Awards are made three times per year in October, January, and May. To be considered, all application materials must be received by the first of the month in which selections are made. The National Endowment for the Humanities' Focus Grants invite schoolteachers and college faculty to propose a study of a humanities topic during the summer or academic year with colleagues from their own school building, school district, college, or university. Applications must be submitted by April 15. Consultation with NEH staff before the deadline is strongly encouraged. NEH also provides Fellowships and Stipends to support scholars seeking to undertake full-time independent research and writing in the humanities.
Grants are available for a maximum of one year and a minimum of two months of summer study.
The deadlines for application are May 1 for fellowships and October 1 for stipends for Summer 2002. Discovery Young Scientists Challenge is open to students in grades five through eight who have placed in a category judging of an ISEF-affiliated fair. Students are nominated to enter their projects by their fair directors. Four hundred semifinalists will be selected, based on the scientific merit of their work and their ability to communicate science concepts. The deadline for submissions is June 6.