Division of Education Professional Development Programs

The NEH Division of Education supports professional development programs for K-12 educators, higher education faculty, and humanities professionals to study a variety of humanities topics. 

  • Institutes are one to four-week professional development programs that convene K-12 educators or higher education faculty from across the nation to deepen their understanding of significant topics in the humanities and enrich their capacity for effective scholarship and teaching. 

  • Landmarks of American History and Culture programs are one-week workshops held across the nation that enhance how K-12 educators, higher education faculty, and humanities professionals incorporate place-based approaches to humanities teaching and scholarship. The video below provides an overview of the Landmarks workshops being offered in summer 2024.

Resources for Applicants and Participants

Application and Notification Dates for 2024

  • December 15, 2023: Applications open for all 2024 programs  
  • March 5, 2024: Applications close for all 2024 programs at 11:59 pm Pacific Time 
  • April 5, 2024: All applicants are notified of their status
  • April 19, 2024: Deadline for applicants to accept or decline their offer

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.

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The Revolution in Books
Location: Boca Raton, FL and Online
Dates: June 6-24, 2022 (residential) and August 4-5, 2022 (virtual)
Length: 3 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: Higher Education Faculty
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
Engaging Geography in the Humanities
Location: Boston, MA
Dates: June 13-July 1, 2022
Length: 3 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: Higher Education Faculty
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
Ritual Arts in Hinduism and Buddhism
Location: Worcester, MA
Dates: June 20-July 2, 2022
Length: 2 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: Higher Education Faculty
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
Mormonism and Mexico: A Case Study in Religion and Borderlands
Location: Claremont, CA and Online
Dates: June 27-28, 2022 (virtual); July 1-8, 2022 (residential); July 18-22, 2022 (virtual)
Length: 3 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: Higher Education Faculty
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
John Steinbeck: Social Critic and Ecologist
Location: Pacific Grove, CA
Dates: July 3-22, 2022
Length: 3 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: K-12 Educators
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
Identity and Multilingualism through Picture Books
Location: Lewiston, ME and Online
Dates: July 4-8, 2022 (Virtual) and July 11-15, 2022 (Residential)
Length: 2 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: K-12 Educators
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
America's Reconstruction: The Untold Story
Location: Beaufort, SC
Dates: July 5-25, 2022
Length: 3 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: K-12 Educators
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
The Search for Founding Black Mothers
Location: Online
Dates: July 5-29, 2022
Length: 4 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: K-12 Educators
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
The Trail of Tears: Context and Perspectives
Location: Waleska, GA
Dates: July 10-15, 2022; July 17-22, 2022
Length: 1 week
Professional Development Program Audience: K-12 Educators
Professional Development Program Type: Landmarks
Punishment: The American Story
Location: Amherst, MA
Dates: July 10-29, 2022
Length: 3 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: K-12 Educators
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
World War I in the Middle East
Location: Kansas City, MO
Dates: July 10-22, 2022
Length: 2 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: K-12 Educators
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
Pandemics in History, Literature, and Today
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Dates: July 11-22, 2022
Length: 2 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: K-12 Educators
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
Rethinking American Feminism, 1948-1977
Location: New York, NY and Online
Dates: July 11-22, 2022 (residential); and September 20, October 18, and November 15, 2022 and January 14-15, 2023 (virtual)
Length: 3 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: K-12 Educators
Professional Development Program Type: Institute
Perspectives on World War II in the Pacific Theater
Location: New York, NY and Online
Dates: July 18-22, 2022 (residential) and July 25-29, 2022 (virtual)
Length: 2 weeks
Professional Development Program Audience: K-12 Educators
Professional Development Program Type: Institute