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Checklist of Application
Materials
A completed application consists of three copies of the following
collated items:
- the completed application cover
sheet,
- a detailed résumé, and
- an application essay as outlined below.
In addition, it must include two letters of recommendation
as described below.
The application cover sheet
The application cover sheet must be filled out on
line at this address: <http://www.neh.gov/online/education/participants/>.
Please fill it out online as directed by the prompts. When
you are finished, be sure to click on the "submit"
button. Print out the cover sheet and add it to your
application package. Note that filling out a cover sheet is
not the same as applying, so there is no penalty for changing
your mind and filling out a cover sheet for more than one
project. A full application consists of the items listed above,
as sent to the project director.
Résumé
Please include a résumé detailing your educational
qualifications and professional experience.
The Application Essay
The application essay should be no more than four double spaced
pages. It should address reasons for applying; the applicant's
interest, both academic and personal, in the subject to be
studied; qualifications and experiences that equip the applicant
to do the work of the seminar or institute and to make a contribution
to a learning community; a statement of what the applicant
wants to accomplish by participating; and the relation of
the project to the applicant's professional responsibilities.
Reference Letters
The two referees should be familiar with the applicant's professional
accomplishments or promise, interests, and ability to contribute
to and benefit from participation in a community of intellectual
inquiry. Letters from colleagues who know the applicant's
teaching and from those outside the applicant's institution
who know the applicant's intellectual strengths can be particularly
useful. Referees should, if possible, be familiar with the
work of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the
seminars and institutes program. It is helpful for referees
to read the description of the project sent by the director
and the application essay. If an applicant has previously
participated in an NEH summer seminar or institute, a recommendation
from the director or lead scholar of that program would be
useful. Please ask each of your referees to sign their name
across the seal on the back of the envelope containing their
letter, and enclose the letters with your application.
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