Limited-Submission Grants

Anyone wishing to pursue nomination should submit the following materials as one PDF to rsp@wwu.edu using the subject line "NEH Summer Stipend Nomination":

1) Project Description (part of the Project Information in a full application): Provide a brief description of your project. It should be written for a non-specialist audience and clearly state the importance of the proposed work and its relation to larger issues in the humanities. Also indicate your need for a Summer Stipend to complete your project (Summer Stipends expect full-time work on the project for 2 consecutive months). (1 page) 

2) Resume: This should cover your current and past positions, education, publications, and other relevant professional accomplishments, activities, and language proficiencies. (2 pages)

Please provide a narrative no more than three pages in length addressing:

• Names of PIs and co-PIs, description of the instrument, and approximate cost.
• Why this proposal should be a priority for Western.
• Any special resource needs and preliminary plan for addressing them. Examples include new space requirements, funding sources for required service contract(s), staff, and site preparation.
• Any special considerations: e.g., reasons why this proposal is better submitted in this cycle rather than a future one.

Appended documents, outside the 3-page limit:

• SciENcv biosketches for PIs and co-PIs.
• If the proposal will be a resubmission, include reviewers’ comments from the most recent submission and a narrative describing plans to address them.
• If the proposed instrumentation is expected to be housed in a space outside the PIs lab (e.g. AMSEC, STS, department space, etc.), a brief letter of support must be included.

Pre-proposals should be emailed to your college dean by the stated deadline.