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The Division of Education Programs of the National Endowment for
the Humanities supports humanities curriculum and faculty
development efforts on a national and regional basis and within
individual institutions.

Humanities projects that employ electronic networks and other
modern technological approaches are eligible for support in all
categories.  Projects funded at the national level through the
division's Higher Education in the Humanities Program include
interactive videodisc programs to aid in the teaching of foreign
languages and cultures (e.g. "The Buried Mirror":  A Multimedia
Approach to the History of the Spanish-Speaking People" at the
University of Michigan), and in the teaching of Shakespeare (e.g.
"Interactive Shakespeare Classroom Presentation System" at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and projects using the
Internet as a means of educational and scholarly communication ("H-
Net" at the University of Illinois, Chicago; "The Oral Language
Archive" at Carnegie Mellon University).

The Division of Education also administers NEH challenge grants for
colleges and universities.  Challenge grants assist the nation's
academic institutions and cultural organizations in securing long-
term support for and improvements in their programs, activities,
and resources in the humanities.  These grants are offered on a
three to one matching basis (for first-time recipients; four to one
for subsequent awards) for projects to support the
teaching of the humanities through endowment, construction,
renovation, the acquisition of materials and equipment, and other
long-term improvements.  Challenge grant funds may be used directly
for the construction of humanities teaching and research centers,
humanities computing facilities, and multimedia and computer
classrooms for humanities teaching.  Funds may also be used for the
purchase of computing and media hardware and software for
humanities courses.

(Although elementary and secondary schools are specifically
precluded from submitting challenge grant applications, colleges
and universities are encouraged to use the challenge grants program
to develop collaborative programs with pre-college educators.)


Deadlines:

Higher Education in the Humanities:  October 1, 1994 and April 1,
1995

Challenge Grants:   May 1, 1995.


For further information, please contact:

Frederick A. Winter, Program Officer--Higher Education in the
   Humanities, and Coordinator--Higher Education Challenge Grants
c/o Division of Education Programs, Rm. 302
National Endowment for the Humanities
Washington, D.C. 20506
(202) 606-8380
nehedu@gwuvm [BITNET]
nehedu@gwuvm.gwu.edu [Internet]

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