Beginning January 1, 2026, the basic speaker booking fee increased from $50 to $75 as part of HN’s overall budget cuts due to the loss of federal funding.
HN’s recently created interactive workshops have a booking fee of $100.
Free or reduced lunch eligibility: In schools where 50% or more of the students are eligible for the free and reduced price school meals program, the processing fee is $60 as of January 1, 2026. Schools must prepare students for the HN Speakers Bureau program and follow-up after the program. Schools must have a teacher or adult youth leader present during the entire program. Schools may not use the HN Speakers Bureau program as a substitute teacher.
For Limited Audience applications the organization is responsible for paying a $75 processing fee plus 50% of the speaker expenses (honorarium and travel, which is determined by HN). Although the organization is not required to promote the program or open the program to the public, any publicity about the program must acknowledge HN funding. As noted in the universal policies, the HN poster must be displayed at the program site and must be clearly visible. HN support of the Speakers Bureau program must be acknowledged at the beginning of the program.
For the Multiple Presentations application, the processing fee is $50 per speaker plus $50 per program. For example, two speakers each conducting two programs would cost the organization $300). There is no limit on the number of speakers and/or programs as long as they are for the same event. The processing fee must accompany the application form. Applications will NOT be processed without this fee.
Virtual Speaker application: Humanities Nebraska (HN) has opened its Speakers Bureau to livestreaming opportunities with a variety of humanities-themed content for a reduced processing fee of $25. Organizations may book a speaker for a virtual program through Facebook LIVE, Zoom, or a similar online platform. If the organization agrees to publicly post the recorded program via a platform such as YouTube, HN will waive the processing fee entirely. The hosting organization and the speaker will work together on the details of the program as they do with a usual in-person program.
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