Closed · 20180222-FS · CFDA 45.163 · Discretionary
Summer Seminars and Institutes
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Endowment for the Humanities, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$200K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 22, 2018
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Summer Seminars and Institutes is a closed discretionary listing from National Endowment for the Humanities that offered $1 -- $200,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 617 other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities.
- $1-$200K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 45.163
- CFDA program
- 617
- other opportunities from National Endowment for the Humanities
Archived opportunity record
Summer Seminars and Institutes is closed (last close February 22, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 45.163 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Endowment for the Humanities still indexes 617 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed February 22, 2018
Instrument
Grant
Description
NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes grants broaden and deepen understanding of the humanities in supporting professional development programs, specifically designed for a national audience of K-12 educators or college and university faculty. The programs provide one- to four-week opportunities for participants (NEH Summer Scholars) to explore a variety of topics relevant to K-12 or undergraduate education in the humanities. NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes • focus on the study and teaching of significant texts and other resources; • provide models of excellent scholarship and teaching; • contribute to the intellectual growth of the of participants; and • build lasting communities of inquiry. An NEH Summer Seminar or Institute may be hosted by a college, university, learned society, center for advanced study, library or other repository, cultural or professional organization, or school or school system. The host site must provide facilities for collegial interaction and scholarship. The program must be held only in the United States and its territories. Seminars and Institutes are designed either for K-12 educators or for college and university faculty. Programs for K-12 educators must involve someone with significant K-12 experience in both project planning and implementation and must respond to K-12 curricular needs. Seminars A Seminar provides an intimate and focused environment in which sixteen participants study a specific humanities topic under the guidance of one or two established scholars. Seminars have few, if any, visiting faculty. They emphasize sustained interaction among the participants and director(s) through discussion of common readings, conversations about teaching, and advising on independent projects. Institutes An Institute allows twenty-five to thirty-six participants to pursue an intensive program of study under a team of scholarly experts, who present a range of perspectives on a humanities topic. Participants and scholars mutually explore connections between scholarship about and the teaching of the topic.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors
Summer Seminars and Institutes bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (8 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +4 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Humanities (HU). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Endowment for the Humanities book (234 peers, 38% of 618).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Promotion of the Humanities — Education Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Agency Contact
Division of Education Programs National Endowment for the Humanities 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8471 sem-inst@neh.gov sem-inst@neh.gov
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What to do next
Summer Seminars and Institutes is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 45.163 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Promotion of the Humanities — Education Progr… indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- National Endowment for the Humanities lists 617 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
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