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Eligibility
Please view this link for the eligibility criteria for
participation in National Endowment for the Humanities Seminars and Institutes
for College and University Teachers:
http://www.neh.gov/files/divisions/education/eligibility/
college_university_eligibility_criteria.pdf
We encourage scholars from any
field who are interested in material culture, regardless of disciplinary,
regional, or chronological specialization, to apply to the National Endowment
for the Humanities Summer Institute, American Material Culture:
Nineteenth-Century New York. While those based in American Studies, history,
art history, literature, and anthropology might find this program especially
attractive, participants need not have extensive prior knowledge of the
Institute’s content or have previously incorporated the study of
material culture into their courses or scholarship. However, your application
essay should identify concrete ways in which four weeks of concentration on
these topics will enhance your teaching and/or research. The ideal participant will bring to the group a fresh
understanding of the Institute’s subject matter that is relevant to their own work.
Please note: American Material Culture: Nineteenth-Century New York accepts a maximum
of eighteen Summer Scholars. NEH Summer Institutes are designed primarily for
teachers of American undergraduate students. Adjunct and part-time lecturers
are encouraged to apply. Qualified independent scholars and those employed by
museums, libraries, historical societies and other organizations may be
eligible to compete provided they can effectively advance the teaching and
research goals of the Institute.
Please direct all application inquiries to:
nehinstitute@bgc.bard.edu, and for more details visit the Application
Instructions and Contact Information page.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations
expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect those of the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
