Professor of French John C. O'Neal traveled to Washington, D.C. in August to serve on the Romance Studies panel of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). College and university professors as well as independent scholars compete for the fellowships program funded by NEH. The Endowment received some 1400 fellowship applications for the 37 different panels this year. Currently, 12-month fellowships provide $50,400 in support for research projects. The panel in Romance Studies on which O'Neal served consisted of five members, four of whom came from large research universities. They reviewed a total of 44 proposals. NEH estimates that one out of every 10 proposals will ultimately receive funding.
