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Affiliate School Program

Affiliate School ProgramThe Affiliate School Program, free to all K–12 schools, is a unique gateway to education resources, events, and tools designed to bring American history to life in the classroom. Registration is easy and there are no hidden fees.

Internship Program

Internship Program

Book Breaks

Book Breaks Every Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) Upcoming Book Breaks September September 24, 2023 - What Sorrows Labour in My Parent’s Breast? A History of the Enslaved Black Family

Inside the Vault

Inside the Vault Inside the Vault: The Reynolds Pamphlet

History U

History U

National History Teacher of the Year

National History Teacher of the Year

Scholarly Fellowships

Scholarly FellowshipsThe Gilder Lehrman Institute provides annual short-term research fellowships in the amount of $3000 each to doctoral candidates, college and university faculty at every rank, and independent scholars working in the field of American history.

Celebrating American Historical Holidays

Celebrating American Historical Holidays

Declaration 250

Declaration 250

Black Lives in the Founding Era

Black Lives in the Founding Era

Hamilton Education Program

Hamilton Education Program  

Professional Development

Professional DevelopmentThe Institute offers a wide range of professional development opportunities in American history, from customized in-person training at your school with scholars and master teachers, to rigorous summer teacher seminars and online courses for CEUs and graduate credits.

Self-Paced Courses

Self-Paced CoursesSelf-Paced Courses offer graduate-level instruction in American history—led by the nation’s top historians

Traveling Exhibitions

Traveling ExhibitionsRent an Exhibition

Student Opportunities

Student OpportunitiesThe Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to offer several programs for students throughout the year, encouraging the study of American history and supporting students in their career and research goals.

Collection Programs

Collection ProgramsOur Collection Programs offer opportunities to learn from and work with primary sources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection.

Library Programs

Library ProgramsLibrary Affiliate Program

College Fellowships in American History

College Fellowships in American HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History provides annual short-term research fellowships in the amount of $3000 each to undergraduate students majoring or minoring in History, American Studies, Africana, Political Science, or related fields.

Frederick Douglass Book Prize

Frederick Douglass Book PrizeIn partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University, the Institute awards an annual prize of $25,000 for an outstanding non-fiction book in English published on the subject of slavery, resistance, and/or abolition.

George Washington Prize

George Washington PrizeThe George Washington Prize is a $50,000 award co-sponsored by Washington College, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

Gilder Lehrman Military History PrizeThe Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize is a $50,000 prize sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize

Gilder Lehrman Lincoln PrizeThe Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize is awarded annually for the finest scholarly work in English on Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War soldier, or the American Civil War era.

Richard Gilder History Prize

Richard Gilder History Prize

Student Transcription Project

Student Transcription ProjectWelcome to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Digital Volunteer Transcription Project. You may start transcribing documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection by selecting one of the projects below and logging in with your Transcribe! username and password.

Affiliate School History Scholarships

Affiliate School History Scholarships

Student Advisory Council

Student Advisory Council

Hamilton Cast Read Alongs

Hamilton Cast Read Alongs The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is excited to share its archive of Hamilton Cast Read Alongs.

Classroom-Ready PD Modules

Classroom-Ready PD ModulesOur Classroom-Ready PD modules have been designed to provide teachers with ready-made, classroom-friendly resources on the origins and evolution of key topics in American history that have great resonance today.