NEH: Awards for Faculty at Tribal Colleges and Universities

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Awards for Faculty at Tribal Colleges and Universities.

Donor Name: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

State: All States

Deadline: 04/12/2023

Size of the Grant: $60,000

Grant Duration: 12 months

Details:

This program strengthens the humanities at Tribal Colleges and Universities by encouraging and expanding humanities research opportunities for individual faculty and staff members. Awards support individuals pursuing scholarly research that is of value to humanities scholars, students, and/or general audiences. While the program welcomes proposals in all areas of the humanities, projects related to Indigenous knowledge that sustain and strengthen tribal languages and/or cultural traditions are especially encouraged.

Research pursuits can be centered at the applicant’s home institution, but may also involve activities at another institution, such as an independent research center or library

This program offers flexibility in project types and award periods. Awards may support faculty research that engages undergraduate students at the affiliated institution or members of the local community. Common to all projects must be research on humanities topics, such as languages or literature, history, philosophy, or religion. Examples of eligible projects include:

• research related to tribal or institutional priorities, goals, or interests, such as projects that draw on cultural or institutional collections
• the development of materials in support of sustaining, preserving, and revitalizing culture or language
• research leading to the improvement of a single existing undergraduate or graduate course
• travel to and research in archival or cultural collections with significant holdings in the researcher’s area of expertise or in an area of tribal or institutional priority or interest
• research and preparation leading to the development of a humanities seminar for students at the affiliated institution and/or members of the local community. Humanities seminars must be prepared and led by an individual faculty or staff member and must engage participants with primary sources. Seminars should develop participants’ knowledge and skills with humanities research methodologies, such as the collecting of oral histories, Indigenous research methods, language or linguistic methods, and/or archival research.
• the development of books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, critical editions, or other scholarly resources
• research leading to digital or web-based products intended to supplement a course revision, humanities seminar, or publication project.

Funding Information

The amount of the monthly stipend is $5,000 per full-time month (or part-time equivalent). The maximum award is $60,000 for the equivalent of twelve full-time months. The minimum award is $10,000, corresponding to the equivalent of two months of full-time work. Thus, an award to support 14 months of half-time work would be $35,000 (equivalent to 7 months of full-time work.)

Project Period

The minimum period of performance is the equivalent of two months of full-time work; the maximum is the equivalent of twelve months of full-time work.

Eligibility Criteria

You must be one of the following to be eligible:

• A U.S. citizen residing domestically or abroad
• A foreign national who has lived in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years prior to the application deadline

Foreign nationals who take up permanent residence outside the United States any time between the application deadline and the end of the period of performance will forfeit their eligibility. Leaving the U.S. on a temporary basis is permitted.

In addition to the above requirements, you must be affiliated with a Tribal College or University. Individuals who are full-time, part-time, adjunct, and retired faculty members and staff members affiliated with a Tribal College or University are eligible to apply.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.