To help celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2023 and spark the next 50 years of humanities learning, programming and exchange, Humanities Nebraska is offering $1,000 grants to 50 Nebraska educators to support innovative humanities education programs during the 2023-24 school year.
Donor Name: Humanities Nebraska (HN)
State: Nebraska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/15/2023
Details:
Priority may be given to educators working with underserved students based on economic conditions, ethnic background or disability.
Eligible Projects
Innovative ways to help students think about and discuss “what it means to be human” in such subjects as Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History/Theory/Criticism, Economics, Ethics, Folklore, History, Human Geography, Jurisprudence, Language, Linguistics, Literature, Multi-cultural Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, or Sociology. The project may serve students in any single grade or combination of grades from Pre-K through grade 12. The project may directly involve students or may prepare educators to lead innovative learning projects.
Eligible Applicants
- Must be a full-time educator.
- Must apply through a sponsoring Nebraska school / nonprofit organization that educates students within the Pre-K through grade 12 range. (Humanities Nebraska is not able to fund individuals directly.)
- A maximum of one application may be submitted per sponsoring school / nonprofit organization. A district or nonprofit organization that serves multiple schools may submit multiple applications, but only one application per school.
- A group of educators may apply for a single grant with one full-time educator serving as the lead applicant. That lead applicant will be responsible for coordinating the grant requirements, including gathering information for the grant report.
- Any sponsoring school / nonprofit organization with an overdue grant report to Humanities Nebraska is not eligible to apply.
Selection Process
To ensure statewide distribution, awards will be balanced among the following areas of the state:
- Central Nebraska
- Eastern Nebraska
- Lincoln Metro
- Omaha Metro
- Western Nebraska
Proposals will be evaluated by:
- Educator qualifications
- Project impact and innovation
For more information, visit 50th Anniversary Grant.
