Humanities Connections

The Humanities Connections program seeks to expand the role of the humanities in undergraduate education at two- and four-year institutions. Awards support innovative curricular approaches that foster partnerships among humanities faculty and their counterparts in the social and natural sciences and in pre-service or professional programs (such as business, engineering, health sciences, law, computer science, and other technology-driven fields), in order to encourage and develop new integrative learning opportunities for students.

Humanities Connections projects must include:

• substantive and purposeful integration of the subject matter, perspectives, and pedagogical approaches of two or more disciplines (with a minimum of one in and one outside of the humanities)
• collaboration between faculty from two or more departments or schools at one or more institutions
• experiential learning as an intrinsic part of the proposed curriculum
• long-term institutional support for the proposed curriculum innovation(s)

Competitive applications will demonstrate:

• that the proposed curricular project expands the role of the humanities in addressing significant and compelling topics or issues in undergraduate education at the applicant institution(s)
• that these projects develop the intellectual skills and habits of mind cultivated by the study of the humanities
• that faculty and students will benefit from meaningful collaborations in teaching and learning across disciplines as a result of the project

The Humanities Connections program includes two funding levels: Planning and Implementation.

The recorded webinar below provides examples and explanation in support of the Notice of Funding Opportunity guidelines for the 2022 funding cycle.

A pre-recorded webinar providing examples and explanation in support of the Notice of Funding Opportunity guidelines for the 2022 funding cycle will be posted by June 13. A virtual Q&A is scheduled for 1:00 pm Eastern on July 7, 2022. Click here to join.