Comfortable accommodations in the heart of Gettysburg
All activities conducted during each weeklong workshop session will occur on the campus of Gettysburg College, on the battlefields that surround Gettysburg on three sides, or in local areas around Gettysburg and Adams County. Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences with a strong academic tradition; the College counts Rhodes Scholars, a Nobel laureate, and other distinguished scholars and graduates among its alumni. The college enrolls 2,600 undergraduate students on a breathtaking 200-acre campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park. It is, in many ways, the perfect setting to serve as a backdrop for studying the battle of Gettysburg and its legacy.
TL;DR
Please be sure to read all the details below, but here’s the short version (all prices listed are for the full week, tax included):
NEH stipend: $1,300 (to be used to defray costs of travel, lodging, and meals)
Cost for campus accommodations and meal plan combined: $572.40
Cost for meal plan only: $292.56
Commuter fee (only charged if you opt out of the campus accommodations and meal plan): $89.04
STIPEND
All workshop participants receive a stipend from NEH in the amount of $1,300 to help offset the costs of participating in workshop activities, such as travel, program activities, lodging, and meals. Stipends will be made available to workshop participants only at the conclusion of all workshop activities. Any participant who does not participate in and contribute fully to workshop activities may have his or her stipend reduced accordingly. Please note that stipends awarded for participation are taxable as income.
HOUSING & MEALS
Participants selected to come to Gettysburg will be housed on campus at Gettysburg College. Although specific accommodations will need to be assigned by the College’s conference services staff, our expectation is that participants selecting the on-campus housing option will be accommodated at one of the mid-century motels adjacent to campus that have been converted to dormitory use. Each participant will have a single room (no roommates) with a private bathroom (including shower).
Gettysburg College has also arranged to provide a meal plan in the College's award-winning dining facility (known as "Servo" in these parts), as well as multiple snack and water breaks throughout the day to make sure that energy levels remain high during workshop activities and site visits. The Dining Center provides vegetarian and vegan options and can accommodate individual dietary needs such as lactose intolerance or gluten intolerance. Participants choosing the housing and meal plan option will have the cost of room and board deducted from their stipends and will be provided with a dining card that will grant them access to the dining hall for meals.
TRAVEL TO AND FROM GETTYSBURG
NEH Summer Scholars are responsible for securing their own transportation to Gettysburg to participate in the workshop. Shuttle service will be provided at designated times, for a fee, from the Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI); participants may also choose to fly to other nearby airports, including Harrisburg International (MDT), Dulles (IAD) or National Airport (DCA), or may choose to drive if within driving distance. For more information on shuttle and charter services offered by the College’s Transportation Department, click the links below.
Parking on campus
If you are planning to drive to Gettysburg for the workshop, parking will be available on campus. There is no fee to park on campus, though you may be asked to display a placard to indicate that you are part of the NEH Landmarks workshop. Those placards will be distributed at check-in.
Check-in and Check-out
Workshop check-in is scheduled to occur between 2:00 and 5:30 on the first day of the workshop (June 22 or July 6); check out will occur in the morning on the workshop’s final day (June 28 or July 12), just before our final session. The final workshop session is scheduled to conclude at 11:00 a.m. Stipends will be distributed at final checkout. If flying from a DC-area airport you should plan to schedule outbound flights to leave no earlier than mid-afternoon, depending on shuttle times. (It takes approximately 90 minutes to drive to IAD, BWI, or DCA from Gettysburg.)
While we will not have airport shuttle schedules finalized until all requests have been made (remember to click the link above to schedule a shuttle if you need one!), in recent workshops we had shuttles departing from area airports at 12:00 and 3:00 on the first day of the workshop, and departing from campus at 1:00 and 3:00 on the workshop’s final day. If possible, you should try to arrange for flights in and out to arrive within similar windows to ensure that shuttles are available.
Total Expected Cost
The cost to stay on campus and to partake in the meal plan is $572.40 per person for the duration of t he workshop, including tax. This cost includes accommodations in a private room for six nights on campus at Gettysburg College, as well as all meals—breakfast, lunch, and dinner (including breakfast on Saturday morning before departure)—throughout the week, beginning on Monday morning. This quote does not include items like airfare or other transportation to the workshop site, shuttle service to and from local airports (if needed), or other residual expenses. Again, the purpose of the NEH stipend is to help defray costs associated with attendance but may not be enough to cover all travel-related expenses, depending on your distance from the workshop site and other factors.
Though we strongly encourage participants to stay (and eat) on campus, you may choose to find your own accommodations for the week. If so, the cost to receive meals only is $292.56, including tax, for the entire week. If you would prefer to find your own accommodations and pay for your own meals, we’ll charge a commuter fee of $89.04 for the week. This is the cost to use campus facilities during your time here. Again: our strong recommendation for all participants is to stay on campus and take meals together. In the past we have found that these experiences are essential to making the experience all it can be.
Please note that stipend awards are taxable and that the price of services may change; we will do our best to keep you apprised of any changes so you can make an informed decision about whether to take advantage of the room and/or meal plans when you visit Gettysburg.
PROFESSIONAL CREDIT
The project director will provide a letter to any participant seeking professional credit for participating in the workshop. This letter will provide details on workshop activities and can be presented to help satisfy continuing education or professional development requirements in most states. Note that certification and professional development requirements and guidelines vary from state to state; if you need specific details included in a professional credit letter, specific arrangements should be made with the project director.