2025 Educator Summer Institute: How to Apply

Stipend Information

Each participant will receive a travel stipend. Stipends are determined according to distance of travel and are taxable as income. The stipend will be paid at the completion of the program.

Participant Expectations

Project applicants who accept an offer to participate are expected to remain during the entire period of the program and to participate in its work on a full-time basis. Participants are also required to prepare for discussions and group presentations, complete a curricular project and submit an evaluation.

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Participant Eligibility Criteria

This Institute is designed for full-time 4th through 12th grade educators who teach in public, charter, independent and/or religiously affiliated schools or as homeschooling educators.
At least four spaces are reserved for teachers who are new to the profession (those who have been teaching for five years or fewer).
Teachers may specialize in the Social Sciences, Science, English Language Arts, Elementary Education, Special Education and/or Gifted/Talented Education.
Participants must be residing in the United States or Canada.

Application Deadline

Participant applications are due on Monday, March 31, 2025 no later than 11:59 p.m. Central Time.

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Selection Process

Participants are selected by a committee consisting of three or more members, including the project directors and at least one K-12 classroom teacher. They will evaluate all complete applications to select a group of participants and to identify alternates.

The selection committee seeks a diverse group of educators from different types of schools with varied student bodies in regions around the country who represent assorted grade levels and academic disciplines. This goal will also impact participation selection.