Updated May, 2015
SELECTED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN HISTORY
If you are interested in finding external funding to support your research, it is our hope that this list will help you
to quickly determine which of the agencies might fund your current project, find more information about the
application process by visiting their websites, and then develop an applications timeline you can use to keep
yourself on-track for developing your proposals in a timely manner. The opportunities listed are for individual
scholarship.
To navigate, keep the document in layout view, scroll to the table of contents, then click on the page number of
the agency or program in which you’re interested. This will take you directly to that entry. If you then wish to
learn more, click on the agency’s website address (URL), which you will find near the bottom of the entry. If
clicking doesn’t work, copy the URL, paste it into the address line of your web browser, and type return.
Always check for new and more detailed application information on any opportunity in which you’re interested.
Humanities and area studies centers sometimes have themes that change periodically and agency programs,
application requirements, deadlines, and focus areas are subject to change. Verify deadlines and other critical
information by visiting the sponsoring institution’s website or contacting the agency via e-mail or telephone
prior to beginning an application. This is especially true for agencies that had not posted new deadlines when we
created this list (we’ve noted such cases on the list). In the current economy we’re seeing programs temporarily
suspended or reduced so it is especially important now to check the agencies’ websites before starting
applications, and to keep checking frequently as you work on your proposals.
Most agencies have deadlines only once each year and take from three to eight months to announce results.
Therefore, it is advisable think long-term when planning your grant development strategies. Preparing a viable
proposal takes effort and organization, so please give yourself the time you will need to develop an application
that will be competitive. For fellowships, that means starting the process at least six weeks before the deadline,
Although this list is extensive, it is not exhaustive. If you know of sources that we have not included that you
believe will appeal to numerous history graduate students, please let us know. We’re always seeking new
funding sources.
If you find nothing here that might help you, go to http://pivot.cos.com and conduct a search specific to your
needs. This service is free to KU graduate students and faculty courtesy of the KU Center for Research and
offers the most comprehensive and dependable compilation of funding opportunities available. You can access it
from any KU computer or, if KU is your service provider, from your computer at home.
We hope you will find this list useful as you consider external funding for your work both as a graduate student
and in your early post doctorate years.
Humanities Grant Development Office
Hall Center for the Humanities
Bobbi Rahder, Research Development Specialist
brahder@ku.edu • 785/864-7833
hgdo@ku.edu • 785/864-7887
http://hallcenter.ku.edu/humanities-grant-development-office
Table of Contents
General Funding Opportunities ............................................................................................................ 1
American Association of University Women ..................................................................................................... 1
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) ........................................................................................ 1
American Historical Association ........................................................................................................................ 1
American Philosophical Society ......................................................................................................................... 1
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) ............................................................................. 1
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) ..................................................................................... 2
Duke University Rubenstein Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Grants and Fellowships .......... 2
Fulbright Awards for US Graduate Students, US Department of State .............................................................. 2
Fulbright-Hays Grants for Graduate Research ................................................................................................... 2
Huntington Library Fellowships and Research Grants ....................................................................................... 3
Short-Term Awards ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Long-Term Awards ......................................................................................................................................... 3
J. Paul Getty Trust .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Newberry Library Short-Term Resident Fellowships for Individual Research .................................................. 3
Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program ..................................................................................................... 3
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) International Dissertation Research Fellowships (IRDF) ................ 3
The Society for the History of Technology Kranzberg Fellowship .................................................................... 4
Winterthur Library .............................................................................................................................................. 4
American History.................................................................................................................................... 4
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) ................................................................................................................ 4
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute............................................................................................................ 4
Friends of the Longfellow House ....................................................................................................................... 4
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library ................................................................................................................... 5
The Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter ............................................................... 5
The Gerald R. Ford Travel Grant Program ................................................................................................... 5
Harry S. Truman Library Institute / National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ......................... 5
Research Grants ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Dissertation Year Fellowships........................................................................................................................ 5
The Institute for Political History (IPH) ............................................................................................................. 5
James Madison Memorial Foundation Fellowship Program .............................................................................. 5
John Carter Brown Library Fellowships ............................................................................................................. 6
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum ................................................................................................. 6
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum / National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ...... 6
Harry Middleton Fellowship in Presidential Studies ..................................................................................... 6
Moody Research Grants ................................................................................................................................. 6
McNeil Center for Early American Studies Dissertation Fellowship Program .................................................. 6
Organization of American Historians ................................................................................................................. 7
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) ...................................................................... 7
Thomas Jefferson Foundation / Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies ............................ 7
Ancient/ Medieval History ..................................................................................................................... 7
American School of Classical Studies at Athens ................................................................................................ 7
The M. Alison Frantz Fellowship ................................................................................................................... 7
Medieval Academy of America .......................................................................................................................... 7
Birgit Baldwin Fellowship .............................................................................................................................. 7
Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants ......................................................................................................... 8
Schallek Fellowship and Awards .................................................................................................................... 8
Warburg Institute: Research Fellowships in Cultural and Intellectual History .................................................. 8
British/ Imperial History ........................................................................................................................ 8
Kanner Fellowship in British Studies ................................................................................................................. 8
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North American Council on British History Dissertation Year Fellowships...................................................... 8
Yale University: Visiting Fellowships ................................................................................................................ 8
East Asian History .................................................................................................................................. 9
Association for Asian Studies (AAS) ................................................................................................................. 9
The Center for Historical Studies, University of Maryland Research Awards ................................................... 9
History of Women and Gender ............................................................................................................. 9
Coordinating Council for Women’s History Ida B. Wells Award and Berkshire Award................................... 9
Massachusetts Historical Society........................................................................................................................ 9
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) ............................................................................................... 9
Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies....................................................... 10
Indigenous Nations/Native American History ................................................................................... 10
American Philosophical Society ....................................................................................................................... 10
John Carter Brown Library Fellowships ........................................................................................................... 10
Jewish History ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies ........................................................................................................... 10
Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives ........................................................................ 10
Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture International Doctoral Fellowship for Studies Specializing in Jewish
Fields ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Latin American History ....................................................................................................................... 11
Conference on Latin American History ............................................................................................................ 11
James R. Scobie Memorial Award For Preliminary PhD. Research ........................................................... 11
Lydia Cabrera Awards in Cuban Historical Studies .................................................................................... 11
Indiana University Lilly Library Mendel Fellowship ....................................................................................... 11
John Carter Brown Library Fellowships ........................................................................................................... 12
The Stansifer Fellowship .................................................................................................................................. 12
Modern European History ................................................................................................................... 12
American Council on Germany Goldman Fellowship and Hunt Fellowship ................................................... 12
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) ...................................................................................... 12
French Embassy, United States ........................................................................................................................ 12
Institut Français de Washington ....................................................................................................................... 13
Institute for European History—Residential Fellowships ................................................................................ 13
Leo Baeck Institute ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Russian / East-European History ........................................................................................................ 13
Kennan Institute ................................................................................................................................................ 13
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General Funding Opportunities
These opportunities may be useful for historians in any area of concentration, so be sure to check
these listings as well as those listed under an applicable concentration listing.
American Association of University Women
American Fellowships / Dissertation Fellowships are available to women graduate students who will
finish their dissertations during the fellowship period. To qualify, applicants must have completed all
course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research
proposal or plan by the application deadline. Students holding any fellowship for writing a dissertation in
the year prior to the AAUW Educational Foundation fellowship year are not eligible. Open to applicants
in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in researching gender issues are encouraged to apply. Amount:
$20,000.
URL: http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/american-fellowships/
Deadline: November 15
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Dissertation Completion Fellowship. This fellowship assists graduate students in the humanities and
related social sciences in the final year of their PhD dissertation writing. Appropriate fields of
specialization include, but are not limited to: the study of dance and theater, the humanities, linguistics,
and the social sciences. Proposals in the social science fields are eligible only if they employ
predominantly humanistic approaches (e.g., economic history). Amount: up to $38,000 (a stipend of
$30,000, plus funds for research costs of up to $3,000 and for university fees of up to $5,000).
URL: http://www.acls.org/programs/dcf/
Deadline: October 22 (last known deadline)
American Historical Association
AHA offers grants and fellowships to advanced doctoral students. Only members of the Association are
eligible. Grants and fellowships are awarded for study in a variety of subjects, ranging from colonial
American history to African and Asian history.
URL: http://www.historians.org/prizes/index.cfm.
Deadlines: Varies by program (All research grant deadlines: February 15)
American Philosophical Society
The Library Resident Research fellowships support research in the Society's collections. Applicants must
demonstrate a need to work in the Society's collections for a minimum of one month, and a maximum of
three months. The fellowships are open to both US citizens and foreign nationals who are holders of the
PhD or the equivalent, PhD candidates who have passed their preliminary examinations, and
independent scholars. Contact the APS for further details and application materials. Amount:
$3,000/month for up to three months.
URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/resident
Deadline: March 2
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
The program is open to US doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their PhD in fields
in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences and wish to conduct research of regional or
trans-regional significance. Fellowships require scholars to conduct research in more than one country, at
least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Applicants must be U.S.
citizens. Amount: Up to 9 awards will be given for up to $10,500 each.
URL: http://www.caorc.org/programs/index.html#!fellowships/c17cq
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Deadline: January 31
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
Offers fellowships funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the
humanities in original sources. The purposes of this fellowship program are to enable dissertation writers
to do research wherever relevant sources may be, rather than just where financial support is available;
encourage more extensive and innovative uses of original sources in libraries, archives, museums,
historical societies, and related repositories in the US and abroad; and provide insight from the viewpoint
of doctoral candidates into how scholarly resources can be developed for access most helpful in the
future. Fellows may use stipends to meet living expenses, travel costs, and other expenses that enable
dissertation research to be carried out, but not to defray tuition. To be eligible, an applicant will be
enrolled in a doctoral program in a graduate school in the United States (master's thesis research is not
eligible), plan to do dissertation research primarily in original source material in the holdings of archives,
libraries, historical societies, museums, related repositories, or a combination, write the dissertation and
receive the PhD degree in a field of the humanities or in a related element of the social sciences. Amount:
Maximum-$25,000.
URL: http://www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/mellon.html
Deadline: November 17 (last known deadline)
Duke University Rubenstein Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Grants and
Fellowships
Open to any faculty member, graduate or undergraduate student, or independent scholar. Awarded for
travel and research costs at the Bingham Center (Women’s History and Culture), the Franklin Collection
(African and African-American), the Hartman Center (Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History), and
the Jantz Collection (German Baroque Literature and German Americana). Amount: $1,000. The library
also offers two fellowships of $1,500 for scholars interested in using the German Studies and Jewish
Studies collections. See website for specific information about the awards.
URL: http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/research/grants-and-fellowships
Deadline: January 30
Fulbright Awards for US Graduate Students, US Department of State
This program offers scholarships for foreign study at the pre-doctoral level in over 120 countries. This
opportunity allows graduate students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign
languages and area studies. Only US citizens at the time of application are eligible. Applicants must
submit their proposals through their campus Fulbright Program Adviser, Sue Lorenz, Office of
International Programs, slorenz@ku.edu or 785-864-6161.
Fulbright URL: http://www.iie.org/fulbright/
Deadline: October 14 (KU internal deadline is earlier)
Fulbright-Hays Grants for Graduate Research
*Note: Although the last deadline was June 2014, the application deadline usually occurs in the fall.
Check website frequently for competition announcement.
This program funds full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and studies that
focus on one or more of the following: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, the
Near East, East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (Central and South America
and the Caribbean). Projects focusing on Australia, Canada, and Western Europe are ineligible. Students
must apply through their institutions. At KU, students must submit their completed individual
applications to the KU Office of International Programs. If interested, contact Sue Lorenz, Office of
International Programs, slorenz@ku.edu, (785) 864-6161. Amount: $15,000-$60,000.
URL: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html
Citizenship Restrictions: U.S. Citizens or permanent residents only.
Deadline: Unknown (June 24, last known deadline)
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Huntington Library Fellowships and Research Grants
Short-Term Awards
The Huntington offers fellowships for graduate students and recent PhD recipients to conduct
research at the Library. The holdings will be of interest to scholars studying British and American
history, literature, theater, art history, and history of science and medicine (11th century to present
day). Short-term fellowships (1-5 months) are available for doctoral candidates and PhDs. Amount:
up to $3,000 per month (short-term fellowship awards)
Deadline: November 15
URL: http://www.huntington.org/WebAssets/Templates/content.aspx?id=566
Long-Term Awards
The Huntington offers several different long-term fellowships for graduate students and
recent PhD recipients to conduct research at the Library. The holdings will be of interest to
scholars studying British and American history, literature, theater, art history, and history of
science and medicine (11th century to present day). Amount: up to $50,000.
Deadline: November 15
URL: http://www.huntington.org/WebAssets/Templates/content.aspx?id=566
J. Paul Getty Trust
Offers fellowships based on an annual theme. Pre-doctoral fellowships are available for applicants who
have advanced to candidacy and expect to complete their dissertations during the fellowship period.
Applications are welcome from scholars of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or
social sciences. Pre-doctoral fellows are in residence for the entire academic year (from September to
June), and receive a stipend of $25,000. Fellowships provide an office at the Research Institute, airfare to
Los Angeles, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, and health benefits.
URL: http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/research_pre_post_fellows.html
Deadline: November 1 (last known deadline)
Newberry Library Short-Term Resident Fellowships for Individual Research
These short-term fellowships provide access to the Newberry's collections for PhD candidates or
postdoctoral scholars. The tenure of short-term fellowships varies from one week to two months. A
majority of fellowships will be for one month or less. Amount: $2,000.
URL: http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/short-term.html
Deadline: January 15
Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program
The Smithsonian Institute offers Fellowships to graduate students and ABD PhD candidates to conduct
research in one of the Smithsonian areas of research. Amount: $6,500 to $30,000 depending on award.
URL: http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm
Deadline: January 15
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) International Dissertation Research Fellowships (IRDF)
The IDRF program supports distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences
conducting dissertation research outside the United States. The IDRF program is committed to empirical
and site-specific research that advances knowledge about non-US cultures and societies (involving
fieldwork, research in archival or manuscript collections, or quantitative data collection). The program
promotes research that is situated in a specific discipline and geographical region and is engaged with
interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives. Amount: $20,000.
URL: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf-fellowship/
Deadline: November 3 (last known deadline)
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The Society for the History of Technology Kranzberg Fellowship
The Melvin Kranzberg Dissertation Fellowship is presented annually to a doctoral student engaged in the
preparation of a dissertation on the history of technology, broadly defined. The $4,000 award is
unrestricted and may be used in any way that the winner chooses to advance the research and writing of
his or her dissertation. Possible uses include underwriting the costs of travel to archival collections;
photocopying or microfilming; translation of documents; and so on. The award may not be used for
university tuition or fees.
URL: http://www.historyoftechnology.org/awards/kranzberg.html
Deadline: April 15
Winterthur Library
The Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library offers several graduate fellowships. Amount: $7,000 per
semester for one or two semesters for doctoral candidates conducting dissertation research and writing;
and $1,750 per month for one- to three-month fellowships for academic, independent, and museum
scholars.
URL: http://www.winterthur.org/
Deadline: January 15 (last known deadline)
American History
American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
The Society offers short- and long-term visiting academic research fellowships for work in American
culture and history. The library’s collections focus on the life of America's people from the colonial era
through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Short-term fellowships are available for dissertation research
and postdoctoral work; long-term fellowships are available only for applicants holding a PhD. Amount:
up to $1,850 per month for short-term, and $35,000 for long-term fellowships.
URL: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/
Deadlines: Long-term: October 15 and January 15
Short-term: January 15
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute supports a program of small grants-in-aid, not to exceed
$2,500, in support of research on the "Roosevelt years" or clearly related subjects. Grants are intended to
defray living, travel, and related expenses incurred while conducting research at the Roosevelt Library.
This program is intended to encourage younger scholars to do research that will expand knowledge and
understanding of the Roosevelt period and to support for research in the Roosevelt years by scholars from
the emerging democracies and the Third World. There is no citizenship restriction.
URL: http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/projects/research-support
Deadline: November 15
Friends of the Longfellow House
The collections of the Longfellow National Historic Site in Cambridge, Massachusetts, include an archive
of materials (letters, photographs, material objects) on from the 17th to early 20th century. These have the
potential to enrich our understanding of local, regional, national, and international literary, cultural and
political history. Two annual Fellowships with stipends of $1200 are offered. Both stipends are intended
to help defray the living or travel expenses of researchers who wish to come to the Cambridge/Boston
area to use the Longfellow House archives/collections as well as related archives such as those in the
Houghton Library at Harvard or at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston. Recipients are
requested to be in residence in the Cambridge/Boston area for at least a two-week period.
URL: http://www.friendsoflongfellowhouse.org/2010/05/fellowship-program.html
Deadline: April 7
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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
The Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter
This award is offered to doctoral students for dissertation research and writing in any field related
to the study of the US political process and public policy during the last half of the 20th century.
Of special interest is the role and analysis of public opinion in that process. Applications from
doctoral students in Political Science, History, Public Policy, Foreign Relations, or American
Studies are especially encouraged. Recipients must conduct at least part of their research at the
library. Amount: $5,000.
URL: http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/fsa.asp
Deadline: March 31
The Gerald R. Ford Travel Grant Program
These grants help to defray travel, living, and photocopy expenses of a research trip to the Ford
Library do research on an aspect of the US political process during the latter part of the 20th
century in any field related to the study of the US political process. Overseas applicants are
welcome to apply, but will be responsible for the costs of travel between their home country and
North America. The grants only cover travel within North America.. Amount: $2,000.
URL: http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/foundationgrants.asp
Deadlines: March 15 and September 15
Harry S. Truman Library Institute / National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Research Grants
Research grants are offered biannually and are intended to enable graduate students, postdoctoral
scholars, and other researchers to use the library’s collections for one to three weeks. Awards can
be used to offset expenses for travel and lodging while in-residence only. Preference is given to
projects that have application to enduring public policy and foreign policy issues and have a high
probability of being published or otherwise publicly disseminated. The potential contribution of a
project to an applicant's development as a scholar is also considered. Amount: up to $2,500.
URL: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/#ress
Deadline: April 1 and October 1
Dissertation Year Fellowships
Fellowships are offered to support graduate students working on some aspect of the life and
career of Harry S. Truman or of the public and foreign policy issues that were prominent during
the Truman years. Amount: $16,000.
URL: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/#ress
Deadline: February 1
The Institute for Political History (IPH)
Hugh Davis Graham Grant. The IPH provides support for interdisciplinary projects and forums for
scholars, including professors, graduate students, and independent scholars concerned with the application
of historical perspectives to American political development. Preference will be given to doctoral students
and non-tenured faculty.
URL: http://www.politicalhistory.org/Hugh%20Graham%20Fund%20Procedures.html
Deadline: November 2 (last known deadline)
James Madison Memorial Foundation Fellowship Program
This program offers fellowships to junior and senior applicants. Junior Fellowships are offered to students
who are about to complete, or have recently completed, their undergraduate course of study and plan to
begin graduate work on a master’s degree in American history, Political Science/Government, or
Teaching/Education with an emphasis on American history or American government, political
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institutions, and political theory. Applicants must be US residents and either must be a teacher, or plan to
become a teacher, of American history, American government, or social studies at the secondary school
level (grades 7-12). Amount: $24,000.
URL: http://www.act.org/madison/
Deadline: March 1
John Carter Brown Library Fellowships
The John Carter Brown Library is a center for advanced research in history and the humanities located on
the campus of Brown University. Sponsorship of research at the John Carter Brown Library is reserved
exclusively for scholars whose work is centered on the colonial history of the Americas, North and South,
including all aspects of the European, African, and Native American involvement. Short-term fellowships
for pre- and post-doctoral research: $2,100 per month for two to four months.
URL: http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships
Deadline: December 15
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum
The Kennedy Library and Museum invites scholars and students to apply for support of their research in
the archival, manuscript, and audiovisual holdings of the Library. Fellowship awards vary up to $5,000.
URL: http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Research-Grants-and-Fellowships.aspx
Deadline: Various (see website for details)
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum / National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)
Harry Middleton Fellowship in Presidential Studies
The Harry Middleton Fellowship supports scholarly work in Presidential studies. Middleton
Fellows will be able to study at any Presidential library or other facility in the National Archives
and Records Administration system, but must develop at least a portion of their work from
original research in the collections of the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas. Post-doctoral fellows
may apply, but preference will be offered to doctoral candidates whose dissertation research
highlights how history can illuminate current and future policy issues. Amount: $5,000.
URL: http://www.lbjlibrary.org/page/foundation/initiatives/harry-middleton-fellowship-inpresidential-studies/
Deadline: March 15 and September 15
Moody Research Grants
A limited number of grants are available for research at the LBJ Library, which are underwritten
by The Moody Foundation of Galveston, Texas. Grants may be used for research for
dissertations, theses, senior papers, publications and other projects. Grant periods are June 1
through December 31 for the Fall term, and January 1 through August 31 for the Spring term.
Amount: ranges from $600 to $3,000.
URL: http://www.lbjlibrary.org/collections/grants-and-awards/grant-in-aid-award/
Deadline: March 15 and September 15
McNeil Center for Early American Studies Dissertation Fellowship Program
The McNeil Center offers several different dissertation fellowships; see website for specific details of
each program. Fellows receive office space in the Center’s building on the University of Pennsylvania’s
campus and library, computer, and other privileges at the University. Limited travel funds for research are
also available. While no teaching is required for most fellowships, all McNeil Center fellows are expected
to be in residence in Philadelphia during the academic year and to participate regularly in the Center’s
program of seminars and other activities. Amount: $21,000.
URL: http://www.mceas.org/dissertationfellowships.shtml
Deadline: February 2
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Organization of American Historians
The Organization of American Historians sponsors several small grants and awards for graduate students.
In total, 22 different grants are given by OAH.
URL: http://www.oah.org/awards/
Deadlines: Various
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR)
SHAFR offers several prizes, fellowships, and grants to graduate students studying American foreign
relations. Most awards are dissertation fellowships (up to $20,000) or grants for research and travel. See
website for specific awards.
URL: http://www.shafr.org/members/fellowships-grants/
Deadline: April 1
Thomas Jefferson Foundation / Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies
Short-term fellowships for periods of up to four months are offered to doctoral candidates and
postdoctoral scholars from any country working on Jefferson-related projects. At least one fellowship is
for related research topics in African-American History and archaeology for fellows using the Digital
Archaeological Archive of Chesapeake Slavery. Fellows must be in residence. The short-short term
awards carry a stipend of $2,000 plus pre-approved travel costs for scholars from the US and Canada.
URL: http://www.monticello.org/research/fellowships/index.html
Deadline: April 1 and November 1
Ancient/ Medieval History
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
The M. Alison Frantz Fellowship
Fields of study include Late Antiquity, Byzantine Studies and Modern Greek Studies. PhD
candidates and recent PhD 's from a US or Canadian institution are eligible and must demonstrate
their need to work in the Gennadius Library. Fellowship offers a stipend of $11,500 plus a room
at Loring Hall on the school grounds, board, and waiver of school fees.
URL: http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/gennadius/fellowships
Deadline: January 15
Cotsen Traveling Fellowship for Research in Greece
These are short-term travel-to-collections awards of $2,000 for senior scholars and graduate
students for projects and research at the Gennadius Library. At least one month of residency
required.
URL: http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/admission-membership/grants
Deadline: January 15
Medieval Academy of America
Birgit Baldwin Fellowship
The Baldwin Fellowship provides a grant of $20,000 to support a graduate student in a North
American university who is researching and writing a significant dissertation for the PhD on any
subject in French medieval history that can be realized only by sustained research in the archives
and libraries of France. The fellowship helps defray research and living expenses for the
equivalent of an academic year of study. It may be renewed for a second year upon demonstration
of satisfactory progress. Applicants must be members of the Medieval Academy.
URL: http://www.medievalacademy.org/?page=Baldwin_Fellowship
Deadline: November 15 (last known)
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Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants
Dissertation grants support advanced graduate students who are writing PhD dissertations on
medieval topics. The $2,000 grants help defray research expenses. All graduate students whose
primary research focuses on an aspect of medieval studies are eligible.
URL: http://www.medievalacademy.org/?page=MAA_Grants
Deadline: February 15
Schallek Fellowship and Awards
The Schallek Fellowship provides a one-year grant of $30,000 to support PhD dissertation
research in any relevant discipline dealing with late-medieval Britain (ca. 1350-1500). The five
Schallek awards support graduate students conducting research in any relevant discipline dealing
with late-medieval Britain (ca. 1350-1500). The $2,000 awards help defray research expenses
such as the cost of travel to research collections and the cost of photographs, photocopies,
microfilms, and other research materials. The cost of books or equipment (e.g., computers) is not
included. Applicants to both Schallek programs must be members of the Medieval Academy.
URL: http://www.medievalacademy.org/?page=Schallek
Deadline: October 15 for Fellowship; February 15 for Award
Warburg Institute: Research Fellowships in Cultural and Intellectual History
The Warburg Institute is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the classical tradition - in the sense of
those elements in European thought, art and institutions that have evolved out of the cultures of the
ancient world. Its Library and Photographic Collection are designed and arranged to encourage research
into the processes by which one culture learns from another and by which different fields of thought and
art act on each other. They are particularly concerned with continuities between the ancient
Mediterranean civilizations and the cultural and intellectual history of post-classical Europe, especially in
the period to c. 1800. The Institute offers a number of short-term Fellowships of two, three, or four
months are available.
URL: http://warburg.sas.ac.uk/fellowships/short-term/
Deadline: November 27
British/ Imperial History
Kanner Fellowship in British Studies
This three-month fellowship supports research at the Clark Library in any area pertaining to British
history and culture. The fellowship is open to both postdoctoral and pre-doctoral scholars. Amount:
$7,500 for the three-month tenure.
URL: http://www.c1718cs.ucla.edu
Deadline: February 1
North American Council on British History Dissertation Year Fellowships
NACBH Fellowship is awarded to support dissertation research in the British Isles on any topic of British
(including Scottish, Irish and Imperial) history or British Studies. The Fellowship consists of a $10,000
stipend. The runner-up will receive a $5,000 travel grant. Nomination for the fellowship must be made by
the student’s dissertation advisor.
URL: http://www.nacbs.org/prizes/nacbs-dissertation-year-fellowship
Deadline: April 1
Yale University: Visiting Fellowships
The Lewis Walpole Library has significant holdings of eighteenth-century British prints, drawings,
manuscripts, books, and paintings. It is able to support advanced research in most aspects of British
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eighteenth-century studies. The library offers one-month visiting fellowships, as well as travel grants of
lesser duration, to students pursuing an advanced degree and to scholars engaged in postdoctoral or
equivalent research. The visiting fellowships, which support travel to Farmington, provide a stipend of
$2,100 per month in addition to free accommodation on site.
URL: http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/research/visiting_fellowships.html
Deadline: January 11
East Asian History
Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
AAS offers several grants and scholarships to graduate students studying East Asia (China and Inner
Asia, Japan, Korea). The site also provides links to non-AAS awards in the area of Asian studies.
URL: http://www.asian-studies.org/grants/main.htm
Deadline: varies by award (please see website for details)
The Center for Historical Studies, University of Maryland Research Awards
The Center for Historical Studies and McKeldin Library, University of Maryland, invites applications for
a $1,500 grant to support research in the library's Prange Collection and East Asia Collection on topics
related to the period of the Allied Occupation of Japan and its aftermath, 1945-1960. Holders of the PhD
or an equivalent degree are eligible to apply, as are graduate students who have completed all
requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation. Grant funds will be disbursed in the form of
reimbursement for travel, lodging, meals, photo duplication, and related research expenses.
URL: http://www.lib.umd.edu/prange/research-awards/research-awards
Deadline: November 18 (last known deadline)
History of Women and Gender
Coordinating Council for Women’s History Ida B. Wells Award and Berkshire Award
Note: Students who apply for the Berkshire Award will be automatically considered for the Ida B. Wells
Award. To be awarded to an A.B.D. woman graduate student working on a historical dissertation, not
necessarily in a history department. Applicants working on issues of race are particularly welcome; must
be a member of the Coordinating Council for Women in History (CCWH). Amount: $1,000.
URL: http://theccwh.org/ccwh-awards/
Deadline: May 15
Massachusetts Historical Society
The Massachusetts Historical Society offers approximately 20 fellowships each year for researchers who
need to use the collections to complete a major project; typical applicants include but are not limited to
independent scholars, advanced graduate students, and college and university faculty in all disciplines.
Each of the fellowships includes a stipend of $2,000 for four weeks of research.
URL: http://www.masshist.org/fellowships/short_term.cfm
Deadline: March 1
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)
The NWSA offers $1,000 scholarships to students who will be engaged in the research or writing stages
of a Master's Thesis or PhD dissertation in the interdisciplinary field of women's studies in the fall of the
year of the award. Applicants must be US citizens and members of NWSA at the time of application.
URL: http://www.nwsa.org/content.asp?pl=16&contentid=16
Deadline: May 15
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Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies
The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies encourages original and significant
research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. The Women’s Studies
Fellowships are provided to PhD candidates at institutions in the United States who will complete their
dissertations during the fellowship year. Amount: $5,000.
URL: http://woodrow.org/fellowships/womens-studies/
Deadline: October 15
Indigenous Nations/Native American History
American Philosophical Society
Phillips Fund Grant for Native American Research—The Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical
Society provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of
studies of Native Americans, in the continental United States and Canada. The committee distinguishes
ethnohistory from contemporary ethnography as the study of cultures and culture change through time.
Amount: $2,500 to $3,500.
URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phillips
Deadline: March 1
John Carter Brown Library Fellowships
The John Carter Brown Library is an independently administered and funded center for advanced research
in history and the humanities located on the campus of Brown University. Sponsorship of research at the
John Carter Brown Library is reserved exclusively for scholars whose work is centered on the colonial
history of the Americas, North and South, including all aspects of the European, African, and Native
American involvement. The short-term fellowship is for 2 to 4 months, with a stipend of $2,100 per
month. The long-term fellowship is for 5 to 10 months, with a stipend of $4,200 per month.
URL: http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/description-fellowshipprogram
Deadline: December 15
Jewish History
Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
The Center awards fellowships for significant research and writing about the Holocaust by students
working on their dissertations (ABD), postdoctoral researchers, and senior scholars. The Center welcomes
applications by scholars in history, political science, literature, Jewish studies, philosophy, religion,
psychology, comparative genocide studies, law, and other disciplines. Individual awards range from three
to nine months of residency with stipends of up to $3,500 per month.
URL: http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/fellowship/
Deadline: February 17 (last known deadline)
Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
The Center sponsors several month-long fellowships for PhD candidates and postdoctoral scholars for
research in areas related to the history of the North American Jewish experience. Research must be
performed at the Archives in Cincinnati, Ohio. There are no citizenship restrictions. Amount: stipend is
sufficient to cover transportation and living expenses while in residence in Cincinnati.
URL: http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/programs_fellowship.php
Deadline: February 23
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Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture International Doctoral Fellowship for Studies
Specializing in Jewish Fields
The purpose of the Foundation's Doctoral scholarship program is to help train qualified individuals for
careers in Jewish scholarship and research, and to help Jewish educational, religious, and communal
workers obtain advanced training for leadership positions. Any graduate student specializing in a Jewish
field who is officially enrolled or registered in a doctoral program at a recognized university is eligible to
apply. Only applicants who have had their dissertation approved can apply. Applications can be obtained
on individual written request from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. Amount: up to $10,000.
URL: http://www.mfjc.org/support/howto.html
Deadline: October 31
Latin American History
Conference on Latin American History
James R. Scobie Memorial Award For Preliminary PhD. Research
The purpose of the award is to permit a short, exploratory research trip abroad (normally four to
twelve weeks) to determine the feasibility of a Ph. D. dissertation topic dealing with some facet of
Latin American history. The grant must be used during the summer following the award, unless
there is prior approval from the Award Committee and the Secretariat of the Conference on Latin
American History. Under no circumstances is the award to be combined with a research grant for
an extended stay. Scobie awards may be used in combination with other funds as long as they are
not for international travel. The final report should indicate sources and amounts of all awards
received. Amount: up to $1,500.
URL: http://clah.h-net.org/?page_id=135
Deadline: April 8
Lydia Cabrera Awards in Cuban Historical Studies
Lydia Cabrera Awards are available to support the study of Cuba between 1492 and 1868.
Awards are designed specifically to support: 1) original research on Cuban history in Spanish,
Mexican, and U. S. archives; 2) the publication of meritorious books on Cuba currently out of
print; and 3) the publication of historical statistics, historical documents, and guides to Spanish
archives relating to Cuban history between 1492 and 1868. Applicants must be trained in Latin
American history and possess knowledge of Spanish. Successful applicants will be expected to
disseminate the results of their research in scholarly publications and/or professional papers
delivered at scholarly conferences and public lectures at educational institutions. Applicants for
original research are to be currently engaged in graduate studies at a U. S. institution or be
affiliated with a college/university faculty or accredited historical association in the United States.
Amount: up to $5,000.
URL: http://clah.h-net.org/?page_id=147
Deadline: June 1
Indiana University Lilly Library Mendel Fellowship
The Lilly Library of Indiana University invites applications for fellowships during the academic year in
support of research in the library's Bernardo Mendel collections. The Mendel Fellowships are intended to
support research by scholars from around the world in areas of particular interest to the Mendels,
including: the history of the Spanish Colonial Empire; Latin American independence movements;
European expansion in the Americas; voyages, travels and exploration; geography, navigation and
cartography. The amount of the stipend is based on the length of stay, which may range from one week to
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a full academic year. The fellowship is intended to cover travel to the Lilly Library and living expenses
while in residence. Amount: up to $40,000, depending on length of stay.
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eliblilly/fellowships.shtml#mendel
Deadline: September 30
John Carter Brown Library Fellowships
The John Carter Brown Library is an independently administered and funded center for advanced research
in history and the humanities located on the campus of Brown University. Sponsorship of research at the
John Carter Brown Library is reserved exclusively for scholars whose work is centered on the colonial
history of the Americas, North and South, including all aspects of the European, African, and Native
American involvement. The short-term fellowship is for 2 to 4 months, with a stipend of $2,100 per
month. The long-term fellowship is for 5 to 10 months, with a stipend of $4,200 per month.
URL: http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/description-fellowshipprogram
Deadline: December 15
The Stansifer Fellowship
The Stansifer Fellowship is awarded each year to a graduate student working on a thesis or dissertation
about Central America. Fellowship recipients can be seeking degrees in any area of study or degree
program. Amount: $5,000.
URL: https://latamst.drupal.ku.edu/graduate-funding
Deadline: March 11 (last known deadline)
Modern European History
American Council on Germany Goldman Fellowship and Hunt Fellowship
The American Council on Germany supports the work of promising American scholars who are studying
important elements of the transatlantic relationship from both historical and contemporary standpoints.
The two fellowship programs are identical in structure, with both covering transatlantic travel and preapproved inter-city travel, and providing a per diem of $200 for up to 28 days, but they differ slightly in
terms of their focus.
URL: http://www.acgusa.org/index.php?section=fellows
Deadline: July 1
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)
DAAD offers many awards and fellowships to both beginning and advanced graduate students who need
to research and study in Germany. Awards help fund research, travel, and language acquisition. You must
apply through KU’s DAAD coordinator. See website for specific awards and deadlines.
KU Contact: Dr. Lorie Vanchena, Associate Professor of Germanic Languages & Literatures; 2078
Wescoe, University of Kansas; Lawrence, KS 66045. Phone: (785) 864-9174. Email: vanchena@ku.edu
URL: http://www.daad.org/?p=50410
Deadline: Varies by program (please see website for details)
French Embassy, United States
Chateaubriand Fellowships: France offers Chateaubriand Fellowships to doctorate students in the
humanities and social sciences, including anthropology, art history, economics, history, linguistics,
literature, musicology, philosophy, political science, sociology, etc. Applicants must be PhD students
enrolled in an American university. No particular level of French is required to apply. Amount:
€1,500/month, health insurance, book allowance, and a round-trip ticket to France.
URL: http://humanities.chateaubriand-fellowship.org
Deadline: October 1 (last known deadline)
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Institut Français de Washington
The Institut awards four $1500 awards for maintenance (not travel) during research in France for a period
of at least two months. Projects are to be French studies in the areas of: art, economics, history, history of
science, linguistics, literature and social sciences.
URL: http://institut.unc.edu/application/
Deadline: January 15
Institute for European History—Residential Fellowships
The Institute offers Residential Fellowships to promote research in the history of occidental religion at the
Institute in Mainz, Germany. The Fellowship is open to scholars holding the PhD and to graduate students
at an advanced stage in their dissertation. Amount: Stipends vary with educational level; includes travel
allowance and a family allowance, if applicable. Duration of fellowships is from six to twelve months.
URL: http://www.ieg-mainz.de/02-Zielsetzung/Index.htm
Deadline: Varies by program (please see website for details)
Leo Baeck Institute
The Leo Baeck Institute supports research of German Jewish history. The LBI/DAAD fellowship is
available for doctoral students affiliated with an accredited US institution of higher education. They
provide financial assistance to students for dissertation research work. Extensive use of LBI New York
resources is to aid research projects falling within the field of study served by the LBI, namely the social,
communal and intellectual history of German-speaking Jewry. The fellowship consists of a stipend of
$2000, paid in two installments of $1000, and is normally used within one calendar year.
URL: http://www.lbi.org/about/fellowships/lbidaad-fellowships/
Deadline: Rolling
Russian / East-European History
Kennan Institute
The Kennan Institute offers paid research assistanceships for undergraduate, graduate, and prospective
graduate students who are US citizens or permanent residents. Each intern works with a scholar in
residence at the Institute over a period of three to nine months. Applicants should have a good command
of the Russian language and ability to conduct independent research. This internship offers a flexible
schedule of 15 hours per week and a metro subsidy for conducting off-site research.
URL: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/fellowship-opportunities-and-internships
Deadline: Rolling
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