The Teacher Advisory Council supports the Center's Education Programs for a one-year term of service.
Teachers chosen to represent multiple disciplines in the humanities · One-year term of service; 2026–27 Teacher Advisory Council
From nationalhumanitiescenter.org/teacher-advisory-council ↗Education Programs at the National Humanities Center work to provide leadership, training, resources, and partnerships that advance humanities education at the K–16 level.
Our work focuses on the integration of strong scholarship and content, inquiry-based pedagogy, and emerging technology. We build bridges that put scholars and educators in conversation to support humanities classrooms at all levels. Critical to this mission is the role of in-service and experienced teachers in providing relevant and critical perspective to our work.
The Teacher Advisory Council supports the Center’s Education Programs for a one-year term of service. Chosen to represent multiple disciplines in the humanities, these teacher leaders accept an active role in the development, evaluation, and promotion of the National Humanities Center’s educational materials and projects.
Residential FellowshipsThe NHC Residential Fellowship is one of the most prestigious humanities fellowship programs in the world.
Select Summer ResidencyNon-local: $8,000 (includes lodging plus breakfast and lunch Monday–Friday); Local: $4,250 (includes breakfast and lunch Monday–Friday)Scholars from NHC Institutional Sponsor universities are exclusively eligible to apply for a four-week residency program intended to assist in jump-starting or making substantial progress on a current project.
Scholarly Writing Institute$4,000 per participant; reduced to $2,700 for local participants who do not need lodgingPiloted in 2025 with great success, the Center's third annual Scholarly Writing Institute is scheduled for July 8, 16, 2027. This intensive, nine-day workshop provides dedicated writing time, along with expert guidance in writing and publishing, to significantly advance scholarly