FW: NEH Fellowships

[Aikin, Jane (by way of "John F. Schwaller" <schwallr@selway.umt.edu>)]

Jane Aikin
Senior Academic Advisor
NEH Fellowships


  NEH Fellowships, 2001-2002

  Deadline:  May 1, 2000

  The National Endowment for the Humanities announces the competition for
  Fellowships for 2001-2002.  These Fellowships provide opportunities for
  individuals to pursue advanced work in the humanities.  Applicants may be
  faculty or staff members of colleges or universities or of primary or
  secondary schools.  Scholars and writers working independently, in
  institutions such as museums, libraries, and historical associations, or
  in institutions with no connection to the humanities also are eligible to
  apply.

  NEH Fellowships support a variety of activities.  Projects may contribute
  to scholarly knowledge, to the advancement of teaching, or to the general
  public understanding of the humanities.  Award recipients might eventually
  produce scholarly articles, a book-length treatment of a broad topic, an
  archaeological site report, a translation, an edition, a database, or some
  other scholarly tool.

  CITIZENSHIP:  Applicants should be U.S.citizens, native residents of U.S.
  jurisdictions, or foreign nationals who have been legal residents in the
  U.S. or its jurisdictions for at least three years immediately preceding
  the application deadline.

  ELIGIBILITY:  The NEH Fellowships program has two categories: University
  Teachers and College Teachers/Independent Scholars.  Applicants select a
  category depending on the institution where they are  employed or on their
  status as Independent Scholars.  Applicants whose positions change near
  the application deadline should select the  category that corresponds to
  their employment status during the academic year before the deadline.
  Applicants whose professional training includes a degree program must have
  received the degree or completed all requirements for it by the
  application deadline.  Persons seeking support for work leading to a
  degree are not eligible to apply, nor are active candidates for degrees.
  Further information is available in the printed guidelines and on the
  Endowment's web site:  <http://www.neh.gov

  TENURE AND STIPENDS:  Tenure must cover an uninterrupted period of from
  six to twelve months.  The earliest beginning date is January 1, 2001, and
  the latest is the start of the spring term of the 2001-2002 academic term,
  or April 1, 2002 for those who are not teachers.  Tenure periods for
  teachers must include at least one complete term of the academic year.  A
  stipend of $30,000 will be awarded to those holding fellowships for a
  grant period of nine months to twelve months.  A stipend of $24,000 will
  be awarded to those holding fellowships for a grant period of six months
  to eight months.

  SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: All applications must be postmarked on or
  before May 1, 2000.  Please note that the Endowment does not accept
  applications submitted by fax or e-mail.  Applicants will be notified of
  the decisions on their applications by mid-December 2000.

  NEW THIS YEAR:  The 2001-2002 guidelines include two important Fellowships
  program changes:
  1. Awardees are free to hold other major fellowships or grants
  concurrently with the NEH Fellowship.
  2. Recent fellowship holders will receive the same consideration as other
  applicants during the evaluation process.

  APPLICATION MATERIALS AND INFORMATION:

  Web:  <http://www.neh.gov

  Mail inquiries:               Fellowships
                        Division of Research Programs
                        National Endowment for the Humanities
                        1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 318
                        Washington, D.C. 20506

  Telephone:  202-606-8200

  E-mail:  fellowships at neh.gov