If you'd like to know more about Gettysburg and its lasting importance in American history, this is the professional development opportunity you’ve been waiting for

Just click the white “Apply Now!” button above to be taken directly to the online application. You’ll need to provide general information about yourself and who, where, and what you teach; you’ll also be asked to upload a copy of your resume and a respond to a few questions to give us a sense of what you hope to learn if you are invited to join us in Gettysburg next summer.

Please pay special attention to the questionnaire responses as these will give our review committee and faculty the best sense of who you are as a teacher and how you might benefit from the experience of joining this workshop.

If you have any questions about the application or about the application process, please contact the project director, Dave Powell, at djpowell@gettysburg.edu.

critical information

Be sure to review all of the information at the links below before beginning your application. These links include specific eligibility criteria, expectations for all participants, and applicant and participant FAQs; each link below will open in a new window.

If you have questions about your eligibility to participate in a Landmarks workshop, or about anything else you read above, please contact the project director.

PRINCIPLES OF CIVILITY

NEH Institutes and Landmarks programs are intended to extend and deepen knowledge and understanding of the humanities by focusing on significant topics, texts, and issues; contribute to the intellectual vitality and professional development of participants; and foster a community of inquiry that provides models of excellence in scholarship and teaching. 

NEH expects that project directors will take responsibility for encouraging an ethos of openness and respect, upholding the basic norms of civil discourse. 

Institute and Landmarks presentations and discussions should be: 

  1. firmly grounded in rigorous scholarship, and thoughtful analysis; 

  2. conducted without partisan advocacy; 

  3. respectful of divergent views; 

  4. free of ad hominem commentary; and 

  5. devoid of ethnic, religious, gender, disability, or racial bias. 

NEH welcomes comments, concerns, or suggestions on these principles at questions@neh.gov. 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & GRADUATE credit

While Gettysburg College is not able to grant graduate credit for participation in this Landmarks workshop, the project director will be happy to write a letter on your behalf to assist in the accumulation of professional development or in-service credits as a result of your participation in the program. If you are in need of such documentation please let us know once the workshop has concluded.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

NEH does not condone or tolerate discrimination or harassment based on age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), genetic information, national origin, race, or religion. Nor does NEH condone or tolerate retaliation against those who initiate discrimination complaints (either formally or informally), serve as witnesses, or otherwise participate in the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) process, or oppose discrimination or harassment. For further information, write to the Equal Opportunity Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024. TDD: 202-606-8282 (this is a special telephone device for the Deaf).

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Your essay is the most important part of your application: not only will it help us get to know you and your professional goals, but it should also provide us with a sense of how you expect to benefit professionally and personally form participation in this workshop experience. Please be sure to address each of the following in your essay:

  • Your professional background;

  • Your interest in Gettysburg and in the intersections of history and memory that are the focus of this workshop;

  • Any special perspectives, skills, or experiences that you would contribute to the workshop; and

  • How this experience would enhance your teaching or school service.

The application deadline is March 5, 2025 at 11:59p (PST). Selected participants will be notified on April 2, 2025, and those offered a spot in the program will have until April 16, 2025 to accept or decline their invitation. Applicants initially placed on the workshop’s wait list will be notified of acceptance as or if space becomes available.