Application Instructions

Workshop No. 1: Saturday, June 14, to Saturday, June 21

Workshop No. 2: Sunday, June 22, to Sunday, June 29

Eligibility

These projects are designed principally for classroom teachers in public, private, parochial, and charter schools, as well as home schooling parents. Other K-12 school personnel, including administrators, substitute teachers, classroom paraprofessionals, and librarians, are eligible to participate, subject to available space.

Teachers at schools in the United States or its territorial possessions or Americans teaching in foreign schools where at least 50 percent of the students are American nationals are eligible for this program. Applicants 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. Foreign nationals teaching abroad are not eligible to apply. Individuals may not apply to participate in a Workshop given by the same director on the same topic in which they have previously participated; in other words, they should not apply to attend the same Workshop twice. Individuals may not apply to study with a director of a Landmarks project who is a family member. Preference will be given to those who are new to the program.

Applicants must complete the NEH application cover sheet and provide all of the information requested below to be considered eligible. An individual may apply to and participate in no more than two Landmarks projects.

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 preparing the application essay:

• your professional background and interest in the subject of the Workshop;
• your special perspectives, skills, or experiences that would contribute to the Workshop; and
• how the experience would enhance your teaching or social service.

Stipend, Tenure, and Conditions of Award

Upon selection, participants will agree to allow the Center for the Constitution to secure housing arrangements and provide all Workshop meals and materials using the NEH's stipend for living expenses, at no additional cost to you. For a more detailed description of the accommodations provided to participants of this Workshop, please visit the Meals and Accommodations section of this website.

Travel supplements will be available, but will be allocated on a case-by-case basis after the Workshop session is over. In most cases, this travel allowance will cover reasonable airfare costs or mileage to and from the Workshop (with appropriate documentation). Transportation to and from a major airport will be arranged through the Center. Travel supplements are taxable. For more detailed information, please visit the Travel Information section of this website.

Workshop participants are required to attend all scheduled meetings and to engage fully in all project activities. Participants who fail to do so will not receive a travel supplement.

Participants will provide NEH with an assessment of their Workshop experience, especially in terms of its value to their personal and professional development. You will be asked to provide a confidential evaluation at the close of the Workshop.

How to Apply

All application materials should be sent directly to the Center for the Constitution. Sending application materials and reference letters to NEH will result in delay. The application deadline has been extended. Applications will be accepted until both Workshops are full. A complete application includes the following collated items:

1. Three copies of the completed application cover sheet. The cover sheet must be completed online at the following address: http://www.neh.gov/online/education/participants/. Please fill the sheet out while online as directed by the prompts. When you are finished, click on the "submit" button, print it out, and add it to your application package. At that point, you will be asked if you want to apply for another workshop. If you do, follow the prompts and select another workshop, and then print out the cover sheet for that workshop.
2. Three copies of your résumé.
3. Three copies of your application essay. The application essay should be no more than one double-spaced page in an easily readable typeface. The essay should address your professional background and interest in the subject of the Workshop; your special perspectives, skills, or experiences that would contribute to the Workshop; and how the experience would enhance your teaching or social service.
4. One letter of recommendation. Letters can come from the school principal, department head, district administrator, home-school association president, or other supervisor as appropriate. This letter should address your ability to integrate the lessons and experiences of the Workshop into your current professional responsibilities. It is helpful for referees to read the description of the Workshop and the application essay. Please ask your referee to sign his/her name across the seal on the back of the envelope containing the letter, and enclose the letter with your application.

Completed applications should be submitted to the Center for the Constitution. Please send all application materials to the following address:

Notification Procedure

Successful applicants will be notified of their selection by April 16, 2008, and they will have until April 23, 2008, to accept or decline the offer. Applicants who will not be home during the notification period should provide an address and phone number where they can be reached. No information concerning the status of an application will be available prior to the official notification period.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Endowment programs do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age. For further information, write to NEH Equal Opportunity Officer, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506. TDD: 202/606-8282 (this is a special telephone device for the Deaf).