Discussion Project Application

Discussion Project

Program Application

General Information

Project Coordinator Name*

First Name

Last Name

Personal Pronouns

Email Address*

Confirm Email Address *

Phone

Organization (if applicable)

Organization Address (if you are applying as an individual, please provide your mailing address)*

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

ZIP Code

What is the aim of your work or what is your organization's mission?*

maximum 450 characters

If you or your organization serve members of communities traditionally under-resourced in the humanities, and/or deeply isolated from the wider community, please tell us about how your work supports these communities. Underrepresented and isolated groups vary in each community. These groups can include people of color; people who identify as LGBTQ+; people who live in rural areas; people with disabilities; people who identify as immigrants or refugees; and people whose first (or only) language is not English. Keep in mind this is not an exhaustive list. If your or your organization's work has public impact, please tell us how.

Who do you or who does your organization serve and how?*

maximum 1500 characters

Have you hosted a MHC program or received a MHC grant before? (Check any that apply.)*

I (or my organization) have neither hosted a MHC program nor received a MHC grant before. Book Discussion Group (such as a Discussion Project; Let's Talk About It; New Books, New Readers; Lit & Ed; Lit & Med; Veterans Book Group; etc.) Speaker Program (such as Maine Speaks or World in Your Library) Poetry Express been awarded a Mini, Major or Arts & Humanities Grant COVID Relief Grant I have facilitated a MHC program hosted by someone else I'm not sure

Other:

About Your Project

Who will you be convening for this project and why?*

Every year, we choose a few books to feature. We gather extra resources and support extra programming around these books – and many people use them in their Discussion Projects. You can find out more about these, and see a range of other texts that groups around the state have used to ground their discussions here: Books & Resources

Our hope is that texts will open up rich and varied discussions for your group. If you already know what you're planning on reading, please let us know which texts and why you've chosen them.

Who in your community can help you with this project? Having help from other people and organizations can make a Discussion Project more successful and dynamic.*

As a part of each discussion project, MHC assigns an MHC-trained facilitator to each group and provides substantial support from MHC staff regarding planning, outreach, and implementation of the project. If it is important for your group to have a facilitator from inside your community, or for you to facilitate the group yourself, please check the box below; you'll be prompted to let us know more.

If you plan to convene and facilitate a group yourself and don't need planning support from our staff – but you do need books – please use this link to apply for Books Only.

It is important that I, or another person at my organization, facilitate these discussions

Please tell us why it is important for the success of your project that you serve as both convener and facilitator.*

Additional Information

Discussion Project applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. In general, projects should not expect to start until at least 8 weeks after the date you submit your application.

When do you hope to hold this program?*

How are you planning to host this event?*

In person Online Hybrid (both online and in person options)

Why does this method make the most sense for you at this time?*

Is your in-person meeting space ADA compliant?*

Yes No I'm not sure I haven't determined a meeting spot yet

What else should we know?

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