Current Grant Opportunities - November 2010

1)     Program: Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities

       Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

  Next Deadline: February 16, 2011

Grants of $50,000 to $250,000 are available to support national or regional (multi-state) training programs for faculty and graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Multi-disciplinary teams are strongly encouraged and programs should include computer scientists as well as humanities scholars. Projects are allowed to include a mixture of collaborators   from the public and private sector and specialists from within and outside the United States. See http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html for details.

E-mail: odh@neh.gov

  Contact: Office of Digital Humanities

            1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

            Room 402

            Washington, DC 20506

            202/606-8401

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2)  Program: Asian Studies Grants and Fellowships

      Agency: Association for Asian Studies

  Next Deadline: February 1, 2011

Offers several grants to support the research of North American scholars to improve the quality of teaching about Asian cultures at the college and  precollege levels. Grant amounts, details and deadlines vary according to program.  See http://www.asian-studies.org/grants/main.htm for details.

E-mail: mpaschal@asian-studies.org

  Contact: Michael Paschal, Executive Director

            1021 East Huron Street

            Ann Arbor, MI 48104

            734/665-2490

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3)     Program: The Big Read

       Agency: National Endowment for the Arts

  Next Deadline: February 1, 2011

Supports the revitalization of the importance of literature in U.S. pop culture. Applications must come from university libraries for grants ranging from $2,500 to $20,000. Partnerships with community organizations encouraged. A one to one match is required with nonfederal funds. Approximately 75 organizations in communities of varying sizes across the country will be selected for awards.   

See http://www.neabigread.org/application_process.php for details. 

E-mail: TheBigRead@artsmidwest.org

  Contact: Arts Midwest Staff

            2098 Hennepin Avenue

            Suite 200

            Minneapolis, MN 55408

            612/238-8010