National Endowment for the Humanities Application-Writing Workshops Announced

The College of Letters & Science and the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are pleased to announce a day of National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Application-Writing Workshops on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Mary Macklem, Senior Program Officer at the NEH, will be holding a series of application-writing workshops on the UW–Madison campus. These workshops, for applications for NEH fellowships and other funding, are free and open to faculty, students, and staff from UW–Madison and all other regional institutions of higher education, as well as cultural institutions (libraries, museums, etc.), public humanities groups, and independent scholars. The first workshop session (approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes) provides an overview of NEH programs and grant opportunities. The second session (of equal length) focuses on writing a competitive application for peer review. These two sessions will take place in the morning. In the afternoon, Mary Macklem will be available to meet with applicants in brief (15-20 minute) one-on-one meetings.* These workshops are free, but registration was required both for the general morning sessions and for the afternoon one-on-one sessions before Friday, February 14th. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. The tentative schedule for the day is as follows: Morning Sessions (Room 313, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706) 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Registration, informal meet-and-greet 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.: Welcome, introductions 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Session 1: Overview of NEH programs and special initiatives 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Questions, comment period 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 p.m.: Break 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Session 2: Strategies for writing competitive applications 12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.: Questions, comment period Afternoon Sessions (Room 215, Institute for Research in the Humanities, University Club Building, 432 East Campus Mall, Madison, WI 53706)* 1:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m: One-on-one sessions (15-20 minutes) with NEH representative (*ONE-ON-ONE WORKSHOPS FULL AS OF 01/17/20. All spots have been assigned. Please email info@irh.wisc.edu to be added to the cancellation waitlist.)