Application and Registration Information

“The Genocide and Human Rights Institute”
Northern Illinois University,
DeKalb, IL / Washington D. C.

Attendance is limited. Application is required.

Institution Fee:
$1,400 ($1,500 after May 8, 2008) per person (includes Chicago-Washington D.C. round trip airfare, Metropass, room, board, and all meals in DeKalb, room, board, 5 breakfasts, and 3 dinners in Washington D. C., museum admissions, and documentation for 83 CPDUs).  Institute participants may also be eligible for three graduate credit hours in history.

Deadline:
The deadline for applications is March 15, 2008. Applicants applying after March 15, 2008, will be accepted based upon availability. Applicants will be notified by March 30, 2008.

Application Fee:
$25 (non-refundable but applicable toward Institute fee upon acceptance).

Financial Assistance:
Limited scholarship funds are available.  For more information, contact JD Bowers at jbowersi@niu.edu or (815) 753-6655

Cancellations/Refunds:
Enrollment limited to 20.  Requests for refunds are accepted if written notification is received no later than May 8, 2008. (Refunds will be issued minus a $50 processing fee.)  Cancellations received after May 8, 2008, will be charged 50% of the total program fee. Substitutions are allowed. All reservations confirmed by payment.  Full refunds are given when NIU cancels a program or when a program with limited enrollment is over-subscribed.

All registrations confirmed by payment. Attendance limited to 20.

Application Process

To be considered for participation in this institute, you submit a non-refundable application fee of $25.

To complete your application, you must submit the following items:

1. Application form

2. Application essay that details your interest in the Institute’s topics, your background in the subjects of genocide and human rights, and how you currently integrate these topics into your curriculum.

3. A non-binding statement that explains what topics you would like to focus on during the institute and what lesson plans you would like to develop.

4. Statement, if applicable, requesting financial assistance.  This statement must detail your reasons for needing the assistance and indicating all sources of financial support for the institute.

Send the above four items to Anne Petty Johnson at apetty@niu.edu or via fax at 815-753-5202.

Download the Application Here!

• PHONE
  1-800-345-9472 or (815) 753-0277 to charge a $25 application fee to a credit card.
• FAX
  Completed application form to (815) 753-6900 to apply with a credit card.
• MAIL
  Completed application form with check to:
  University Outreach Services, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb , IL 60115