Grants to IU humanities scholars will enrich understanding of Indiana, American, French history

Four Indiana University faculty members have been awarded a total of $240,000 in National Endowment for the Humanities grants for projects that examine French history, the late-life history of American modernist figures and local histories of Indiana counties. 

Their projects are among 253 projects funded by the endowment with grants, announced Dec. 12, that total $14.8 million. The NEH, created in 1965, is an independent federal agency and one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States.