NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES – Upcoming Grant Deadlines
It’s more important than ever to apply for NEH grants. Show support for the agency with your important projects and initiatives!
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NEH COMMON HERITAGE GRANTS – Deadline: June 1, 2017 –
Grant Amount: Up to $12,000
Eligible Grant Activities: Organization and presentation of digitization events for the community.
Continue reading National Endowment of the Humanities Grants!
Please consider this opportunity that the American Library Association shares below….maybe you are already doing something that is a perfect fit!
Application deadline: Feb. 1-May 6, 2016
“My name is Sarah Ostman, and I’m writing from the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office. I’m emailing to share a $5,000 award opportunity that I think your association may be interested in.
The Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award recognizes a humanities program, held by a K-8 school library in the 2015-16 school year, that broadened students’ perspectives and helped them understand the world.
Eligible school libraries should apply by May 6. You can find more award information and guidelines at www.ala.org/jaffarian or contact me with any additional questions.
The last award was granted to Perry Meridian Middle School in Indianapolis for its “R.O.A.D. I Travel” program, a genealogy project that taught students how to track their family history through documents, interviews and research. Information about this and other past awardees can be found on the website at http://www.ala.org/programming/jaffarianaward
I hope you will share this information with your members and other colleagues. If you have specific libraries in mind for the award, please send me their contact information so I can reach out to them directly and encourage them to apply.
Thank you,
Sarah Ostman,Communications Manager, ALA Public Programs Office”
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The ALA Public Programs Office is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming. School libraries, public or private, that served children in any combination of grades K-8 and conducted humanities programs during the 2011-2012 school year are eligible. Applications and award guidelines are available at www.ala.org/jaffarianaward. To be considered, nominations must be received by the ALA Public Programs Office by December 15.
The award consists of a $4,000 honorarium and a plaque. Additionally, the winning program will be promoted as a model program for other school libraries on www.ProgrammingLibrarian.org, a library programming resource center. To be considered, applicant libraries must have conducted a humanities program or program series during the prior school year (2011-2012). The humanities program can be focused in many subject areas, including but not limited to social studies, poetry, drama, art, music, language arts, foreign language and culture. Programs should focus on broadening perspectives and helping students understand the wider world and their place in it. They should be initiated and coordinated by the school librarian and exemplify the role of the library program in advancing the overall educational goals of the school.
To help you find inspiration for your application, ALA Public Programs Office and ProgrammingLibrarian.org present an online learning opportunity especially for school librarians:
Who Are We?: An award-winning humanities program model for school libraries
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
4:00 p.m. CDT
Francis Feeley, school librarian of Inter-American Magnet School in Chicago, Ill., and winner of the 2012 Sara Jaffarian Award, will present his winning model for humanities programming in the school library. The program, titled “Who Are We?” challenged seventh- and eighth-grade students to explore the individual and collective behavior of human beings in the past and present in a series of quarterly research projects. Following the presentation, Feeley will discuss elements of his award application that lead to his selection, and give tips to prospective applicants to help get their applications started. Registration for this event is required, and can be found at: http://www.programminglibrarian.org/online-learning/who-are-we-an-award-winning-humanities-program-model-for-school-libraries.html.
With questions, please contact the ALA Public Programs Office, publicprograms@ala.org or 800-545-2433 x5045.