CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Seven educators from across Virginia have been named as K-12 Educator Fellows.

Virginia Humanities announced the recipients of this year’s fellowship on Tuesday.

According to a release, it’s designed to support educators who are committed to teaching the humanities to primary and secondary school students.

These seven educators will get to learn and work together over the next nine months, creating learning experiences to be shared on Virginia Humanities’ education website, a free resource open for all teachers.

Additionally, fellows get a stipend of $4,000, up to $180 worth of supplies for their classrooms, and up to $60 for two relevant books they need for their research.

Each educator has proposed a research topic, ranging from the importance of cultural artifacts in telling the history of Southwest Virginia to perspectives on the juvenile justice system in Virginia.

This year’s cohort also includes a new fellowship focused on using content from Encyclopedia Virginia in a project exploring the role of Indigenous peoples during the Revolutionary War.

“The K-12 Educator Fellowship is a great opportunity to learn, explore, and re-ignite your interest in the pursuit of knowledge,” shared Harrison Cash, a member of the 2023-24 cohort who teaches in Charlottesville. “Getting the freedom to create lessons however I wanted allowed me to just follow my interests, which was wonderful.”

Below is the list of recipients:

Evan Liddiard Jr. (Richmond)
Project: Adding Breadth and Depth to the Virginia History Curriculum
Grade Levels: 9-12
Subject Areas: Civics, Social Studies, English, Humanities, Human Geography

Spencer Billett (Henrico County)
Project: Petitions of the Enslaved
Grade Levels: 10-11
Subject Area: U.S. History

Velvet Smith (Portsmouth)
Project: Beyond the Verdict: Cultivating Critical Perspectives on Juvenile Justice
Grade Levels: K-8
Subject Areas: English, Social Studies

Alynn Parham (James City County)
Project: Place-Based Learning
Grade Levels: 9-12
Subject Area: Social Studies

Anne Walker (Loudoun County)
Project: Virginia’s Indigenous in the American Revolution
Grade Levels: 9-12
Subject Area: Social Studies

William “Blair” Amberly (Charlottesville)
Project: Learning About the Monacan Indian Nation: Their Lives, Impact, and Importance
Grade Level: K-5
Subject Areas: Social Studies, Language Arts

Alexander Long (Lee County)
Project: Thinking Outside the Box: Finding and Understanding Artifacts
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject Areas: English, Social Studies, Folklore, History

For more information on the fellowship program, click here.