New England Literature Program

Education looks different at NELP... For six and a half weeks, 40 students and 13 UM instructors live and work together closely, reading New England authors, writing, and exploring the New England countryside, its people, culture, and history.

NELP students on their way up Mt. Washington We start with a small mountain in Week One of NELP, and we work our way up to hiking the tallest peak in the northeast by the end of the program.

Living the rustic life We live at NELP for 45 days in the woods, in simple cabins along a lake, with no cell phones, computers, recorded music or other things that tend to take up a lot of our time in Ann Arbor. So we build fires, write letters, make our own music, read a lot of books, and bake a lot of cookies...

Explore the world All University of Michigan students are eligible to apply for NELP. You certainly don't need to be an English concentrator--NELP students come from across the University and from many different disciplines.

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Welcome to the website for the New England Literature Program (NELP) at the University of Michigan. Whether you are a prospective Nelper looking to find out how to apply, a former Nelper looking to reconnect, or simply interested in learning more about the program—you'll find everything you need to know about NELP here.

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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

The NELP 50th Anniversary celebration is this Fall! Join us October 18-20 in Dexter, MI! ***You can RSVP HERE.***
For students interested in attending NELP in spring 2025, we'll hold our annual Mass Meeting on November 13, 7:00-8:30pm in Angell Auditorium C. That meeting will provide information about the program and how to apply.
Applications for the coming NELP will be released in December. The due date for priority consideration will be January 15.

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