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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
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Published: 1985
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contents Overview of Endowment Programs, 1985-86. Adult Students Agency Role Elementary Secondary Education Eligibility Enrichment Activities Federal Programs Fellowships Higher Education Humanities Nontraditional Students Research Projects Scholarship Seminars State Programs Teacher Education Information is provided about the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an independent federal agency that supports scholarship, research, education, and public programs in the humanities. The history, purposes, policies, and organization of NEH are briefly described, and two project topics that NEH is funding, are explained. The Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, and the Columbian Quincentenary, are explained. Also covered are: what NEH does not support; how applications are evaluated; eligibility for NEH assistance; equal opportunity requirements; and the Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, an official honor for intellectual achievement in the humanities. NEH projects concern humanities instruction at the elementary, secondary, and undergraduate levels; exemplary undergraduate and graduate projects; humanities programs for nontraditional learners; teacher preparation; fellowships and seminars; general programs such as museums, adult and youth programs, and library projects; basic research programs; reference works; challenge grants; and preservation. A list of members of the National Council on the Humanities is provided, as are addresses and phone numbers of State Humanities Councils, a NEH telephone directory, and a summary of NEH publications. (SW)
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spellingShingle Overview of Endowment Programs, 1985-86.
Adult Students
Agency Role
Elementary Secondary Education
Eligibility
Enrichment Activities
Federal Programs
Fellowships
Higher Education
Humanities
Nontraditional Students
Research Projects
Scholarship
Seminars
State Programs
Teacher Education
Overview of Endowment Programs, 1985-86. Adult Students Agency Role Elementary Secondary Education Eligibility Enrichment Activities Federal Programs Fellowships Higher Education Humanities Nontraditional Students Research Projects Scholarship Seminars State Programs Teacher Education Information is provided about the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an independent federal agency that supports scholarship, research, education, and public programs in the humanities. The history, purposes, policies, and organization of NEH are briefly described, and two project topics that NEH is funding, are explained. The Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, and the Columbian Quincentenary, are explained. Also covered are: what NEH does not support; how applications are evaluated; eligibility for NEH assistance; equal opportunity requirements; and the Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, an official honor for intellectual achievement in the humanities. NEH projects concern humanities instruction at the elementary, secondary, and undergraduate levels; exemplary undergraduate and graduate projects; humanities programs for nontraditional learners; teacher preparation; fellowships and seminars; general programs such as museums, adult and youth programs, and library projects; basic research programs; reference works; challenge grants; and preservation. A list of members of the National Council on the Humanities is provided, as are addresses and phone numbers of State Humanities Councils, a NEH telephone directory, and a summary of NEH publications. (SW)
title Overview of Endowment Programs, 1985-86.
topic Adult Students
Agency Role
Elementary Secondary Education
Eligibility
Enrichment Activities
Federal Programs
Fellowships
Higher Education
Humanities
Nontraditional Students
Research Projects
Scholarship
Seminars
State Programs
Teacher Education
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED256255