Applying to TSI

Who can apply?

Middle, junior, or senior high school English teachers who will be teaching some Shakespeare during the next school year. Eligibility is restricted to fulltime teachers and graduate students with some teaching experience. More on the NEH eligibility requirements can be found here.

How do I apply?

A completed application consists of:

• NEH application cover sheet 
• Folger TSI Application 
• Detailed résumé
• Essay (four double-spaced pages maximum)
• Two letters of reference, one from a former student and one from a colleague on school stationary.

Step 1

• NEH application cover sheet  Log on and complete. Please fill out as directed by the prompts.  When finished, be sure to click the “submit” button. 

If applying by mail, please print out the cover sheet and add to your application package. 

 

If applying online, you do not need to print and copy. Instead, the first part of the Folger online application will ask you many of the same questions.

Everyone must complete the cover sheet at the NEH website in order to apply.

 

Note that filling out a cover sheet is not the same as applying, so there is no penalty for changing your mind and filling out a cover sheet for more than one NEH summer seminar. 

Step 2

Applying Online

• Complete the first part of the Folger TSI Application.

• Upload one copy of your résumé (either as a word document or pdf) as part of the Folger application.

• Upload one copy of your essay (either as a word document or pdf) as part of the Folger application. Double-spaced, no more than four (4) pages please.

• Your references can e-mail their letters of recommendation to us directly at educate@folger.edu or mail to us at the address below.

Applying by Mail

• Please provide four (4) collated copies of the completed application cover sheet, résumé, and essay.

• Your references can e-mail their letters of recommendation to us directly at educate@folger.edu or mail to us at the address below.

• Mail your completed application to:

Teaching Shakespeare 2010
Education Division

Folger Shakespeare Library

201 East Capitol Street, SE

Washington, DC 20003

Deadline
Postmarked no later than March 2, 2010

How are participants selected?

The selection committee, comprised of former participants and scholars, will evaluate your full application. We base our selections on applicants’ readiness and enthusiasm for all of the teaching and learning experiences the Institute provides, including the opportunity to live and learn with new colleagues.  We are committed to bringing together a diverse and dynamic group of participants for this national program.

Notification of Acceptance

April 1, 2010