There is a tentative proposal deadline of June 12, 2013 for discovery awards of up to $25,000 and prototyping awards of up to $100,000 for projects that will “significantly contribute to the public’s engagement with humanities concepts and spark a deeper understanding of disciplines such as history, literature, religion, anthropology, jurisprudence, and art history.”
All projects are expected to have these features:
- Deepen public understanding of significant humanities stories and ideas;
- Build on sound humanities scholarship;
- Involve humanities scholars in all phases of development and production;
- Involve appropriate media professionals, especially a producer, director, writer, and interactive designer;
- Reach a broad public through a realistic plan for development and distribution;
- Create appealing digital formats that will engage the general public;
- Use widely available hardware and operating platforms;
- Deepen public understanding of significant humanities ideas and questions; and
- Demonstrate the capacity to sustain themselves for three years.
