Dr. Keith Cole and Co-Investigators Dr. Jason Dring and Dr. Erin Wentzell have received a Nashman Center Faculty Development Grant to work with Foggy Bottom West End Senior Villages to provide supervised mobility screenings. More on Nashman Center Faculty Development Grants. ...continue reading "Nashman Spotlights: Dr. Keith Cole Receives Nashman Center Faculty Development Grant"
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Nashman Spotlights: Dr. Robert Orttung Receives Nashman Center Faculty Development Grant
Dr. Robert Orttung of the Elliott School of International Affairs and director of research for Sustainable GW has received a Nashman Center Faculty Development Grant to develop a DC Green Bank University Alliance. More on Nashman Center Faculty Development Grants. ...continue reading "Nashman Spotlights: Dr. Robert Orttung Receives Nashman Center Faculty Development Grant"
Funding Opportunities: HumanitiesDC
HumanitiesDC is now accepting applications for the following grant programs:
Humanitini Curator Grant – HumanitiesDC is offering the opportunity for you to present your original humanities research through the Humanitini Curator Grant. Each Curator creates a public humanities event based on their research or area of expertise. As part of the application, prospective curators need to fully describe this research topic, and where it is situated within a wider humanities field. Applicants may request up to $5,000.
DC Community Heritage Project Grant – The DC Community Heritage Project (DCCHP) Grant provides residents and groups at the grassroots level the chance to capture the culture and narratives of their own communities through public humanities projects, such as: written publications, documentary films, websites, lesson plans, tours, and many more. As part of the grant program, these projects are also showcased annually in a culminating event. Applicants may request up to $10,000.
DC DOCS Partnership Grant – DC DOCS provides financial resources to established filmmakers interested in telling a humanities story about Washington, DC through a documentary feature (greater than 40 minutes long) or short film (capped at 40 minutes including credits). Applicants may request up to $35,000.
Humanities Vision Partnership Grant – HumanitiesDC’s Humanities Vision Grants provide financial resources to community organizations interested in creating innovative interpretations of humanities scholarship for public audiences. Applicants may request between $5,000 and $30,000.
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Share with Students: Funding Opportunities
Are your students looking for funding opportunities? America’s Promise Alliance has compiled a list of available grants for students. Check it out by clicking this link and share it with your students!
Scholarship Opportunity: Morris K. and Stewart L. Udall Scholarship
The Morris K. and Stewart L. Udall Scholarship awards college sophomores and juniors for leadership and public service related to Native American nations or to the environment. Because environmental issues can be approached in a multidisciplinary way, the scholarship is offered to students from a broad range of disciplines. In awarding the scholarships, consideration is given to the student's field of study, career objectives, and the extent to which that individual has the commitment and potential to make a significant contribution to his or her field. ...continue reading "Scholarship Opportunity: Morris K. and Stewart L. Udall Scholarship"
Fellowship Opportunity: FAO Schwarz Fellowship
The 2022-2024 FAO Schwarz Fellowships are two-year, paid positions that develop the leadership skills of recent college graduates interested in pursuing careers related to social change. From cultural education to education in conservation, from food insecurity to college access, the diversity of organizations selected as hosts will provide the next cohort with a comprehensive view of the social impact landscape. ...continue reading "Fellowship Opportunity: FAO Schwarz Fellowship"
Scholarship Opportunity: Boren Awards
The Boren Scholarships for Study Abroad provides up to $25,000 to support students planning long-term study abroad in order to study a less commonly taught language and who are interested in issues of vital interest to the US. Boren scholars are expected to provide one year of service in the federal government, but the program especially favors those applicants who are planning to devote more time to government service.
Nashman Center Faculty Development Mini-Grants
Due February 15. More Information.
The annual call for proposals for the Nashman Center's Faculty Development Mini-grants is upon us. Contact Wendy Wagner if you would like to talk through your ideas, including:
- shifting a course to engage students in projects with local community organizations
- piloting a community based participatory research study
- conducting evaluation or assessment of the outcomes of your community engaged scholarship
- professional development for yourself or your department around community engagement and civic learning outcomes
Call for Proposals: DC Oral History Collaborative Partnership Grants Are Open
The DC Oral History Collaborative’s Partnership Grants are open until Friday, January 28th. The Collaborative offers three grant programs:
Oral History Project Grants – $8,000 award for collecting oral history interviews around a particular topic, theme or research question related to Washington, DC.
Extension Grants – $6,000 award for extending projects previously conducted with an Oral History Project Grant.
Public Programming Grants – $12,000 maximum award for projects that use existing collections to create accessible public humanities projects in Washington, DC.
Additional funding opportunities for humanities-based projects will be available in the coming weeks! For more information on each of the grant opportunities, click here.
Funding for Student Projects: Big November 15th Deadline
Students consistently tell us that faculty encouragement matters. Please reach out to your top students and encourage them to propose their community engagement ideas for funding. Major upcoming deadline: November 15. Learn more about GW Upstart
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Call for Proposals: IARSLCE Awards and Recognitions Deadline Extension
The IARSLCE deadline for nominations and applications has been extended until October 1st. ...continue reading "Call for Proposals: IARSLCE Awards and Recognitions Deadline Extension"
Call for Proposals: Sustaining the Humanities Through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP)
HumanitiesDC is accepting grant applications up until Monday, October 3 for the Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant program. The funding from SHARP will go towards humanities-based organizations and programs that have suffered economic losses due to COVID-19.
"Priorities for awarding the funds will be:
- helping organizations continue their existing or planned public humanities programs by retaining staff and maintaining their financial obligations
- special projects that increase an organization’s ability to provide equitable access to its public humanities programs and products during this difficult period.”
Click here for more information about SHARP funding.
Humanities DC Funding: Soul of the City Partnership Grant
Applications are accepted in June and awardees are announced in August. Applicants may request up to $30,000 and must complete their project by February 2022.
Soul of the City provides young people, ages 11 to 19, an opportunity to explore the role of the humanities in asking and answering critical questions about the world. The Soul of the City grant encourages the development and delivery of a high-quality humanities-driven youth engagement program.
Applications must identify a scholar and how s/he will advise the project through the grant cycle. Each funded project will result in a lasting digital final product that will be added to the DC Digital Museum.
Learn more and submit proposal
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Humanities DC Funding: DC Community Heritage Project
The application deadline is July 19, 2021. View the Request for Proposals: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
From Humanities DC:
The DC Community Heritage Project (DCCHP) Grant supports residents at the grassroots level who are working to preserve their own communities and community stories. This opportunity is part of the Humanities Grant Program supported with funding from the District of Columbia Government through the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Individual applicants may request $7,500 and organizations may request $10,000. Applications must identify a scholar and how s/he will advise the project through the grant cycle. Each funded project will result in a lasting digital final product that will be added to the DC Digital Museum.
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Nashman Spotlights: Dr. Michael Long Receives Nashman Center Faculty Development Grant
Dr. Michael Long, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health, received a faculty development grant to use Community Based Systems Dynamics (CBSD) work with the first cohort of the DC Youth Health Equity And Leadership (DC Youth HEAL). ...continue reading "Nashman Spotlights: Dr. Michael Long Receives Nashman Center Faculty Development Grant"
