Programs & Events

Gilder Lehrman 2022 Gala
May 18

Gilder Lehrman 2022 GalaMay 18

How Did We Get Here?
June 7

How Did We Get Here?June 7

Teacher Seminars
June 20

Teacher SeminarsJune 20 2022 Teacher Seminars

The Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium
July 9

The Gilder Lehrman Teacher SymposiumJuly 9

Reframing Lincoln Symposium
July 24

Reframing Lincoln SymposiumJuly 24

Declaration 250

History School

History School Summer 2022

Black Lives in the Founding Era

Ham4Progress Award
June 15

Ham4Progress AwardJune 15 Ham4Progress Award for Educational Advancement

Book Breaks
May 22

Book BreaksMay 22 Every Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) Upcoming Book Breaks May May 22, 2022 - Marcia Chatelain discusses her book Franchise

Collection Programs

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

Inside the Vault
June 2

Inside the VaultJune 2 Join us on June 2, 2022, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Transcribe!

Transcribe!Welcome 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.

Hamilton Education Program

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.

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.

MA in American History
June 15

MA in American HistoryJune 15

National History Teacher of the Year

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 ExhibitionsTraveling panel exhibitions are available for display at schools, libraries, and other sites in the continental United States.

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
May 25

George Washington PrizeMay 25 The 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 Prize for Military History

Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New-York Historical Society is a $50,000 prize co-sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the New-York Historical Society.

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.

Library Programs

Library ProgramsLibrary Affiliate Program

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.

Internship Program

Internship ProgramThe 2022–2023 Academic Year Internship Program application will open in June 2022.

Richard Gilder History Prize

Affiliate School History Scholarships

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.

History U

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.