NEH Institute Participant Eligibility Criteria

Full- and part-time higher education faculty members (tenured, tenure-track, or nontenured, including staff in university and college archives, museums, and libraries) and advanced graduate students who have reached candidacy in a PhD program or are in the final year of another terminal degree program are invited to apply.

You are eligible to apply if you are a:

  • United States citizen, including those teaching abroad at US chartered institutions and schools operated by the federal government;
  • resident of US jurisdictions; or
  • foreign national who has been residing in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years immediately preceding the application deadline.

You are not eligible to apply if you:

  • are a foreign national teaching abroad
  • are related to the project director(s)
  • are affiliated with the applicant institution (employees, currently enrolled students, etc.)
  • have been taught or advised in an academic capacity by the project director(s)
  • are delinquent in the repayment of federal debt (taxes, student loans, child support payments, and delinquent payroll taxes for household or other employees)
  • have been debarred or suspended by any federal department or agency
  • have attended a previous NEH professional development project (Seminars, Landmarks, or Institutes) led by the project director(s)

J1 and F1 visa holders should confer with their sponsoring institution regarding their eligibility to receive a stipend from another institution.

NEH does not require participants to have earned an advanced degree.

Applying

To be considered for selection, applicants must submit a complete application available here.

The application will provide us with information about the following:

  • Your teaching and research backgrounds.
  • Your interest in this institute.
  • How you would use this information and learning with your students.

Any questions about applications should be directed to Lizzy Meggyesy, AHA publications and communications associate, at lmeggyesy@historians.org.

Please note: In any given year an individual may apply to a maximum of two NEH summer programs but may attend only one NEH program per summer. Once you have accepted an offer to attend any NEH Summer Program (Landmarks or Institutes), you may not accept an additional offer or withdraw in order to accept a different offer.

Equal Opportunity Statement: NEH does not condone or tolerate discrimination or harassment based on age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), genetic information, national origin, race, or religion. Nor does NEH condone or tolerate retaliation against those who initiate discrimination complaints (either formally or informally), serve as witnesses, or otherwise participate in the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) process, or oppose discrimination or harassment. 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).