Thank you for your interest in Humanities Washington’s Speakers Bureau program! To be considered to host a Speakers Bureau event, please fill out the following application. 

 

Please note: Completing this form does not guarantee your Speakers Bureau event will be approved. A Speakers Bureau event is not confirmed until it has been approved by a Humanities Washington staff member; decisions will be provided via email. 

Application Deadlines

Applications for Speakers Bureau funding will now be accepted and reviewed on a quarterly basis. The deadlines for each quarter are as follows:


Presentation Date Apply By Date
Jan – Mar October 15
Apr – Jun January 15
July – Aug April 15
Sept – Dec July 15

 

The next deadline is July 15, 2025 for events that occur after September 1, 2025 and throughout the rest of the year. Please note that applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on the respective deadline date.


Both $200 and $400 travel subsidies will also be available to apply for in your application.

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This contact will receive all email updates from Humanities Washington and will be considered the primary coordinator for the event. 




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If you are partnering with another organization, you will have an opportunity to enter the partner organization's name later in this application.

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Speakers Bureau Application - Program 1

Individual Speakers Request

You can request three presentations at a time using this application form; the second and third events will appear on separate pages of this application.


 
A new page has been created for your second event. After completing the information for the current event, click 'Next Page' at the bottom of this form to enter information for your second event.
A new page has been created for each of your two additional events. After completing information for the current event, click 'Next Page' at the bottom of this form to enter information for your second event. Then click 'Next Page' again to enter information for your third event.
Program 1
Funding
To be considered for funding, you must be a nonprofit organization (e.g., library, historical society, museum, social-service organization, place of worship, or community center) or a K-12 school, college, university, or corrections center. Please select one of the following funding options for the programs you are applying for.

Please note that speaking fees have recently changed. New speaking fee structure:
  • Online events: $300
  • In-person events: $400
  • Hybrid events (with an in-person speaker): $400

The next deadline is July 15, 2025 for events that occur after September 1, 2025. 




Please enter date in MM/DD/YYYY format.

Please enter date in MM/DD/YYYY format.
We are accepting applications for events on or after September 1, 2025. If you would like to book an event before this date, please change the funding source above to "My organization will pay the speaker directly for the speaking fees."

Please enter time in HH:MM AM/PM format, i.e. 6:00 PM.


Please enter numbers only e.g. 45.
Venue










Apply For a Travel Subsidy (optional)

Because some organizations find it financially difficult to cover travel costs, a limited number of travel subsidies are available for qualifying organizations. Organizations can be approved for up to $200 or up to $400 travel subsidies depending on the distance between speaker and host. Any travel costs beyond the approved amount will be the responsibility of the host organization.

To be eligible for a travel subsidy, a host organization must be: 
  • Located 50 miles or more from the resident city of the speaker (exceptions may be made in situations involving mountain pass or ferry travel that necessitate an overnight stay).
  • A community-based nonprofit organization with limited resources for public humanities programming.


Please enter a number between 0 and 1,000,000

Please enter a number like 100.
The speakers' home cities can be found on their individual speaker pages here.

Apply for Technology Funds (optional)


Organizational Partner(s)

Please enter the name of your organizational partner. To add additional organizations, click 'Add Another Response' at the bottom right of this section.

Speakers Bureau Application - Program 2

Program 2
Funding
To be considered for funding, you must be a nonprofit organization (e.g., library, historical society, museum, social-service organization, place of worship, or community center) or a K-12 school, college, university, or corrections center. Please select one of the following funding options for the programs you are applying for.

Please note that speaking fees have recently changed. New speaking fee structure:
  • Online events: $300
  • In-person events: $400
  • Hybrid events (with an in-person speaker): $400

The next deadline is July 15, 2025 for events that occur after September 1, 2025. 




Please enter date in MM/DD/YYYY format.

Please enter date in MM/DD/YYYY format.
We are accepting applications for events on or after September 1, 2025. If you would like to book an event before this date, please change the funding source above to "My organization will pay the speaker directly for the speaking fees."

Please enter time in HH:MM AM/PM format, i.e. 6:00 PM.


Please enter numbers only e.g. 45.
Venue










Apply For a Travel Subsidy (optional)

Because some organizations find it financially difficult to cover travel costs, a limited number of travel subsidies are available for qualifying organizations. Organizations can be approved for up to $200 or up to $400 travel subsidies depending on the distance between speaker and host. Any travel costs beyond the approved amount will be the responsibility of the host organization.

To be eligible for a travel subsidy, a host organization must be: 
  • Located 50 miles or more from the resident city of the speaker (exceptions may be made in situations involving mountain pass or ferry travel that necessitate an overnight stay).
  • A community-based nonprofit organization with limited resources for public humanities programming.


Please enter a number between 0 and 1,000,000

Please enter a number like 100.
The speakers' home cities can be found on their individual speaker pages here.

Apply for Technology Funds (optional)


Organizational Partner(s)

Please enter the name of your organizational partner. To add additional organizations, click 'Add Another Response' at the bottom right of this section.

Speakers Bureau Application - Program 3

Program 3
Funding
To be considered for funding, you must be a nonprofit organization (e.g., library, historical society, museum, social-service organization, place of worship, or community center) or a K-12 school, college, university, or corrections center. Please select one of the following funding options for the programs you are applying for.

Please note that speaking fees have recently changed. New speaking fee structure:
  • Online events: $300
  • In-person events: $400
  • Hybrid events (with an in-person speaker): $400

The next deadline is July 15, 2025 for events that occur after September 1, 2025. 




Please enter date in MM/DD/YYYY format.

Please enter date in MM/DD/YYYY format.
We are accepting applications for events on or after September 1, 2025. If you would like to book an event before this date, please change the funding source above to "My organization will pay the speaker directly for the speaking fees."

Please enter time in HH:MM AM/PM format, i.e. 6:00 PM.


Please enter numbers only e.g. 45.
Venue










Apply For a Travel Subsidy (optional)

Because some organizations find it financially difficult to cover travel costs, a limited number of travel subsidies are available for qualifying organizations. Organizations can be approved for up to $200 or up to $400 travel subsidies depending on the distance between speaker and host. Any travel costs beyond the approved amount will be the responsibility of the host organization.

To be eligible for a travel subsidy, a host organization must be: 
  • Located 50 miles or more from the resident city of the speaker (exceptions may be made in situations involving mountain pass or ferry travel that necessitate an overnight stay).
  • A community-based nonprofit organization with limited resources for public humanities programming.


Please enter a number between 0 and 1,000,000

Please enter a number like 100.
The speakers' home cities can be found on their individual speaker pages here.

Apply for Technology Funds (optional)


Organizational Partner(s)

Please enter the name of your organizational partner. To add additional organizations, click 'Add Another Response' at the bottom right of this section.

Agreement and Submission
Please carefully read the host requirements below. By submitting this application, the host agrees to:
  • Make the Speakers Bureau event free and open to the public (except in the case of school events or events held in correctional facilities) if you are seeking Humanities Washington funding.
  • Allow at least one hour for each presentation, including sufficient time for conversation. 90 minutes is ideal. 
  • Generate publicity for the program, and secure an audience for the event (Humanities Washington will provide a toolkit to help promote the event). Any publicity costs are the responsibility of the host organization. 
    • We highly recommend inviting your local congressional and legislative representatives to each presentation.
  • Verbally acknowledge Humanities Washington and its sponsorship at the beginning and end of each program. 
  • Prominently include Humanities Washington's logo on all public relations materials.
  • Host the program at an ADA accessible location.
  • Promptly notify the Program Manager if there are any changes to the program.
  • Complete a short online evaluation after the presentation and return audience surveys to Humanities Washington within two weeks of the presentation.
  • Confirm all arrangements with each presenter two weeks before the program. 
Additionally, Humanities Washington assumes that a host organization will incur expenses of at least $400 per presentation (staff time spent planning the presentation, venue expenses, marketing and promotional expenses, speaker travel, etc.). By checking the box below, I affirm that my organization's costs to present this program are equal or greater than $400. 
After you click 'Submit,' it can take up to one minute for your form to be processed. Please do not close or navigate away from this window until you see the confirmation screen. Your application will be not be received if you close this window before reaching the confirmation screen.

You will receive a confirmation email after you submit that includes your application details and more information.

Thank you for applying for a Speakers Bureau event! 

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