Participate in a NEH Summer Seminar & Institute Program

Application Deadline: March 1, 2019

National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminars and Institutes broaden and deepen understanding of the humanities by supporting professional development programs, specifically designed for a national audience of college and university faculty. The programs provide one- to four-week opportunities for participants (NEH Summer Scholars) to explore a variety of topics relevant to undergraduate education in the humanities. They take place throughout the United States and participant stipends help cover travel and living expenses.

NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes

• focus on the study and teaching of significant texts and other resources;
• provide models of excellent scholarship and teaching;
• contribute to the intellectual growth of the participants; and
• build lasting communities of inquiry.

Participants of these programs frequently describe them as professionally transformational—a gift to educators across the country who want to gain a deeper understanding of the history, literature, art, and culture they teach.

This year’s programs could have you exploring new perspectives on Jewish history in the American South, reading and using material maps at Newberry Library, rethinking the dawn of the American Century through José Martí and immigrant communities in Cuban independence, examining the intersection of religion, secularism, and the novel, and considering writing and democracy in western New York in the context of U.S. political crises.

For a complete list of the seminars and institutes offered this summer, along with eligibility and application requirements, please visit our website.