Each year, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds summer institutes for teachers.
These are tuition-free opportunities for K–12 educators to study a variety of humanities topics. Stipends help cover expenses for these programs, which vary in length from one to four weeks. The deadline to apply is March 6, 2026. Visit the NEH website to browse all of the 2026 summer programs.
The institutes featured below are a few of the ones that could be of interest to people’s history educators.
The Most Southern Place on Earth: Music, History, and Culture of the Mississippi Delta
Location: Cleveland, MS
Date: June 21 – 27 and July 12 – 18, 2026
America’s Forgotten Founders: The Revolutionary City of Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Numerous
Making the Good Reader and Citizen: The History of Literature Instruction in American Schools
Location: Virtual
Date: July 20 – 31, 2026
The Federal Writers’ Project: New Directions for Research, Teaching, and Public Engagement
Location: Washington, D.C. and virtual
Date: June 16 – 20 or June 23 – 25, 2025
250 Years of Teaching with Maps
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: July 13 – 31, 2026
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