General Guidelines

Types of Grants and Deadlines

Humanities Disciplines

Who Can Apply & Project Formats

Application Process

Criteria for Review

Sample Publicity Plan

Application Budget Instructions

Approval

Grant Instructions and Application Forms:

Planning Grants

Major and Mini Grants

Teacher Incentive Grants

Research Fellowships

CHECKLIST

Application should be postmarked on or before the deadline advertised in press releases and on IHC's website. Do not send additional materials (support letters, revisions, etc.) after this deadline. The board will review the application as it was received on the deadline date. Research Fellowship Application Recommendation Letters are sent directly from the references and should be postmarked by the application deadline.

Include original (with signatures) plus 23 copies (24 total)

Application is typed or printed (double-sided is encouraged) and stapled in following order (Do not use paper clips, binder clips, or notebooks)

1. Cover Sheet (use appropriate cover sheet for type of grant)
2. Application Narrative - no more than 8 single-spaced pages (4 double-sided) for Major and Mini Grants; 3 pages for Teacher Incentive Grants; and 5 pages for Research Fellowships
Please number the pages - number the questions and retype the
underlined words in the order listed in instructions (use appropriate
instructions for type of grant)
3. Application Budget Summary Form (be sure to double-check figures) (Does not apply to Research Fellowship Applications)
4. Application Budget Narrative (See Guidelines section for budget instructions) (Does not apply to Research Fellowship Applications)
5. Appendices (if necessary): stapled to application - may include vitae of project personnel and humanities scholars (abbreviated to no more than 2 pages), letters of support, brochures or other supporting materials. (Please limit appendices so that entire application, including the appendices, can be easily stapled.)

DO NOT EXCEED REQUESTED NUMBER OF PAGES (As detailed in #2).
(You may attach appendices to provide more information as needed.)

DO NOT ATTACH COVER LETTER TO APPLICATION.
THE FIRST PAGE OF APPLICATION SHOULD BE THE COVER SHEET.
(You may include one cover letter in the envelope with all the applications and/or your appendices may include a letter with additional information.)

INSTRUCTIONS

The application should be typed or printed and stapled in the following order:

1. Cover Sheet (print below)
2. Application Narrative - responses to 6 questions listed below(no more than 5 pages)
3. Vita
4. Appendices (if necessary)

APPLICATION NARRATIVE

Please refer to the Research Fellowship Description, Criteria of Selection, and Eligibility Information listed in the Application Guidelines. Contact staff to discuss proposal before beginning a draft.

Respond to the following questions or requests for information in the order they appear. Number each and retype the underlined words.

Responses should be single-spaced. The Application Narrative should be no more than 5 pages.

1. Project Abstract (try to limit to 200 words)
2. Describe project background and significance
3. Provide information about your background and interest
4. Explain your research work plan
5. Provide details about your plan for two public presentations
6. Budget (showing in-kind match - see matching requirements below) - Please provide an explanation of how you intend to use the award, and how much match you anticipate reporting in your final report.

Two letters of recommendation must be sent to the Idaho Humanities Council directly from the references.

Matching Requirements

IHC requires that projects be matched with an equal amount of cash or in-kind (i.e., time donated to the project). The Council estimates that a scholar's in-kind professional fees can be estimated at a minimum of $200 per day and a maximum of $400 per day, and expects that the minimum amount of time spent on research will be 60 days. Thus, a scholar who spends 60 days on a project will likely have provided the in-kind match. If awarded a RF, scholars, will be asked to provide a time-log with the final report at the end of the grant period. Fellows will receive 90% of the award upon receipt of their signed contract; the final 10% will be paid upon receipt and approval of the final report.

Necessary form:

This form requires Adobe Reader in order to read, type on and print. Adobe Reader can be downloaded free here. Once installed you may then type in the information, print and attach the narrative of your application.

Research Fellowship Application Fellowship Cover Sheet