Want to learn about funding opportunities from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as how to secure NEH funding? Be sure to attend a special NEH regional workshop on March 21.

Advanced graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and recent alumni connected with potential employers at an annual career networking event on Fri., April 15, at the Radisson University Hotel. Close to 70 employers scouted talent in fields from engineering and physical sciences to liberal arts and humanities. Such corporate giants as GE, Ecolab, 3M, Best Buy, and […]

A number of limited submission funding opportunities are currently available. Note that the application deadlines vary by funding agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is offering Preservation Assistance Grants up to $6,000 to help small and mid-sized institutions, e.g., libraries, museums, historical societies, and cultural organizations preserve and care for their humanities collections. The […]

In cooperation with the European Commission, the Gerda Henkel Foundation is now accepting proposals for a new fellowship program: M4HUMAN (Mobility for experienced researchers in historical humanities including Islamic studies). This funding initiative gives outstanding researchers the opportunity to spend a longer period of time at a foreign research institution of their choice. The call […]

BY TERRI SUTTON “Stop thinking about land masses and start thinking about waterways,” declares English professor John Watkins. “The world changes drastically. And you get a very different kind of literary history.” Watkins has observed this shift in history departments. It’s obvious that he’s already on board. “There’s a tendency among humanists to think about […]