Professional Development Programs
NEH offers tuition-free opportunities for K-12 educators and higher education faculty to study a variety of humanities topics. Stipends of $1300-$3450 for residential programs and $650-$1725 for virtual programs help cover expenses for these one- to four-week programs. Applications for all programs close on March 3, 2023.
Programs for 2023 will be posted on December 1, 2022
Program Formats
Professional development programs include the following format options:
- Residential: All participants attend for the duration of the project at the host site.
- Virtual: All participants attend for the duration of the project using an online platform. This can include synchronous and asynchronous sessions.
- Combined Format: All participants attend a portion of the project online and a portion of the project at the host site. Online and residential sessions occur at different times, but participants attend the same format simultaneously.
Eligibility Criteria
- NEH Institutes for Higher Education Faculty (PDF)
- NEH Institutes for K-12 Educators (PDF)
- NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture (PDF)
Questions regarding applications and program requirements should be directed to program project directors. For other inquiries, please email @email regarding Institutes and @email regarding Landmarks of American History and Culture.