National Humanities Center

FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER

FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER

LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER [THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER, AN INDEPENDENT CENTER EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO ADVANCED HUMANITIES RESEARCH, SEEKS THREE NINE-MONTH FELLOWSHIPS FOR THE NEXT THREE-YEAR CYCLE (GRANT PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2025). SINCE 1978, THE NEH HAS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED NHC FELLOWSHIPS DURING EACH GRANTING CYCLE. DESIGNATED "NEH FELLOWS," RECIPIENTS OF THESE AWARDS ARE CHOSEN THROUGH A RIGOROUS VETTING PROCESS AND JOIN A VIBRANT INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY OF 30-40 TOTAL FELLOWS. EACH WORKS ON A MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR WITH SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FROM OUR LIBRARY STAFF AND SCHOLARLY PROGRAMS OFFICE. END-OF-YEAR EVALUATIONS FROM THE ROUGHLY 1,500 FELLOWS WHO HAVE BEEN IN RESIDENCE GENERALLY DESCRIBE THEIR YEAR AT THE NHC AS THE MOST INSPIRING AND PRODUCTIVE OF THEIR CAREERS. THE NHC FOCUSES ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY IN ALL OF ITS DIMENSIONS SO THAT FELLOWS REPRESENT A BROAD RANGE OF DISCIPLINES, INSTITUTIONS, BACKGROUNDS, AND PERSPECTIVES.]

LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER [THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER IS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT CENTER DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO ADVANCED STUDY IN ALL AREAS OF THE HUMANITIES. THE CENTER IS DEVOTED TO ADVANCING SIGNIFICANT HUMANISTIC STUDY AND REFLECTION AND TO MAKING THOSE INSIGHTS AVAILABLE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE ACADEMIC WORLD. THROUGH ITS RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER PROVIDES SCHOLARS WITH THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND TO FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF ALL FORMS OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION, SOCIAL INTERACTION, AND HUMAN THOUGHT. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES FELLOWS AT THE CENTER PRODUCE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, AS INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES.]

FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER

LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER

LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER

CONTESTED TERRITORY: AMERICA?S INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM, 1945-1975

CONTESTED TERRITORY OF VIETNAM

TROOPS TO TEACHERS: HELPING COMMUNITIES AND CLASSROOMS UNDERSTAND THE MILITARY EXPERIENCE

EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCE OF WAR

FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER

EMERGING HUMANITIES [TWO DAY SUMMIT INVOLVING SENIOR ACADEMIC LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DISCUSS THE NEED FOR SWEEPING CHANGE IN HOW THE HUMANITIES ARE SEEN AND VALUED IN HIGHER EDUCATION, AND EXPLORE THE KINDS OF CROSS INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES REQUIRED TO INSTITUTE THE SCOPE OF CHANGE NEEDED TO TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. DISCUSSIONS WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING A SHARED UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES, CONSIDERING INTRA-INSTITUTIONAL AND TRANS-INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR SHIFTING HOW WE ENGAGE AROUND HUMANITIES RESEARCH EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AS WELL AS OUTLINE NEXT STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE INSTITUTIONAL AND DISCIPLINARY SHIFTS.]

HUMANITIES MOMENTS CAMPAIGN

FOREST SERVICE RECOVERY ACT-SEQUOIA NF

HEART PLUS 10 SYMPOSIUM [IN 2013, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES PUBLISHED THE HEART OF THE MATTER REPORT. THE ACADEMY AND THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER HAVE AGREED TO PARTNER ON EVENTS, BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL, TO BE HELD AT BOTH INSTITUTIONS IN SPRING 2023 WHICH WILL OFFER VIBRANT CONVERSATIONS AS WELL AS RECOMMENDED ACTION ITEMS IN ORDER TO EXTEND AND REFRESH THE AMBITIONS OF THE HEART OF THE MATTER. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE ACADEMY?S EVENTS WILL BE RETROSPECTIVE, AND THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER?S WILL ADDRESS THE NEXT DECADE. THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER IS PLANNING TWO VIRTUAL EVENTS THAT WILL CULMINATE IN A HIGH-PROFILE IN-PERSON PANEL TO BE HELD AT THE CENTER ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 4. THAT PANEL WILL FEATURE SMITHSONIAN SECRETARY LONNIE BUNCH, RENOWNED WRITER AMITAV GHOSH, AND NEH CHAIR SHELLY LOWE AND WILL BE MODERATED BY THE CENTER?S PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR ROBERT NEWMAN. ]