Application
Application Deadline: March 5th 2024 11:59 pm Pacific Time. (APPLICATION IS CLOSED)
Notification Date: April 5th 2024
Participant Acceptance Date: April 19th 2024
Institute Dates: July 14th – July 27th 2024
Institute Location: New York, New York.
Participants will be payed a $2200 stipend.
The stipend is taxable as income.
Eligibility Requirements and Expectations
Please read the following guidelines from the NEH before submitting an application.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Endowment programs do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age. 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).
Essay and Resume Requirements
PROFESSIONAL RESUME/CV
(Acceptable file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf.)
Please attach a resume or curriculum vitae (not to exceed 5 pages)
PERSONAL ESSAY (up to 3 pages double-spaced max)
(Acceptable file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf.)
Your essay should address:
1) your reasons for applying
2) your relevant personal and academic information
3) your qualifications to do the work of the project and make a contribution to it
4) what you hope to accomplish
5) how it relates to the subjects and students you teach and/or your other capacities as an educator.
PRELIMINARY PROJECT IDEAS (1 page double-spaced max)
(Acceptable file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf.)
Describe one or more project ideas for a lesson plan or unit plan you would like to create for your final project.
Projects will be due at the conclusion of the institute, so they will need to be manageable within this time frame.
Your project idea may change over the course of the institute, but we would like to hear your preliminary ideas so that we can include resources you may need.
For Questions Please Contact
Elena Martinez
emartinez@citylore.org
917-557-2354
