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Lightning Round Videos: Project Presentations from the 2018 ODH Project Directors Meeting

On February 9, 2018, the NEH Office of Digital Humanities convened our annual Project Directors Meeting at NEH headquarters in Washington, DC. One highlight of this meeting was the popular “Lightning Round” – an opportunity for ODH...

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Announcing New ODH Awards (August 2018)

The Office of Digital Humanities is pleased to announce 18 awards through our Digital Humanities Advancement Grants and our Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities programs. These projects are part of a larger slate of 218 awards just announced by the NEH. Congratulations to all the award recipients as they begin these exciting new projects!

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Announcing 2018 Deadline for NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Program

I'm pleased to announce that the next deadline for the NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Program will be September 26, 2018. 

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ODH at TEN: Our Tenth Anniversary Project Directors Meeting

On Friday, February 9, 2018, please join us at NEH headquarters in Washington, DC to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Office of Digital Humanities. 

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2018 Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities-- Guidelines to Direct an Institute Now Available

The guidelines for the next round of the Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities (IATDH) program are now available. We’re looking for organizations and institutions interested in leading next year’s group of institutes. This year's application deadline is March 13, 2018.  Now is the time to begin preparing an application to direct an institute.  

Announcing 13 New Digital Humanities Advancement Grant Awards (December 2017)

The Office of Digital Humanities is pleased to announce 13 new awards through our Digital Humanities Advancement Grants (DHAG) program. These awards are part of a larger slate of 253 grants just announced by the NEH. Congratulations to all the awardees as they begin these exciting new projects!

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Happy Birthday Humanities Commons

Humanities Commons just had its first birthday. Read the story behind NEH's support of Humanities Commons.

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New Digital Humanities Advancement Grant (DHAG) Guidelines now posted

Now that the leaves are turning colors and autumn is here, it’s time to think about pulling together the components for an application to the January 2018 deadline of the Digital Humanities Advancement Grants.

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Posted: April 4, 2018

Announcing 2018 Deadline for NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Program

I'm pleased to announce that the next deadline for the NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Program will be September 26, 2018. 

Posted: January 23, 2018

2018 Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities-- Guidelines to Direct an Institute Now Available

The guidelines for the next round of the Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities (IATDH) program are now available. We’re looking for organizations and institutions interested in leading next year’s group of institutes. This year's application deadline is March 13, 2018.  Now is the time to begin preparing an application to direct an institute.  

Posted: December 19, 2017

ODH at TEN: Our Tenth Anniversary Project Directors Meeting

On Friday, February 9, 2018, please join us at NEH headquarters in Washington, DC to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Office of Digital Humanities. 

Posted: December 6, 2017

Announcing 13 New Digital Humanities Advancement Grant Awards (December 2017)

The Office of Digital Humanities is pleased to announce 13 new awards through our Digital Humanities Advancement Grants (DHAG) program. These awards are part of a larger slate of 253 grants just announced by the NEH. Congratulations to all the awardees as they begin these exciting new projects!

Posted: October 22, 2017

New Digital Humanities Advancement Grant (DHAG) Guidelines now posted

Now that the leaves are turning colors and autumn is here, it’s time to think about pulling together the components for an application to the January 2018 deadline of the Digital Humanities Advancement Grants.

Posted: August 2, 2017

Announcing New 2017 ODH Grant Awards

The Office of Digital Humanities is pleased to announce 31 awards through our Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program and our Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities program. These awards are part of a larger slate of 245 grants just announced by the NEH. Congratulations to all awardees as they get started on these exciting new projects!

Posted: March 24, 2017

Lightning Round! Videos from 2016 Start-Up Grant presentations

Watch videos of the 3-minute "lightning round" presentations from our September 2016 Digital Humanities Project Directors meeting.  These videos feature 2016 Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant projects.

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Posted: January 2, 2018

NEH at the 2018 American Historical Association Annual Meeting

Several NEH staff members from across the Endowment’s offices and divisions will be attending the 2018 American Historical Association annual meeting in Washington, DC, from January 4th to January 7th.

Posted: August 4, 2017

NEH at DH2017

Three NEH staff members from the Endowment’s offices and divisions will be attending the 2017 Digital Humanities annual meeting in Montreal, from August 8th – August 11th.

Posted: January 4, 2017

NEH at the 2017 American Historical Association Annual Meeting

Jennifer Serventi from the NEH's Office of Digital Humanities will be attending the 2017 American Historical Association annual meeting in Denver, from January 5th to January 8th.

Posted: June 17, 2016

Giving New Life to Old Books: NEH & Mellon at AAUP 2016

Representatives from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation are pleased to co-host a session at this year's annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses in Philadelphia. 

Posted: December 16, 2015

NEH at the 2016 American Historical Association Annual Meeting

Several NEH staff members from across the Endowment’s offices and divisions will be attending the 2016 American Historical Association annual meeting in Atlanta, from January 7th to January 10th.

Posted: April 13, 2015

NEH Program Officer Jennifer Serventi to Attend 2015 Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians

Jennifer Serventi, Program Officer in the Office of Digital Humanities will be attending the upcoming Organization of American Historians annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri.
Posted: January 6, 2015

NEH Program Officer Jennifer Serventi to Attend 2015 Joint Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Society for Classical Studies

Jennifer Serventi, Senior Program Officer in the Office of Digital Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities, will be at the upcoming Joint Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Society for Classical Studies (New Orleans, Jan. 8-11, 2015). 

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Posted: November 20, 2013

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

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This video presents lectures from several scholars of historical digital research delivered at the National Digital Newspaper Program Awardee Conference in September 2013.

Posted: August 28, 2013

The Fort Vancouver Mobile Project

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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is the first National Park Service site to develop a mobile interpretative app for park visitors.  The app was developed with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities.