*** Welcome to piglix ***

National Humanities Center


The National Humanities Center (NHC) is an independent institute for advanced study in the humanities. The NHC operates as a privately incorporated nonprofit and is not part of any university or federal agency. The center was planned under the auspices of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which saw a need for substantial support for academic research in the humanities, and began operations in 1978.

Located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States, near the campuses of Duke University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NHC fellows enjoy library privileges at these three universities, as well as the NHC's own reference facility.

The National Humanities Center is one of the nine members of the Some Institutes for Advanced Study consortium–which are modeled after the Princeton, New Jersey Institute for Advanced Study

The National Humanities Center offers dedicated programs in support of humanities scholarship and teaching as well as a regular schedule of public events, conferences and interactive initiatives to engage the public in special topics and emerging issues.

Fellowship Program – Each year, the NHC admits approximately forty Fellows chosen from among hundreds of applicants from institutions in the United States and abroad representing a broad range of disciplines. In addition, a few senior scholars are invited by the Center's trustees to assume fellowships. The National Humanities Center has no permanent fellows or faculty.

NHC Fellows are given substantial support to pursue their individual research and writing projects. Interdisciplinary seminars provide fellows the opportunity to share insights and criticism. Since 1978 the NHC has welcomed over 1,300 Fellows who have published more than 1,500 books. Many of these studies have proven to be influential in their fields and been recognized by the quality of their scholarship and writing.

Selected Prizes Won by National Humanities Center Fellows


...
Wikipedia

...