NEH Institutes for K-12 Educators

NEH Institutes for K-12 Educators is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Professional development institutes for K-12 educators on humanities topics like literature, history, Shakespeare, supporting literacy education and teaching skills.

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NEH-funded institutes are professional development programs that convene K-12 educators from across the nation to deepen their understanding of significant topics in the humanities and enrich their capacity for effective scholarship and teaching.

NOFO Webinar Recording: The video below provides an overview of what Institutes programs offer and how they are organized, addresses each section of the application requirements, and covers budget requirements and what to know about submitting your application. Live Q&A Session: Register here to participate in a live Q&A session at 12 pm Eastern on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

Optional Draft Review: Submit only a draft of your narrative as an attachment to @email by 11:59 pm Eastern on January 6, 2025, to receive feedback from program officers before the final deadline. Draft narratives must be no more than 10 pages long for new applicants, and 12 pages long for returning applicants. Previously Funded Projects (see Section C.

3, Eligibility Information): Clarification regarding the definition of a returning project: You are considered a returning applicant if your project director or co-project directors have been previously awarded under the Institutes, Landmarks, or Seminar program. Accessibility (see Section A.

1, Purpose): Clarification regarding project design: For combined-format projects, virtual and residential sessions occur at different times, but all participants attend in the same format simultaneously unless modifications are needed for accessibility accommodations.

Clarification regarding institutional resources: Host institutions must provide reasonable accommodations for project team members, participants, presenters, and institution staff by ensuring facilities, program activities, and sites are accessible to a diverse group of people. Attachments (see Section D. 2, Content and Form of Application Submission): Each resume in Attachment 4 (Resumes for key personnel) must not exceed two pages.

Division of Lifelong Learning If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. In the last three years this program received an average of Review your application package Begin by reading the Notice of Funding Opportunity, below.

You want to ensure you understand all the expectations and restrictions for projects delivered under this program and are prepared to write the most effective application. Notice of Funding Opportunity, 2025 Grants.

gov application package Frequently Asked Questions, 2025 Past and Upcoming Professional Development Programs Institutes for K-12 Educators Awards, 2021-2024 Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for NEH Grant Proposals Sample Application Narratives Institutes for K-12 Educators - Courting Liberty: Slavery and Equality Under the Constitution, 1770-1870 (residential format) Institutes for K-12 Educators - Making the Good Reader and Citizen: The History of Literature Instruction at American Schools (virtual format) Institutes for K-12 Educators - Human/Nature: An Exploration of Place, Story, and Climate Futurism (combined format) Sample Budget Justification Register for a SAM number and an account on Grants.

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