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How to Apply to NEH Summer Seminar 2022

NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes allow higher ed. faculty an opportunity to enrich and revitalize their teaching through the study of humanities topics that bear upon undergraduate education. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the program, but programs are not intended to duplicate graduate-level courses.

Each seminar provides a focused environment in which 16 participants study a humanities topic under the guidance of one or two established scholars. Seminars have few, if any, visiting faculty. Seminars emphasize close interaction among the participants and director(s) through discussion of common readings and conversations about scholarship and teaching. Substantial time is made available for reflection, work on independent or collaborative projects, and related advising.

Participant Eligibility Criteria

Summer seminars are designed primarily for full-or part-time faculty who teach undergraduate students. Project directors may admit a limited number of others whose works lies outside undergraduate teaching but who demonstrate that their participation will advance project goals and enhance their own professional work.

At least three seminar spaces are reserved for non-tenured/non-tenure-track faculty members. Two seminar spaces may be reserved for advanced graduate students.

Participants must be United States citizens, residents of U.S. jurisdictions, or foreign nationals who have been residing in the United States or its territories for at least the three years immediately preceding the application deadline. U.S. citizens teaching abroad at U.S. chartered institutions are also eligible to participate. Foreign nationals teaching abroad are not eligible to participate.

An applicant need not have an advanced degree in order to qualify as a Summer Scholar. Individuals may not apply to participate in a Summer Seminar whose director is a family member, who is affiliated with the same institution, who has served as an academic advisor to the applicant, or who has led a previous NEH summer program attended by the applicant.

Participants may not be delinquent in the repayment of federal debt (e.g. taxes, student loans, child support payments, and delinquent payroll taxes for household or other employees). Individuals may not apply to participate in a Summer Seminar or Institute if they have been debarred or suspended by any federal department or agency.

To be considered for selection, applicants must submit a complete application as indicated on the individual seminar website.

Please note: Depending on public-health guidelines related to COVID-19, plans for a residential offering are subject to change

Selection Criteria

A selection committee, comprised of the project directors and two colleagues, will evaluate all complete applications to select a group of Summer Scholars and to identify alternates. Primary consideration is given to those who have not previously attended an NEH Summer Seminar or Institute.

Deadlines

Completed applications must be submitted by March 1, 2022 by 5:00 pm PST. Applications should be completed below. Please send application questions to Holly Lakey, Seminar Coordinator, via email. Applications sent to the NEH will not be reviewed.

Applicants will be notified of decisions on Friday, March 25, 2022. Once applicants have accepted an offer to attend any NEH Summer Program (NEH Summer Seminar or Institute), they may not accept an additional offer or withdraw in order to accept a different offer.

Successful applicants must accept or decline their offer(s) by Friday, April 8, 2022.

UO’s NEH Summer Seminar 2022 Application Period is now closed. We can no longer accept new applications.