One of my faculty members just received the following email alert about
the NEH Fellowship program.

Frances Vinal Farnsworth
Coordinator of Sponsored Research
Main Library 223
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753

Tel:  802-443-5889
Email:  xxxxxx@middlebury.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Wyland, Russell [mailto:xxxxxx@neh.gov]
Sent: Thu 05-Apr-07 21:35
Subject: NEH Fellowships: two important alerts

THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR PEOPLE APPLYING TO NEH FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMS
AT THE May 1, 2007 DEADLINE.

The May 1, 2007, application deadline for NEH Fellowships is rapidly
approaching. Below are two important alerts. Please circulate this
message widely.

ALERT 1 - Grants.gov maintenance: As established in the current
guidelines, all applications for NEH Fellowships (including Digital
Humanities Fellowships, Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research
on Japan, and Faculty Research Awards for faculty at Tribal and
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and at Institutions with
High Hispanic Enrollment) must be submitted through Grants.gov, the new
federal grants portal.

However, Grants.gov has just alerted NEH that its system will undergo
significant upgrades and be unavailable for use on Saturday, April 28,
and Sunday, April 29. Therefore, NEH encourages all Fellowships
applicants to make the necessary arrangements. During that weekend,
applicants will NOT be able to

-  Download the required PureEdge software;
-  Register with Grants.gov;
-  Download the application package for NEH Fellowships, Digital
Humanities Fellowships, Japan Fellowships, Faculty Research Awards; or
-  Submit your application;

You will be able to

-  Work on forms that are a part of the application package already
downloaded to your computer; and
-  Prepare you application up to the point of submitting it.

To avoid the downtime on April 28-29, we recommend that you download
your application package now so you can work on it and submit the
completed package by the May 1 deadline.

ALERT 2 - Adobe 8.0 Reader required: Several applicants have reported
difficulty using the Supplemental Information for Individuals Forms
provided by the Endowment in .pdf format.  If you are having trouble
saving the form, seeing the drop-down menus, or typing in the required
fields, your computer is running an out-of-date version of the Adobe
Reader software.  The current version of the Reader can be downloaded
free.  At www.adobe.com click the large 'Get Adobe Reader' button on the
left side of the screen, then the large 'Continue' button to update your
software.

Complete instructions and guidelines for all NEH Fellowships programs
can be found on the Endowment's website:
http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html

If you have questions, please contact us at xxxxxx@neh.gov

Sincerely,
NEH Fellowships Staff

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