NEH partnership provides $7M to humanities education

• Date: 08 October 2020
• Published date: 08 October 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31311

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NEH partnership provides

$7M to humanities education

The National Endowment for the Humanities

(NEH) and The Teagle Foundation have announced

a partnership to sponsor a new grant program to

reinvigorate the humanities in general education on

campuses across the country.

The two institutions have jointly pledged $7

million to fund Cornerstone: Learning for Living

grants to colleges and universities to develop and

implement new pathways within the undergrad-

uate curriculum that will give students from all

backgrounds the chance to experience the power of

the humanities under the mentorship of committed

teachers, and help them connect the humanities to

their professional aspirations, NEH said.

“The humanities help us make sense of ourselves,

our culture, and our place in the world,” said NEH

Chairman Jon Parrish Peede in a statement. “NEH

is proud to partner with The Teagle Foundation

to put the humanities at the center of general

education, giving today’s college students the tools

necessary to meet the challenges of tomorrow.”

According to an NEH release, the initiative

aims to provide all students with the opportunity

to broaden their understanding of the world and

themselves, while strengthening the skills to read

closely, write clearly, speak with condence, and to

engage with differing viewpoints and perspectives—

all capacities cultivated by the humanities that are

crucial for participation in our democracy.

Eligible applicants include a broad array of insti-

tutions, including community colleges, STEM-ori-

ented institutions, liberal arts colleges, tribal

colleges, historically black colleges and universities,

regional comprehensive institutions, and research

universities.

Funding includes Implementation grants of up to

$350,000 for up to 24 months and Planning grants

of up to $25,000 over 12 months.

First-round proposals are due Dec. 1, 2020.

To learn more, visit http://www.

teaglefoundation.org/Call-for-Proposals/RFPs/

Cornerstone-Learning-for-Living. ■

Grants alerts

Open Textbooks Pilot Program (ED)

Scope: The Education Department’s Office of

Postsecondary Education seeks applications for the

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education:

Open Textbooks Pilot Program announcement to support

projects at eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs)

that create new open textbooks and expand the use of

open textbooks in courses that are part of a degree-

granting program, particularly those with high enrollments.

Deadline: Nov. 16, 2020.

Funds: $6 million for up to 12 awards ranging from

$500,000 to $2 million. The maximum project period is

36 months.

Eligibility: State higher education agencies that (a)

lead the activities of a consortium that is composed

of at least: (1) three IHEs as dened in the Higher

Education Act; (2) an educational technology or

electronic curriculum design expert; and (3) an

advisory group of at least three employers, workforce

organizations or sector partners; and (b) have

demonstrated experience in the development and

implementation of open educational resources.

Areas: ED said applicants are encouraged to develop

projects that demonstrate the greatest potential to

achieve the highest level of savings for students

through sustainable, expanded use of open textbooks

in high-enrollment courses or in programs that prepare

individuals for in-demand elds. Priorities include:

Absolute Priority 1—Improving Collaboration and

Dissemination, Absolute Priority 2—Addressing Gaps

in the Open Textbook Marketplace and Bringing

Solutions to Scale and Absolute Priority 3—Promoting

Student Success.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# ED-GRANTS-091520-001

Collaborative Research (NEH)

Scope: The National Endowment for the Humanities

seeks applications for the Collaborative Research

announcement to support groups of two or more

scholars seeking to increase humanistic knowledge

through convenings, research, manuscript preparation

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