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Please read the “Dear Colleague Letter” from the project directors posted on this website as it contains detailed information about the topic under study; project requirements and expectations of the participants; the academic and institutional setting; and specific provisions for lodging, subsistence, and extracurricular activities. If you do not have such a letter/prospectus, either download a copy from the website or request one from the director of the project(s) in which you are interested before you attempt to complete and submit an application. All application materials must be sent to the project director at the address listed on the program poster. Application materials sent to the Endowment will not be reviewed.
Application Checklist
A completed application consists of three copies of the following collated items:
- the completed application cover sheet,
- a résumé, or brief biography, 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 online 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 the “submit” button. Print out the cover sheet and add it to your application package. At this point you will be asked if you want to fill out a cover sheet for another project. If you do, follow the prompts and select another project and then print out the cover sheet for that project as well. 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 several projects.
A full application consists of the items listed above, as sent to the project directors.
Stephanie Wood and Judith Musick
Wired Humanites Project/ Yamada Language Center
1236 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97401-1236
This material must be postmarked no later than March 2, 2010.
Résumé
Please include a résumé or brief biography 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 may be from inside or outside the applicant’s home institution. They should be familiar with the applicant’s professional accomplishments or promise, teaching and/or research interests, and ability to contribute to and benefit from participation in the seminar or institute. Referees should be provided with the director’s description of the seminar or institute and the applicant’s essay. Applicants who are current graduate students should secure a letter from a professor or advisor. 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.
Questions?
Please call or email us if you have any questions. Dr. Wood can be reached at 541-346-5771 (swood at uoregon.edu); Dr. Musick can be reached by phone after January 5 at (541) 346-5099 or at any time by email (musick at uoregon.edu).
