Georgia Historical Society

GHS’s Landmarks workshops are designed to address broad themes of race and slavery in American history; however the workshop content will help to facilitate classroom discussions not only on general topics such as American slavery, antebellum American history, early American and nineteenth-century economies, religion, art, and music, but will also help faculty to understand and share with students more site-specific subjects such as the impact of geography, environment, time and place on the development of community values and cultures.  As such, we are seeking to promote a cross-disciplinary learning environment and welcome full-time and part-time faculty from American community colleges in history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religion, English, political science, government, architectural history, and a variety of other humanities-related disciplines to apply.

Eligibility 

Adjunct faculty are eligible to participate as well and are encouraged to apply.
An applicant need not have an advanced degree in order to qualify.  Candidates for degrees are only eligible to apply if they are employed by an institution other than the one at which they are degree candidates and if their participation is intended to enhance their teaching of American undergraduates.  Degree candidates cannot use their participation in an NEH Landmarks project to meet a degree requirement, including work on masters’ theses or doctoral dissertations.  Applicants must be United States citizens, residents of U.S. jurisdictions, or foreign nationals who have been resident 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 study with a director of a Landmarks project who is a current colleague or a family member.

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. 

Checklist of Application Materials

A completed application consists of three copies of the following collated items:

• the completed application cover sheet,
• a résumé,
• an application essay (no longer than one to two double-spaced pages) as outlined below.

• one letter of recommendation as described below.

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 that point you will be asked if you want to apply to another workshop. If you do, follow the prompts and select another workshop and then print out the cover sheet for that workshop.

Résumé

Please include a current c.v. or résumé.

Application Essay

The application essay should be one to two double-spaced pages. 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 and/or research.

Reference Letter

Applicants should provide a letter of recommendation from their department chair/division head or another professional reference. It may be helpful for the person writing your letter of recommendation to have a copy of the Director's Letter 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.

Submission of Application and Notification Procedure

Completed application must be postmarked no later than March 17, 2008 and mailed to:

Georgia Historical Society
501 Whitaker Street
Savannah, GA 31401
Attn: Landmarks of American History Workshop

Note: 

• Sending application materials and reference letters to the NEH will result in delay.

• Please indicate on the application cover sheet your first and second choices of workshop dates. 

• A selection committee will read and evaluate all properly completed applications. The committee will consist of the Project Director and two other scholars in the field.

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

NEH 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.