Welcome to the Humanities Initiative

The National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Program is an opportunity for faculty in the humanities to receive a stipend to carry out research over a two-month period.  New York University may submit two proposals; nominees may be either senior or junior faculty. Awardees receive $6,000 for two consecutive summer months of full-time research and writing. 

We would like to encourage faculty to consider applying for this prestigious fellowship by submitting no later than July 7, 2009 a pre-proposal of no more than two pages and a short (two-page) c.v.  to Asya Berger at the Humanities Initiative, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  There is no need to submit a budget. In the event that more than two proposals are received, a committee will be constituted in order to select two proposals for further elaboration. The two NYU finalists will be notified on August 5, 2009; their full proposals are due on October 1, 2009 for submission to and consideration by the NEH.

(For the purposes of this program, the term "humanities" includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, theory and criticism of the arts; those aspects of social sciences that have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment, with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions and history, and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.)

A description of the program, eligibility criteria, application and submission guidelines, and review criteria may be found at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html.

Please contact Asya Berger at the Humanities Initiative, x82196, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , if you have any questions.