Dear all,
 
Both programs seem very much in line with what many of you already do.
Please let me know if you're interested in pursuing either or both of
these opportunities.
 
Susan 
 
  

The National Endowment for the Humanities supports undergraduate course
development through:

·            Enduring Questions Course Grants (new courses)

·            Teaching Development Fellowships (existing courses)

 

Enduring Questions Course Grants (up to $25,000)

What is the good life?  What is beauty?  What is friendship?  What is the
relationship between humans and the natural world?  Enduring questions
such as these have long held interest to college students and allow for a
special, intense dialogue across generations. 

 

The National Endowment for the Humanities will award Enduring Questions
course grants, which support a college faculty member from any discipline
with up to $25,000 to develop a new humanities course at the undergraduate
level on a question of enduring significance, to be taught at the
sponsoring institution at least twice during the grant period. The
application deadline is September 15, 2009. For more information and
instructions, please see the grant guidelines at
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/EnduringQuestions.html

 

Teaching Development Fellowships (up to $21,000)

The National Endowment for the Humanities will award Teaching Development
Fellowships to support college and university teachers pursuing research
aimed specifically at improving an existing undergraduate course that the
applicant has taught already in three different terms and will continue to
teach. The research undertaken as a part of the project may involve
engaging with fundamental texts or sources, exploring related subjects or
academic disciplines, or cultivating neglected areas of learning. Research
in any area of the humanities is welcome. 

 

Teaching Development Fellowships cover periods from three to five months
and carry stipends of $4,200 per month. Thus, the maximum stipend is
$21,000 for a five-month award period. The application deadline is October
1, 2009. For more information and instructions, please see the grant
guidelines at 

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/TD_Fellowships.html