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Are you ready to join our Summer Institute? Find more information below on how to apply
We aim to build a diverse cohort of scholars, university, and college teachers interested in exploring the possibilities and productive tensions at the intersection of geography and the humanities. The Institute is designed primarily for full-time or part-time faculty who teach undergraduate students. Advanced graduate students and those employed by museums, libraries, historical societies, and other organizations are also eligible to apply.
Apply for Engaging Geography in the Humanities by March 5, 2024.
Applicants may apply to (no more than) two programs but may only accept the offer to participate in one program. Those who accept the offer to participate may not withdraw from the program in order to participate in another Summer Institute.
Accepted participants will be notified by the Institute directors on March 25. Notification of intention to participate must be made by April 8, or applicants on the waiting list will be invited to participate.
Please carefully read the NEH Summer Institute eligibility criteria to see if you are eligible to apply.
NEH Seminars, Institutes, and Landmarks programs are intended to extend and deepen knowledge and understanding of the humanities by focusing on significant topics, texts, and issues; contribute to the intellectual vitality and professional development of participants; and foster a community of inquiry that provides models of excellence in scholarship and teaching.
NEH expects that project directors will take responsibility for encouraging an ethos of openness and respect, upholding the basic norms of civil discourse.
Seminar, Institute, and Landmarks presentations and discussions should be:
- firmly grounded in rigorous scholarship, and thoughtful analysis;
- conducted without partisan advocacy;
- respectful of divergent views;
- free of ad hominem commentary; and
- devoid of ethnic, religious, gender, disability, or racial bias.
NEH welcomes comments, concerns, or suggestions on these principles at questions@neh.gov.
A complete application consists of the following items:
Fill out the application form by 11:59PM EST, March 5, 2024. Late applications will not be considered.
Please email a PDF of your application essay to GeoHumNU@gmail.com. Make sure your last name is in the filename (ex. “Blevins_Essay.pdf.”). Your essay should be no more than 4500 characters or roughly 800 words. Application essays should explain how this specific program will benefit you, the participant, professionally. You should, therefore, address the following:
- Your qualifications, unique perspective, skills, background, and experiences equip you to do the work of the institute and will make you a valuable contributor to the program.
- Your intellectual interests as they relate to the topic of the institute.
- How participation will enhance your teaching. Please be specific in describing ways that you envision the program, augmenting your existing curriculum or curriculum that you are developing.
- A brief description of the project (either course syllabus, essay or research article, or grant proposal) you plan to workshop over the three weeks of the Summer Institute. Please note that accepted participants will be asked to submit a draft of your syllabus, essay/article, or proposal by June 1, 2022.
We are looking for how your interests, teaching, and experiences are related to the institute and its connection to your professional responsibilities.
Please email a .PDF of your curriculum vitae or resume (not to exceed five pages) GeoHumNU@gmail.com. Make sure your last name is in the filename (ex. “Blevins_CV.pdf.”).