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2025 Barringer/Monticello Teacher Award NOW OPEN - British Association for American Studies

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2025 Barringer/Monticello Teacher Award NOW OPEN

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Barringer/Monticello Teacher Award to Attend the Monticello Teacher Institute (Charlottesville, Virginia)

The Barringer/Monticello Teacher Award is a collaboration between BAAS, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation (TJF), and the International Center for Jefferson Studies (ICJS). Teachers based in the UK are invited to apply for an opportunity to attend the Monticello Summer Institute, a week-long immersive, professional development programme that provides educators the opportunity to research and learn at Monticello in Charlottesville, VA.

Deadline:

11:59pm, 14 March 2025 

Award Value

The exact award value varies, but comes with full funding to attend the Monticello Summer Institute, including return travel from the UK, accommodation and food (see below for more details about financial award).

Who can apply?

To be eligible to apply for these awards, applicants should have at least two years teaching experience, and teach A Level or Advanced Higher materials relevant to the Fellowships.

It is expected that these awards will be of particular interest to teachers covering the following A-level modules: AQA Birth of the USA, 1760-1801; AQA America: A Nation Divided, c1845-77; OCR The American Revolution, 1740-96; Cambridge International paper, The History of the US, 1820-1941. 

Required documents

  • Completed application form
  • A CV
  • A brief, one-page cover letter explaining why you are interested in the Monticello Summer Institute
  • The name of two references who will only be contacted if you are selected for the award

The Monticello Summer Institute (July 13 – July 18 OR July 27 – August 1) is an intensive, one-week institute during which a small group of highly-motivated teachers from across the US and the world go on special tours, have discussions with leading Jefferson scholars and collaborate with fellow educators on topics related to Jefferson and the legacies of slavery in America. Teachers walk out of Monticello with new classroom materials, lesson plans and related materials, as well as a network of similar-minded teachers, inspirational discussions about pedagogies, and first-hand experience visiting historically significant places.

The programme will be of interest to educators who teach the history of the US in the 18th and 19th centuries and/or the workings of American constitutional government. In general, this one-week institute is ideal for teachers interested in the lives and work of the Founding Fathers, the history of the American Revolution and early Republic and/or the place of slavery in the early republic and the Atlantic world.

The successful applicant will be offered: 

  • Accommodation and meals once at Monticello; the Monticello Teacher Institute is all-inclusive, providing stipends for participation and meals. Lodging and transportation to all sessions are provided during the fellowship.
  • In addition, BAAS will provide a travel award of up to £1,200 to pay for international travel from the UK to Charlottesville (Virginia, USA).