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NEH Fellowships, 1999-2000 Deadline:  May 1, 1998 
 
The National Endowment for the Humanities announces the 1999-2000 
competition for NEH fellowships.  These fellowships provide 
opportunities for individuals to pursue advanced research in the 
humanities.  Applicants may be faculty members of colleges and 
universities, staff members of colleges and universities, or faculty 
and staff members of primary and secondary schools.  Scholars and 
writers working independently or in institutions such as museums, 
libraries, and historical associations or in institutions with no 
connection to the humanities also are eligible to apply. 
 
Projects supported by NEH Fellowships may contribute to scholarly 
knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities. 
Such work might eventually produce scholarly articles, a monograph on a 
specialized subject, a book-length treatment of a broad topic, an 
archaeological site report, a translation, an edition, or an other 
scholarly tool. 
 
Citizenship:  Applicants should be U.S. citizens, native residents of 
U.S. jurisdictions, or foreign nationals who have been legal residents in 
the U.S. or its jurisdictions for at least three years immediately 
preceding the application deadline. 
 
Eligibility:  Scholars affiliated with institutions granting the Ph.D. in 
the subject area of the project should apply to the Fellowships for 
University Teachers Program.  Scholars affiliated with institutions not 
granting the Ph.D. in the subject area of the project, scholars affiliated 
with other types of organizations, and independent scholars should apply to 
the Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars Program.  
Applicants whose professional training includes a degree program must have 
received their degrees or completed all official requirements for them by 
the application deadline.  Persons seeking support for work leading toward 
a degree are not eligible to apply, nor are active candidates for degrees.  
Further information on the two programs is available in the printed 
guidelines. 
 
Stipends and Tenure:  Tenure must cover an uninterrupted period of from six 
to twelve whole months.  The earliest date that fellows may begin tenure is 
January 1, 1999, and the latest is the start of the spring term of the 
1999-2000 academic year, or April 1, 2000 for those who are not teachers.  
Tenure periods for teachers must include at least one complete term of the 
academic year. 
 
A stipend of $30,000 will be awarded to those holding fellowships for a 
grant period of from nine to twelve months.  A stipend of $24,000 will be 
awarded to those holding fellowships for a grant period of from six to 
eight months. 
 
Submission of Applications:  All applications must be postmarked on or 
before May 1, 1998.  Please note that the Endowment does not accept 
applications submitted by fax or e-mail.  Applicants will be notified of 
the decisions on their applications by mid-December 1998. 
 
Application Materials and Information 
For application materials and further information, point your browser 
to the NEH web site: <http://www.neh.gov> 
 
Fellowships for University Teachers: 
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Phone:  202-606-8466 
 
Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars: 
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Phone:   202-606-8467 
 
Mail inquiries: 
NEH Fellowships, 
Room 318 
National Endowment for the Humanities 
1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20506 
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