| CH-50020-04 | Challenge Programs: Challenge Grants | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Support for Humanities Endowment and Infrastructure | 12/1/2001 - 7/31/2007 | $600,000.00 | Leslie | C. | Berlowitz | | | | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Cambridge | MA | 02138-1929 | USA | 2003 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Challenge Grants | Challenge Programs | 0 | 600000 | 0 | 600000 | Endowment for a program of visiting scholars in the humanities and for lectures, conferences and special projects; and renovation of office facilities for visiting scholars.
The Academy seeks a Challenge Grant from the NEH which would be used for the following purposes: 1) creation of a humanities Endowment that will support diverse humanities-related activities at the Academy, including: stipends for Visiting Scholars; a humanities lecture series; conferences, meetings, and special projects; and staff dedicated to the Humanities Initiative; 2) support for renovation of the Academy's House in Cambridge to accomodate offices for the Humanities Initiative staff and Visiting Scholars; and 3] a small amount of bridging funds to offset expenses of the Humanities Initiative during its initial phase. |