National Endowment for the Humanities Funding Opportunities Workshop

The Research Solutions Institute (RSI) @ WPI and the Office of Sponsored Research @Holycross invite you to the  

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Funding Opportunities workshop 

 Supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs  

January 29, 2025 

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 

This workshop will provide a brief overview of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and its research funding opportunities. Since 1965, the NEH, as an independent federal agency has supported research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. The grant programs offered by the NEH are administered by seven divisions and offices that work with prospective applicants. At this event you will hear about the work done across these divisions and offices, highlights of some new initiatives, and a discussion of the application process. 

Speaker Information: 

Dr. Russell Wyland 
Since coming to NEH in 1990, Russell Wyland has served in several capacities, including fourteen years as Deputy Director of the Division of Research Programs. In early 2024, Chair Shelly Lowe appointed him the Director of the NEH Office of Outreach. 
During his tenure at NEH, Russ has conducted over 70 outreach workshops with colleges, universities, state humanities councils, and scholarly organizations; he has chaired over 160 peer review panels, served as the principal author of “Research Fellowships: An Evaluation of 2002-2004 Awards” (GPO, 2012), and worked closely with NEH partners, including the Library of Congress, National Science Foundation, Japan-US Friendship Commission, the Mellon Foundation, and the Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities. 
Russ received his BA in English literature from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and MA and PhD in English literature from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. His scholarship focuses on late Romantic and early Victorian literature, the history of classical rhetoric in England, and the development of the periodical press during the 19th century. He has published his work in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Rhetorica, and the Victorian Periodicals Review. He received the 2000 VanArdsel Prize from the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals, and his research has been supported by the American Philosophical Society and the English-Speaking Union. 

The zoom link for the workshop registration is:  
https://wpi.zoom.us/meeting/register/bGi2_fIIQRWRTXL68QqsuQ  

We look forward to seeing you at the workshop! 

Best, 
Antje Harnisch 
Asst. Vice Provost for Research