Promotion of the Humanities_Research

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

For Collaborative Research and Scholarly Editions, the principal criteria considered by evaluators are: (1)Are fellows likely to pursue their research more successfully because of the research collections, facilities, services, and other resources provided by the applicant institution? In the case of a residential program, does the application evidence that the fellows' projects benefit significantly from intellectual exchange among fellows? (2)Does the application make a persuasive case for the amount of NEH support requested for fellowships? (3)How important to the advancement of the humanities is the fellowship program for which funding is requested? (4)How strong is the institution's previous record in offering fellowships? Have former fellows been productive? Have the scholarly contributions resulting from their FPIRI fellowships been important and high quality? (5)Is the fellowship selection process expert and equitable? (6)How effective is the publicity for the competition for fellowships? (7)How effective is the administration of the fellowship program? (8)Are there ways in which the fellowship program could be improved? (9)Is the institution's research misconduct policy adequate?