Colleagues, Please take advantage of this opportunity. Spread widely among your faculty colleagues. Sandra February 15, 2017 PLEASE DISTRIBUTE NEH Research Grants Available for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities The National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency in Washington, D.C., offers grants to individual faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities who seek to conduct scholarly research projects in the humanities. The 2017 application deadline is April 12, for projects beginning in 2018 and 2019. NEH staff will provide feedback on draft proposals received by Wednesday, March 1. Projects should involve research that is of value to scholars, general audiences, or students in the humanities. Eligible projects include research in primary and secondary materials and result in articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Activities might also include research leading to the improvement of an existing undergraduate course or research related to the goals and interests of the institution or community. The awards support the equivalent of two to twelve months of full-time work and carry a stipend of $4,200 per month. For a detailed program description, application guidelines, and contact information, please see the NEH Web site at http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/awards-faculty-historically-black-colleges-and-universities NEH contact: Mary Macklem, PhD Senior Program Officer Division of Research Programs National Endowment for the Humanities Washington, DC (202) 606-8276 mmacklem@neh.gov SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/