| Jefferson Lecture | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Distinguished intellectual achievement in humanities |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| First awarded | 1972 |
| Website | neh |
The Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities is an honorary lecture series established in 1972 by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). According to the NEH, the Lecture is "the highest honor the federal government confers for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities."[1]