NEH Humanities Connections Planning Grants

Overview

<p>The Humanities Connections program seeks to expand the role of the humanities in undergraduate education at two- and four-year institutions. Awards will support innovative curricular approaches that foster productive partnerships among humanities faculty and their counterparts in the social and natural sciences and in pre-service or professional programs (such as business, engineering, health sciences, law, computer science, and other technology-driven fields), in order to encourage and develop new integrative learning opportunities for students.</p> <p>Competitive applications will demonstrate<br>• that the proposed curricular projects address significant and compelling topics or issues in undergraduate education at the applicant institution(s);<br>• that these projects develop the intellectual skills and habits of mind cultivated by the humanities; and<br>• that faculty and students will benefit from meaningful collaborations in teaching and learning across disciplines as a result of the project.</p> <p>Humanities Connections projects have four core features:<br>1. integration of the subject matter, perspectives, and pedagogical approaches of two or more disciplines (with a minimum of one in and one outside of the humanities);<br>2. collaboration between faculty from two or more separate departments or schools at one or more institutions;<br>3. experiential learning as an intrinsic part of the curricular plan; and<br>4. long-term institutional support for the proposed curriculum innovation(s).</p>