Is there a historical topic you’ve always wanted to cover in your classroom, but you don't have the teaching materials you need? Are you facing gaps in your content knowledge or curriculum that you want to address? Do you want support in developing curricular materials to address the specific needs of your students?
The Swensrud Teacher Fellowship program offers K-12 educators the opportunity to research a topic of interest and create primary source sets using documents and artifacts from the collections of the MHS. The fellowships carry a stipend of $6,000 for four weeks of research and the creation of two or more primary source sets for classroom use. We will be awarding two Swensrud Teacher Fellowships for the summer/fall 2026 season.
We are seeking applications that identify an area of need in the applicant’s curriculum and propose ideas for a research project that will address that need.
Swensrud Fellowship Description and Application Instructions
Swensrud and Kass Teacher Fellowship Application Submission Form (You may apply to one or both using the same submission form)
Please direct questions to education@masshist.org.