The Public Humanities Projects program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences through in-person programming.  Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history.

Public Humanities Projects supports projects in three program categories (Exhibitions, Historic Places, and Humanities Discussions), and at two funding levels (Planning and Implementation). Regardless of proposed activity, NEH encourages applicants to explore humanities ideas through multiple formats.  Proposed projects may include complementary components: for example, a museum exhibition might be accompanied by a website or mobile app.

Pre-application Webinar

August 11, 2020, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/646493454399552015

Applications available August 6, 2020

Optional draft due: August 20, 2020

Application due: September 8, 2020

Award Amounts:

Planning: $75,000
Implementation: $400,000 (+additional $100,000 for Positions in the Public Humanities if you choose to apply for one)

For additional information please visit grants.gov or the NEH Public Humanities Projects page.

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has selected Environmental Chemistry as the topic of the 2021 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences. The deadline for nominations is December 3, 2020.

The Dreyfus Prize, awarded biennially, recognizes an individual for exceptional and original research in a selected area of chemistry that has advanced the field in a major way. The prize consists of a monetary award of $250,000, a medal, and a certificate.

“The chemistry of the Earth’s environment affects every person on the planet in a profound manner,” said Matthew Tirrell, chair of the Dreyfus Foundation Scientific Affairs Committee. “Understanding the genesis and the resultant effects of environmental chemical phenomena, and devising mitigations to undesired changes, are among the greatest contributions that chemistry is making to society. The Dreyfus Foundation therefore wishes to recognize Environmental Chemistry with its 2021 Prize in the Chemical Sciences.”

For further details on the Prize and the nomination procedure, please visit the Dreyfus Foundation website.  

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science invites nominations for the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Awards, which recognizes mid-career U.S. scientists and engineers for exceptional contributions and achievements in research and development supporting the broad missions of the U.S. Department of Energy and its programs to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States.

Awards will be considered in each of the following nine categories: Atomic, Molecular, and Chemical Sciences; Biological and Environmental Sciences; Computer, Information, and Knowledge Sciences; Condensed Matter and Materials Sciences; Energy Science and Innovation; Fusion and Plasma Sciences; High Energy Physics; National Security and Nonproliferation; and Nuclear Physics.

The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Awards are among the longest running and prestigious science and technology awards given by the U.S. Government and are named in honor of the 1939 Nobel Laureate in physics who helped establish the DOE laboratory system and ushered in a new era of big science and multidisciplinary research. Since the award was first conferred in 1960, more than 200 Laureates have been recognized for their promising leadership and ground-breaking scientific achievements principally funded by DOE.

Laureates receive a citation signed by the Secretary of Energy, a gold-plated medal bearing the likeness of Ernest O. Lawrence, and a $20,000 honorarium. For additional information on nomination guidelines, award category descriptions, and review process, visit the Lawrence Award website: https://science.osti.gov/lawrence 

All nomination materials and support letters for the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award must be received by Thursday, October 1, 2020, 5:00 PM ET. No materials will be accepted after the nomination deadline has passed.

Calling all applicants proposing research with vertebrate animals – check out the latest online learning module on the Vertebrate Animals Section in grant applications. This interactive module will assist applicants and offerors in preparing this section of the application, and will serve as a valuable resource for reviewers in evaluating the Vertebrate Animal Section of applications and proposals.

This engaging module takes 30 minutes or less to complete and includes:

• an overview of the requirements, 
• a checklist for applicants and reviewers,
• detailed instructions, and 
• responsibilities of applicants, reviewers, and NIH staff.

See additional resources on the humane care and use of animals in PHS supported research on NIH’s Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) website.

We continue to add new resources to our COVID-19: Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding webpage. We hope they are helpful in navigating this unprecedented situation. Here is a summary of what’s new since the last Nexus:

• Updated infographic describing the peer review process during COVID-19 highlights policies in effect for the upcoming round of due dates
• Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for the Fall 2020 Due Dates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Link to new dedicated page for funding opportunities specific to COVID-19 provides visibility into expiration dates and separates active vs expired FOAs
• New section on Funded Grants provides the ability to view COVID-19 related grant funding. Explore funding further using the COVID-19 Response search filters in RePORTER (under “Additional Filters”)
• All FAQs revised to align with NIH implementation of OMB memo M-20-26
• Updated animal welfare FAQs
• Updated overview presentation and talking points, for quick summaries of flexibilities

We know it can be a challenge to track new information as it becomes available. We are noting changes to the website in the page update history, tweeting from @NIHgrants as things get posted, and we will continue to highlight new resources in the Nexus.