[Cwgrad-announcements] FW: IMPORTANT-NEH Alert

[Amanda J Labagnara]

>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fields, your computer is running an out-of-date version of the Adobe 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

Maurya Simon

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University of California Riverside
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