The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is soliciting abstracts for the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Summer Stipends program. NEH Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.
This program will only accept two applications from each institution. As such, RSP is conducting an internal competition. The two highest scored abstracts will be nominated by the Office of the Provost to submit full proposals to NEH.
Summer Stipends provide $6,000 to support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. Projects may begin as early as May 1, 2024. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development. NEH funds may support recipients’ compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research.
Eligible projects usually result in articles, monographs, books, digital materials and publications, archaeological site reports, translations, or editions. Projects must incorporate analysis and not result solely in the collection of data.
To be considered, please email a one page abstract to rsp@uni.edu by 5:00 p.m. on June 19th. Abstracts will be blinded and scored by faculty reviewers using the NEH review criteria below. Applicants will be notified of decisions by July 18th, and nominated applicants must submit their proposals to NEH by September 20th.
If you have any questions or would like feedback on your abstract, please contact the preaward staff in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs:
Maggie Heretakis, maggie.heretakis@uni.edu (319) 273-3961
Rebecca Rinehart, rebecca.rinehart@uni.edu (319) 273-6482
Review Criteria
Reviewers are asked to apply the following criteria in assessing applications:
1. the intellectual significance of the proposed project, including its value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both;
2. the quality or promise of quality of the applicant as an interpreter of the humanities;
3. the quality of the conception, definition, organization, and description of the project and the applicant’s clarity of expression;
4. the feasibility of the proposed plan of work, including, when appropriate, the soundness of the dissemination and access plans; and
5. the likelihood that the applicant will complete the project.