Programs

Programs

Integrated classroom at Anacostia High School, Washington, D.C.

History School

Award-winning teachers lead students through AP US History and other topics over the summer.

A group of teens in casual wear sitting around table carrying out homework.

History U

Free, self-paced courses in American history for high school students.

Inside the Vault

This free monthly online public program highlights unique primary sources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection.

1773 engraving showing the portrait of Phyllis Wheatley

Scholarly Fellowships

Doctoral candidates, faculty, and independent scholars can apply for short-term $3,000 research grants.

A painting of the Battle of Pea Ridge depicting a charging column of mixed Confederate calvary and infantry on the right side of the image. Most of the Confederate calvary are American Indians dressed in traditional garb, feather headdresses, and spears. Lower right foreground has a particularly detailed rendering of an Indian. Union lines are held by a mixture of infantry and artillerymen. Several Federal calvaryman are situated in the lower left foreground. Only two men lay wounded or killed, one on

Self-Paced Courses

Dive into 500 years of American history with eminent historians studying at your own pace and schedule.

Students look at a historical traveling exhibition about the life of Frederick Douglass.

Traveling Exhibitions

Rent or buy an informative, colorful pop-up display covering important people, events, and topics in American history.