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

1. Cover Sheet (print below)
2. Application Narrative - responses to 3 questions listed below (no more than 3 pages)
3. Application Budget Summary Form (print below)
4. Application Budget Narrative (see guidelines section for budget instructions)
5. Resume (abbreviated to no more than 2 pages)
6. Appendices (if necessary)

APPLICATION NARRATIVE

Please refer to the Humanities Description, the Teacher Incentive Grant 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. In the event that a question does not pertain to your project, type the number and question or directive anyway and put "Not applicable" in the space where a response should appear.

Please type or print responses. Responses should be single-spaced. The Application Narrative should be no more than 3 pages. Please number the pages.

1. Describe the course you plan to improve and why it needs improvement, or describe the course you want to develop. Describe any steps you have already taken to improve or to design the course.

2. Describe activities you plan to develop to improve or design the course. Be as specific as possible and include dates of activities; names, qualifications and roles of people working on the project; and the nature and purpose of materials to be developed or acquired.

3. Describe how you will share the results of your project with fellow teachers and/or parents groups. Describe the nature of your presentation and the group(s) you wish to reach.

If necessary, include any additional information in your appendices (stapled to the application after the budget summary form and budget narrative) - including resumes of project personnel and scholars (abbreviated to no more than 2 pages), letters of support, brochures, other supporting materials, and any other information pertinent to the application.

Necessary forms:

These forms require 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.

TIG Application Cover Sheet

TIG Application Budget Summary Form