Education

Participant Eligibility and Selection
  
NEH Institutes are designed for full- or part-time K-12 educators who teach in public, charter, independent, and religiously affiliated schools, or as homeschooling parents. A limited number of educators who work outside the K-12 classroom and who can demonstrate that participation will advance project goals and enhance their professional work may be considered.
 
At least five institute spaces are reserved for teachers who are new to the profession (those who have been teaching for five years or less).
 
Participants must be United States citizens, residents of U.S. jurisdictions, or foreign nationals who have been residing in the United States or its territories for at least the three years immediately preceding the application deadline. U.S. citizens teaching abroad at U.S. chartered institutions are also eligible to participate. Foreign nationals teaching abroad are not eligible to participate.
 
Individuals may not apply to participate in an NEH Institute whose director is a family member, who is affiliated with the same institution, who has served as an academic advisor to the applicant, or who has led a previous NEH program attended by the applicant.
 
Participants may not be delinquent in the repayment of federal debt (e.g., taxes, student loans, child support payments, and delinquent payroll taxes for household or other employees). Individuals may not apply to participate in a NEH Institute if they have been debarred or suspended by any federal department or agency.
 
To be considered for selection, applicants must submit a complete application.
In any given year, an individual may apply to a maximum of two Seminars, Institutes, or Landmarks sponsored by the NEH, but many only attend one. 
 
The New-York Historical Society seeks to recruit a diverse cohort of education professionals who fit the above requirements. 
 
Selection Process
 
The NEH requires the New-York Historical Society to form a selection committee. The committee is composed of the project co-directors, members of the N-YHS Education Division, and two K-12 teachers affiliated with New-York Historical. All members will review all complete applications, select a group of 30 participants, and identify alternates. 
 
The selection committee will make decisions based on the following criteria:
The applicant’s effectiveness and commitment as a teacher / educator.
The applicant’s intellectual interests as they relate to the topic of the seminar or institute. 
The applicant’s special perspectives, skills, or experiences that would contribute to the program.
Evidence that participation will have a long-term impact on the applicant’s teaching.
 
The selection committee will also seek to create a diverse cohort that will bring together teachers with 
various backgrounds, teaching settings and experiences, and perspectives. Five spaces will be reserved for teachers who are new to the profession (those who have been teaching for five years or less) and special attention will be paid to applicants who have never attended an NEH institute. When choices must be made between equally qualified candidates, preference will be given to those who would enhance the diversity of the cohort.
 
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Endowment programs do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age. For further information, write to the Equal Opportunity Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024.
 
TDD: 202-606-8282 (this is a special telephone device for the Deaf). 

“Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.”