Projects:Public Humanities Scholars

Penn State professor Julia Kasdorf ran a public poetry workshop in Jefferson County.
Public Humanities Scholars is a partnership between PHC and the Pennsylvania State University's Institute for the Arts and Humanities. The program aims to bring great humanities programs to central Pennsylvania. To do that, nonprofit organizations are matched with Penn State scholars so that they can plan and present high-quality projects in their communities.
Public Humanities Scholars is a resource for community groups and cultural institutions such as public libraries, senior centers, historical societies/sites, arts organizations, museums, schools and parks that want to conduct a humanities project, but need help finding the right scholar. It also is a resource for scholars from Penn State's University Park, Altoona and Dubois campuses who would like to work with community groups.
Who Can Apply
Applications to Public Humanities Scholars must be made by organizations.
The program is open to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and to local, state or federal government agencies in the following 16 central Pennsylvania counties: Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Snyder and Union. Also eligible are ad hoc groups in these counties that have a 501(c)(3) organization willing to take fiscal responsibility.
How to Apply
Applications are no longer being accepted for winter and spring 2008 projects.
Applications for winter and spring 2009 programs will be available on-line in August 2008. The postmark deadline for the new application cycle will be November 1, 2008.
Also See...
- More on Public Humanities Programs
- Humanities Grants: For programs designed by nonprofits committed to lifelong learning
- Humanities-and-the-Arts Grants: For programs that use the humanities to increase public appreciation of the arts
- Arts Commentary Awards: For non-fiction work that educates the public about the contemporary arts
