As a part of its current initiative,  Standing Together: The Humanities and the Experience of War,  the National Endowment for the Humanities offers the Dialogues on the Experience of War program. The program supports the study and discussion of important humanities sources about war, in the belief that these sources can help U.S. military veterans and others to think more deeply about the issues raised by war and military service. The humanities sources can be drawn from history, philosophy, literature, and film, and they may and should be supplemented by testimonials from those who have served. The discussions are intended to promote serious exploration of important questions about the nature of duty, heroism, suffering, loyalty, and patriotism.

The program awards grants that will support:

The discussion programs can take place on college and university campuses, in veterans' centers, at public libraries and museums, and at other community venues. Most of the participants in the discussion programs should be military veterans; others, such as men and women in active service, military families, and interested members of the public, may participate as well.

Please note:  This is a limited submission opportunity.  In response to this opportunity, Harvard University, as a single institution, may put forward up to three (3) proposals to the NEH. Applicants who wish to apply for this opportunity should submit an internal application by September 11, 2017. 

To apply to the internal competition, please submit your application here.

For full guidelines from the National Endowment for the Humanities, please see here.