SAAM Advisor Scholarship

NEHS is working with the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) to provide opportunities for Chapter Advisors to enrich their teaching practice by taking part in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Summer Institutes: Teaching the Humanities through Art, a focused exploration of the connections among American art, social studies, history, and English/language arts. The Summer Institute aims to improve the quality of lesson planning and lesson execution within high school English Language Arts classrooms by using American art to make interdisciplinary connections, foster critical thinking skills, and develop visual literacy among students..

Awards

NEHS will provide one scholarship of up to $1,500 and the Smithsonian Institute will provide one scholarship of up to $1,500 to the two best NEHS Chapter Advisor applications received.

Distribution of scholarship funds: Scholarship recipients will receive their funds following completion of the Summer Institute at SAAM.

Eligibility

Application Requirements

  1. Applicants must submit a competitive application to the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Summer Institute: Teaching the Humanities Through Art here on SAAM’s website by April 3, 2023, clearly stating that they are an NEHS Chapter Advisor.

  2. By applying, awarded scholarship recipients agree they are willing to provide a written report and photos detailing the impact the Summer Institute and scholarship had on them, which can be used by both NEHS and SAAM to promote this and other scholarships in future years should they win.

Evaluation Process

  1. All recommendation letters will be evaluated by the NEHS Advisory Council and SAAM Summer Institute prepresentatives.
  2. The two best applications will be selected for scholarships using the SAAM rubric.
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