First Time Participants Receive a Discount

Participants attending their first seminar are entitled to a 50% discount on tuition (excluding the costs of meals).

Three or More Seminar Discount

Each participant who registers for three or more seminars is entitled to deduct $20 from the cost of each seminar. Please note, however, that if you cancel one or more of these three seminars, the tuition for the remaining seminar or seminars, IF FEWER THAN THREE, will revert to the regular price. Your refund will reflect the adjusted price.

Teacher Scholarships

Scholarships covering 50% of tuition are available for all seminars for currently employed full-time teachers, librarians, and administrators in K-12 public and private schools and community colleges. Funding for these scholarships is provided by the Roger M. & May Belle Penn Jones Fund of the Humanities Program. Scholarships for certain international-themed seminars are funded by the Center for Global Initiatives and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI Program. Applicants for G.I.S. assistance must indicate on the registration form a financial need for a scholarship. Participants are responsible for the costs of optional meals associated with seminars, when applicable. We encourage applications from underserved school districts. Funding restrictions do not allow us to award scholarships to substitute or retired teachers. Teachers may apply for scholarships for all seminars. Please note, however, that you may not have a first time participant’s discount and a teacher scholarship for the same seminar.

To Apply for a Scholarship or Discount

Complete and sign the discount or scholarship portion of the registration form and enclose payment of the remainder of the tuition (that is, the full tuition less the scholarship or discount) and optional meals. Of the amount you pay, $30 is non-refundable. Reservations for meals may be cancelled up to noon two business days before a seminar. Applications without a signature or payment cannot be processed and will be returned.

Renewal Credit

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction no longer approves activities for renewal credit. Instead, it leaves those judgments to the school systems. Upon your completion of a seminar, we will provide you with a certificate stating that you attended the seminar and listing the number of contact hours.

Scholarships for Community College Teachers

With the support of the Jones Fund we are able to award partial scholarships (50% of the tuition fee) to full-time community college faculty members. Scholarships are available for all seminars.