Documents/NEH/1: Knowledge and Understanding/1.1: Research and Scholarship

1.1: Research and Scholarship

Facilitate basic research and original scholarship in the humanities.

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Strategies: Provide support to enable scholars--both those affiliated with educational institutions and those working independently--to devote a concentrated period of time to research and writing on significant subjects in all fields of the humanities Foster significant research and scholarship on American history and culture, as well as on world cultures, societies, and languages. Encourage collaborative research projects that develop significant intellectual advances and resources for scholars, teachers, students, and the general public. Support the preparation and, where possible, online publication of authoritative and annotated editions of significant historical, literary, philosophical, and other primary documents and materials of value to humanities scholars and general readers. Support overseas research in the humanities by American scholars and, where appropriate, encourage international collaboration in research on significant topics in the humanities. Provide support for humanities scholarship by faculty members at Historically Black, Hispanic-serving, and Tribal colleges and universities.

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