Teacher Institute Travel Scholarship Applications

Our annual National Teacher Institute Travel Scholarship program is designed to help offset travel costs to and from the National Teacher Institute. Travel scholarships provide up to $1,200 in travel assistance. Recipients will be reimbursed for the following travel expenses: gas, turnpike tolls, cab fare/Uber rides, airplane or train tickets, economy-class rental cars, and hotel stays in the Gettysburg area. These items will only be reimbursed for Teacher Institute-related travel within a reasonable timeframe before and after the Teacher Institute. 

Please Note: We have combined the event application and Travel Scholarship application into one form for 2026.

Scholarship recipients must:

• Be one of the following—an active and full-time K-12 educator, full-time K-12 administrator, full-time museum professional, full-time librarian, full-time college administrator, full-time or adjunct college professor.
• Make their own travel arrangements.
• Register for the Teacher Institute, and place a $150 refundable deposit on or before April 30, 2026.
• Pay for their travel costs and submit a reimbursement form, W-9 form, and receipts by August 7, 2026.
• Attend all Teacher Institute sessions on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of the event.
• Sign-in and sign-out of each session the recipient attends.
• Complete a post-Teacher Institute exit survey.
• All expenses must be reasonable, necessary, and directly related to travel for the event.
• Receipts are required for all reimbursable expenses unless otherwise stated.
• The organization reserves the right to adjust or deny reimbursement for expenses that do not meet these rules.
• Those who were awarded a travel scholarship in 2024  or 2025 and those who canceled their scholarship or did not show up for the event are not eligible for travel scholarship funding. 

What do you look for in our scholarship applications?

Scholarships are NOT awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. We review each application carefully and look at a variety of criteria, including but not limited to the following: 

• We review each application carefully and look at a variety of criteria, including but not limited to:
• The number of scholarships received in the past.
• Distance traveled to the event.
• Quality of answers.
• The honesty of the applicant's answers.
• Time and effort put into the applicant's answers.
• Financial need demonstrated.
• The certitude of travel plans.
• The benefit to the educator's professional development.
• The benefit to the educator's students.
• Curriculum connection.
• Exposure of American Battlefield Trust educational materials and funding to new audiences.
• Applicant's daily classroom experience/environment.
• Applicant's attitude & demeanor.

Travel scholarships DO NOT cover:

• First-class or business-class accommodations
• Uber Black Car
• Meals
• Room service
• Resorts stays
• Resort fees
• Hotel incidentals
• WiFi fees
• Event tour add-on fees
• Airport parking fees
• Souvenirs
• Admission to museums
• Admission to entertainment attractions
• Other participants, friends, or family
• The American Battlefield Trust reserves the right to revoke any scholarship for what is determined to be abusive behavior or inappropriate expenses. 

We will accept scholarship applications from December 12, 2025, to March 6, 2026. All scholarship applicants will be notified of their status on or before March 25, 2026. 

Those who were awarded a travel scholarship in 2024 or 2025 and those who canceled their scholarship or did not show up for the event are not eligible for travel scholarship funding. 

Do you have questions about the venue, scholarships, travel, or more? Please check out our FAQ page for more information.