Application Information and Instructions
NEH application directions and
the
cover sheet.
Completed application should be postmarked no later than March 3, 2006,
and sent to:
Mrs. Betty Cowan
(N.E.H. Summer Seminar)
2808 Ferrand Drive
Durham, N.C. 27705
NEH SUMMER SEMINARS & INSTITUTES FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS
APPLICATION INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
ELIGIBILITY
SELECTION CRITERIA
STIPEND, TENURE, AND CONDITIONS OF AWARD
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
CHECKLIST OF APPLICATION MATERIALS
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE
SELECTION CRITERIA
A selection committee reads and evaluates all properly completed applications in order to select the most promising applicants and to identify a small number of alternates. (Seminar selection committees consist of the seminar director, a school teacher who is usually a participant in a previous NEH seminar, and a colleague of the director.) While recent participants are eligible to apply, project selection committees are directed to give first consideration to applicants who have not participated in a NEH-supported seminar or institute in the last three years. Recent participation in NEH’s Landmarks of American History Program does not negatively affect eligibility or competitiveness.
The most important consideration in the selection of participants is the likelihood that an applicant will benefit professionally and personally. This is determined by committee members from the conjunction of several factors, each of which should be addressed in the application essay. These factors include:
- effectiveness and commitment as a teacher/educator;
- intellectual interests, both generally and as they relate to the work of the project;
- special perspectives, skills, or experiences that would contribute to the seminar or institute;
- commitment to participate fully in the formal and informal collegial life of the project; and
- the likelihood that the experience will enhance the applicant's teaching.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:
Endowment programs do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age. For further information, write to NEH Equal Opportunity Officer, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506. TDD: 202/606-8282 (this is a special telephone device for the Deaf).