DATES
The program will begin with dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2009, and will end Friday evening, June 19. Room reservations have been made so that participants can stay over and leave on Saturday, June 20.

ELIGIBILITY
duPont Summer Seminars are open to all faculty members in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences at the eligible colleges. Each school is responsible for selecting its representatives. Interested faculty should apply through their dean's office. Registrations should be submitted to the National Humanities Center by February 13, 2009.

COST
Participation in a duPont Seminar should pose no expense to a faculty member. The National Humanities Center will pay for one round trip to and from the seminar. It will cover lodging, some meals, and all texts. Participants will receive a stipend of $750.

Often faculty members note that the duPont Seminar stipend is considerably less than those offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities in its summer seminar for college teachers. It should be kept in mind that out of an NEH stipend a participant must pay for his or her travel, lodging, and meals. Participants in the duPont Seminars need not worry about these expenses because the program covers them. Typically, the duPont stipend is more than adequate to cover expenses during the seminar itself.

FORMAT
Each seminar will meet four days per week in sessions of three hours. When not in seminar, participants will be free to study in their offices at the Center, consult with seminar leaders, or exchange ideas among themselves. One day each week will be reserved as a reading day to give participants the opportunity to study seminar material.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Participants will be housed in a comfortable setting near the National Humanities Center. Vans will transport participants to and from the Center every day.

MEALS
During the week, lunch will be served at the Center. Breakfast, dinner, and weekend meals will be the responsibility of the participant.

TEXTS
Participants will receive texts and a syllabus at least eight weeks before the seminar. Although the schedule allows ample time for reading, participants should do as much reading as possible before coming to the Center.

SPECIAL NOTE
duPont Summer Seminars are highly interdisciplinary. Participants are likely to encounter methods, perspectives, and vocabularies that differ sharply from those of their own specialties. Past participants have urged us to emphasize that the seminars prove most valuable to scholars who approach them with a spirit of openness and flexibility.