference to those that provide free access to the public.

The NEH deadline for submission is September 22st, 2022 for the summer of 2023. As a limited program, however, the Summer Stipend program allows each institution to submit only two (2) proposals.

The SIUE Internal Competition

In order to coordinate the selection of SIUE's two institutional nominations, the Office of Research and Projects asks interested faculty members to do the following.

1. Notice of Intent submitted via Kuali Build Application byJuly 11th, 2022
2. Should an internal Competition be required, you will receive a notification with via email to upload your Pre-Submission Materials (single pdf in order indicated) in the Kuali Build Application by 4:30 p.m. on the 2^ndFriday in August.
3. Narrative of no more than 3 single-spaced pages (following the NEH guidelines). Subsections should include: research and contribution; methods and work plan; competencies, skills and access; final product and dissemination.
4. 2-page, single-spaced curriculum vitae with the following sections containing information most pertinent to your proposed project: Current and Past Positions; Education; Awards and Honors; Publications; Other Relevant Professional Activities and Accomplishments
5. pertinent bibliographical references (max 1 page, single-spaced).

 Stronger applicants to the SIUE competition will have carefully reviewed the NEH Summer Stipend Guidelines and prepared their materials in answer to these guidelines.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, including minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and protected veterans.  Faculty with disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (618) 650-2333.

Internal submissions will be reviewed by an ad hoc committee of experts. Only two successful SIUE internal applicants will be invited to prepare and submit full proposals to the NEH by September 21st, 2022 for consideration.

• Full Application to be routed in Kuali by September 8th, 2022
• Full proposal due to NEH September 21st, 2022 by 4:30 P.M.

 Full Submission to NEH

The two successful nominees will work with the SIUE Office of Research and Projects to revise and prepare materials for the external grant submission to NEH. The applicant will revise materials according to the internal reviewers' suggestions. ORP will assist with the proper routing of the grant for internal approvals from the relevant Chairs and Deans, and will work with the applicant to prepare the Grants.gov electronic application package.

For further information or questions regarding the competition, please contact Jill Laughlin, jilaugh@siue.edu