Selection Criteria

A selection committee will read and evaluate all properly completed applications.

Special consideration is given to the likelihood that an applicant will benefit professionally and personally from the workshop experience. It is important, therefore, to address each of the following factors in the application essay:

1. your professional background;

2. your interest in the subject of the workshop;

3. your special perspectives, skills, or experiences that would contribute to the workshop; and

4. how the experience would enhance your teaching or school service.

Three workshop spaces must be reserved for teachers who are new to the profession (those who have been teaching for five years or less).

Selection committees are charged to give consideration to applicants who have not participated in an NEH-supported seminar, institute, or workshop in the last three years (2017, 2018, 2019). Additionally, preference is given to applicants who would significantly contribute to the diversity of the workshop.

Stipend, Tenure, and Conditions of Award

Teachers selected to participate will receive a $1,300 stipend at the end of the workshop session. Stipends are taxable. Heart Mountain, Wyoming and the Japanese American Incarceration workshop participants are required to attend all scheduled meetings and to engage fully as professionals in keeping with the NEH Principles of Civility in all project activities. Participants who do not complete the full tenure of the project will receive a reduced stipend.

Important note about the environment Please also note that the workshop organizers have taken into consideration the demands of an online videoconference environment and have adjusted the schedule accordingly.

During and at the end of the workshop, participants will be asked to provide an assessment of their workshop experience, especially in terms of its value to their personal and professional development. These confidential online evaluations will become a part of the project’s grant file.