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The Gilder Lehrman Institute provides annual short-term research fellowships in the amount of $3000 each to doctoral candidates, college and university faculty at every rank, and independent scholars working in the field of American history. International scholars are eligible to apply. Since 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute has awarded a total of 683 fellowships.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is proud to offer the John Winthrop Fellowship with a Focus on Colonial History. This special fellowship for research on the colonial era is funded by John Winthrop, a descendant of the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s first governor, John Winthrop, whose 1634 letter describing life in Boston is in the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Scholars who are interested in applying for this fellowship should click on the How to Apply link for further instructions.

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12 Fellowships for Students and Scholars of American History

Last updated January 3, 2023

These 12 fellowships offer an array of opportunities for scholars of American history, from undergraduates to postdoctoral researchers and writers. There are short- and long-term fellowships, unrestricted cash awards to pursue projects and residency programs allowing scholars access to exclusive libraries and other resources. Be sure to bookmark any fellowships that catch your eye to your ProFellow account.

Hertog Political Studies Program

Hertog Fellows study classic texts in political thought and some of the seminal documents of American politics with an outstanding faculty. In addition, students study selected public policy issues with some of those who helped formulate and implement those policies. Fellows participate in a seven-week summer program in Washington, DC and receive housing and some meals, plus a stipend. Undergraduates and recent graduates are eligible.

American Antiquarian Society Fellowships

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) maintains a major research library in American history, literature, and culture through 1876 in Worcester, MA. The AAS-NEH fellows are part of a community that includes the AAS staff, area college and university faculty, and the recipients of AAS short-term fellowships (including scholars from all over the U.S. and abroad, PhD candidates, and creative artists and writers producing work for the general public) and other long-term fellows. Twenty-eight months of AAS-NEH fellowship support are available.

James Madison Graduate Fellowships

The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers $24,000 James Madison Graduate Fellowships to a select group of individuals desiring to become outstanding secondary level teachers of the American Constitution. Fellowship applicants compete only against other applicants from the states of their legal residence. Generally, one Fellowship per state is awarded each year.

Salvatori Fellowship

The Salvatori Fellowship is granted to current graduate students or applicants to graduate schools in a field related to the American Founding. Each Fellow receives a grant of $10,000. Candidates must be members of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Those attending pre-professional (medical, law, divinity, business, etc.) schools are ineligible. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, who are enrolled in a full-time graduate program. Graduate Fellowship applicants must engage in graduate studies for the purpose of teaching at the college level.

Patrick Henry History Fellowship

Applications from published writers and established scholars are welcome. Dissertation projects will not be considered. Applicants should have a significant book-length project currently in progress. The project should address the history and/or legacy – broadly defined – of the American Revolution and the nation’s founding ideas. It might focus on the founding era itself, or on the myriad ways the questions that preoccupied the nation’s founders have shaped America’s later history. The fellowship includes a $45,000 stipend, health benefits, faculty privileges, a book allowance, and a nine-month residency.

JMC Research Fellowships

JMC is partnered with four of America’s foremost independent research libraries: the Newberry Library in Chicago, the Huntington Library in San Marino, the John D. Rockefeller Library in Colonial Williamsburg, and the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. In collaboration with these libraries, JMC provides 1- to 3-month research fellowships primarily for early and mid-career scholars engaged in projects that advance the study of American political thought and history. JMC research fellowships provide scholars the rare opportunity to explore unparalleled collections of documents and manuscripts from the Founding era.

JMC Postdoctoral Fellowships

Working with established professors at top universities, JMC postdoctoral fellows teach classes on the great ideas of the Founding and prepare scholarly works essential to their success in an increasingly competitive academic job market. Fellows gain valuable teaching experience and are mentored by leading scholars in their fields. The mentors’ advice prepares them for the rigors of the interview and publication processes. Fellows leave their appointments ready to begin long-term academic careers. Check website for opportunities.

Hodson Trust-John Carter Brown Fellowship

The Hodson-Brown Fellowship supports work by academics, independent scholars and writers working on significant projects relating to the literature, history, culture, or art of the Americas before 1830. Candidates with a U.S. history topic are strongly encouraged to concentrate on the period prior to 1801. The fellowship is also open to filmmakers, novelists, creative and performing artists, and others working on projects that draw on this period of history. The fellowship award supports two months of research and two months of writing. The stipend is $5,000 per month for a total of $20,000, plus housing and university privileges.

Baird Society Resident Scholar Program

The Baird Society Resident Scholar Program was established to support the study of some of the Smithsonian Institution’s most unique and valuable holdings: its Special Collections. Stipends of $3,500 per month for up to six months are available for individuals working on a topic relating to these collections. Historians, librarians, doctoral students, and post-doctoral scholars are welcome to apply. Scholars must be in residence at the Smithsonian during the award period. While the Libraries’ extensive general collections may be used to support scholars’ research, the focus of their projects must center around Special Collections located in Washington, DC and NYC.

Kislak Fellowship for the Study of the History and Cultures of the Early Americas

The Kislak Fellows Program supports scholarly research that contributes significantly to a greater understanding of the history and cultures of the Americas. It provides for a period of up to 8 months, at a stipend of $4,200 per month, for residential research at the Library of Congress. The program supports research projects in the disciplines of archaeology, history, cartography, epigraphy, linguistics, ethno-history, ethnography, bibliography and sociology, with particular emphasis on Florida, the circum-Caribbean region and Mesoamerica. Applicants may be of any nationality and must possess a PhD degree or equivalent terminal degree.

Pre- and Post-Dissertation Fellowships at LancasterHistory.org

LancasterHistory.org will make available several short-term research fellowships for scholars utilizing the collections during the academic year. Our extensive archival, library, and object collections are capable of supporting research in a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of Lancaster County, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and America from the late 17th century to the present. Fellowships are available for periods of one to four weeks ($500 per week; a total pool of $5,000) and must be used within 12 months of the award notification. There are two opportunities to apply each year.

Library Resident Research Fellowship

The American Philosophical Society Library offers short-term residential fellowships for conducting research in its collections. The Library is a leading international center for research in the history of American science and technology and its European roots, as well as early American history and culture. The fellowships, funded by generous benefactors, are open to both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. Applicants may be: Holders of the PhD or its equivalent, PhD candidates who have passed their preliminary examinations, and degreed independent scholars. A stipend of $3,000 per month is awarded for 1-3 months.

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Doctoral Student Awards and Fellowships

2010 to present,     2017-2018.

Information forthcoming.

    2016-2017

History Department Awards

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Christopher DeLorenzo, Oliver Horn, Michael Polczynski, Patrick Scallen, Jordan Smith, Katrina Yeaw

University Awards

• 2017 Harold N. Glassman Award in the Humanities – Larisa Veloz, Ph.D. ’15

External Awards

• Mellon/CLIR Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources, 2016-2017 – Chelsea Berry
• Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental History/Geography, College of William and Mary, 2016-2018 – Alan Roe, Ph.D. 2016
• The Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation, Edwin J. Beinecke, Jr. Scholarship in International Affairs, 2016 – Gregory Brew
• Bosphorus University, Istanbul,  Post-Doctoral Fellowship, 2016-2017 – Selim Güngörürler
• Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, 2017 – Douglas McRae
• Harvard University, Academy for International and Area Studies at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Academy Scholar, 2016-2017 – Chris Gratien, Ph.D. 2015
• Higher School of Economics (Moscow), International Centre for the History and Sociology of World War II and Its Consequences, Postdoctoral Fellowship – Jonathan Sicotte
• Loyola Marymount University, Asian & Asian American Studies Postdoctoral Fellow, 2016-2018 – Fr. Lan Ngo, S.J., Ph.D. 2016
• ​Jing Brand Fellowship, Needham Research Institute, Cambridge University, Oct. 2016-March 2017 – Yubin Shen

    2015-2016

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Elena Abbott, Eric Gettig, Isabelle Kaplan, Graham Pitts, Yelizaveta Raykhlina, Alan Roe
• ​Dorothy Brown Teaching Award (teaching assistant) – Soha El Achi
• Tom Helde Teaching Award (teaching an undergraduate seminar or colloquium) – Co-winners: Eric Gettig and Graham Pitts
• 2016 Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – Erin Steward Mauldin, Ph.D. ’14
• GSAS Doctoral Dissertation Research Travel Grant, Fall 2015 – Laura Goffman, Faisal Husain 
• GSAS Doctoral Dissertation Research Travel Award, Spring 2016 – Graham Hough-Cornwell, Jeffrey Reger, and Volodymyr Ryzhkovski
• Academy of American Franciscan History, 2015-16 Dissertation Fellowship – Daniel Cano
• ​American Society for Environmental History, Leopold-Hidy Prize for Best Article in Environmental History – Faisal Husain
• Austro-Hungarian Fulbright Research Grant – Robert Mevissen
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Awards, 2016 – Chelsea Berry, Gregory Brew, Kate Dannies, Andrey Gornostaev (Joan Challinor Award for Overall Excellence), John Maurer (Joan Challinor Award for Overall Excellence), Jackson Perry
• Ernst Mach Worldwide Grant, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research, and Economics
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – Robert Mevissen
• Fulbright Foreign Student Doctoral Fellowship (2015-2019) – James Torres Moreno
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award, FY15 – Graham Cornwell
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Dissertation Research Grant – Selim Gungorurler & Alex Macartney
• German Historical Institute, Research Grant – Volodymyr Ryzhkovsky
• Ibero-Amerikanische Institut Research Fellowship (Ibero-American Institute, Berlin, Germany) – Daniel Cano
• History of Economics Society, The Warren J. and Sylvia J. Samuels Young Scholars Program Award – Christopher England
• Hoover Archives Summer Workshop on Political Economy (2016) – Ben Feldman
• Hoover Institute, Silas Palmer Research Fellowship – Jonathan Sicotte
• D. Kim Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia, Dissertation Fellowship – Yubin Shen
• Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund, Dissertation Fellowship (2015-2017) – Alissa Walter
• National University of Singapore, Middle East Institute, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2015-2017 – Shuang Wen
• Palestinian American Research Center (PARC), Dissertation Research Fellowship – Jeff Reger
• Rockefeller Archive Center, Travel Grant – Greg Brew
• Roosevelt Institute, Research Support Grant-in-Aid – Chad Frazier
• Roosevelt Library, Travel Grant – Greg Brew
• Social Sciences Research Council, Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (SSRC/IDRF) – Clark Alejandrino
• Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Samuel Flagg Bemis Dissertation Research Grant – Chad Frazier
• Society of Military History, Russel F. Weigley Graduate Student Travel Grant – Greg Brew
• Watson Institute, Brown University, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2015-2017 – Elizabeth Williams, Ph.D. 2015

    2014-2015

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – James Benton, Nick Danforth, Geraldine Davies-Lenoble, Yubin Shen, Larisa Veloz, Elizabeth Williams
• ​John Ruedy General Education Award (teaching a lecture class) – Zackary Gardner, US to 1865
• Dorothy Brown Teaching Award (teaching assistant) – Daniel Cano
• ​Tom Helde Teaching Award (teaching an undergraduate seminar or colloquium) – Larisa Veloz, Women, Gender & Mexican Migration
• Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – Joseph Hower, Ph.D. ’13
• GSAS Doctoral Dissertation Travel Award – Daniel Cano, Katy Hull, Adrienne Kates, Alissa Walter
• Georgetown Environment Initiative, Grant-in-Aid – Yubin Shen
• Georgetown-Japan 2020 Fellow – Alex Macartney
• The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TAARII), 2015 Research Grant – Alissa Walter
• Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, 2014 Graduate Paper Prize – Laura Goffman
• Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA), 2015 Research Grant – Graham Cornwell
• Balassi Institute Hungarian Language and Culture, 2015 Scholarship – Robert Mevissen
• John Carter Brown Library, 2015-16 Short-Term Research Fellowship – Jordan Smith
• Center for Chinese Studies, National Central Library of Taiwan, Research Grant for Foreign Scholars – Clark Alejandrino
• Columbia University, Libraries Research Award, Global Studies Collection and Rare Books and Manuscripts Library – Chad D. Frazier
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Awards, 2015 – Kathy Hull, Yue Shi, Jordan Smith, Elizabeth Williams
• European Society of Environmental Historians, Travel Award – Graham Cornwell
• Fulbright Austro-Hungarian Joint Research Grant – Robert Mevissen
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award, FY14 – Laura Goffman & Michael Polczynski
• Herbert H. Hoover Presidential Library, Travel Grant – Chad D. Frazier
• Hoover Institution Library & Archives Research Support Program Grant – Alissa Walter
• Lapidus-Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Graduate Research in Slavery and Print Culture Fellowship – Jordan Smith
• Mellon Sawyer Seminar, Pre-doctoral Fellowships – Shuang Wen & Clark Alejandrino
• NEH Summer Seminar for College and University Teachers – Barry McCarron
• Jacques Rossi Memorial Research Fellowship – Jonathan Sicotte
• Smith Richardson Foundation, Pre-doctoral Fellowship International Security Studies, Yale University- Julia Famularo
• Social Science Research Council, International Dissertation Research Fellowship (SSRC/IDRF) – Robynne Mellor
• Social Sciences Research Council, Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship – Chelsea Berry
• Society for Military History, 2015 Edward M. Coffman First Manuscript Award (prize for best dissertation in military history) – Nathan Packard
• The Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation, Edwin J. Beinecke, Jr. Scholarship in International Affairs – Douglas McRae
• University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center & Archives, Grant-in-Aid Travel Award – Barry McCarron

    2013-2014

• Royden B. Davis Fellowships – Maria Amelicheva, Christopher England, Zackary Gardner, Kelly Hammond, Onur Isci, Anita Kondoyanidi
• ​John Ruedy General Education Award (teaching a lecture class) – Paul Adler, Introduction to US History, 1865 to present
• Dorothy Brown Teaching Award (teaching assistant) – Brian Taylor
• Tom Helde Teaching Award (teaching an undergraduate seminar or colloquium) – Anita Kondoyanidi, History 372, Cultural Cold War
• American Historical Association, Bernadotte Schmitt Research Grant – Shuang Wen
• American Institute of Maghrib Studies, Jeanne Jeffers Mrad Graduate Student Travel Award – Graham Hough-Cornwell
• American Institute of Maghrib Studies, Long-Term Research Grant – Graham Hough-Cornwell & Katrina Yeaw (deferred)
• American Research in Turkey Fellowship – Michael Polczynski (declined)
• American Society for Environmental History, Hal Rothman Dissertation Fellowship – Robynne Mellor
• Association of American Colleges and Universities, K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award – Elena K. Abbott
• Association for Asian Studies, China Inner Asia Council Research Grant – Kelly Hammond
• Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Dissertation Fellowship – Shuang Wen
• Common Ground Publishing, Graduate Scholar Award – Bader Mousa Sulaiman Al-Saif
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Award, 2014 – Elena Abbott, Oliver Horn, Graham Hough-Cornwell, Adrienne Kates, and Barry McCarron
• Foreign Language & Area Studies Grant (FLAS) – Kate Dannies, Robert Mevissen, and Michael Polczynski
• Fulbright – Garcia-Robles Fellowship for Dissertation Research – Adrienne Kates
• Fulbright Polska Fellowship – Michael Polczynski
• Immigration and Ethnic History Society, George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award – Barry McCarron
• Institute of Historical Research, Mellon Pre-Dissertation Fellowship – Jordan Smith
• Huntington Library, Michael J. Connell Foundation Fellow, Pre-Doctoral Fellowship – Barry McCarron
• Huntington Library, William Keck Foundation Fellowship – Jordan Smith
• Lehigh University, Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Latin American Studies Program – Javier Puente Valdivia
• The LBJ Foundation, Moody Research Grant – Oliver Horn
• Library Company of Philadelphia, Program in Early American Economy and Society – Jordan Smith
• Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies, Pre-dissertation Summer Travel Grant – Clark L. Alejandrino
• Massachusetts Historical Society, Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship – Jordan Smith
• Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship – Christopher Gratien
• Mellon/CLIR Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources – Michael Polczynski
• Mellon Sawyer Seminar – Critical Silk Road Studies, Pre-Doctoral Fellowship – Yelizaveta Raykhlina
• Mid-Atlantic Conference on British Studies, Graduate Student Research Travel Award – Jordan Smith
• New England Regional Consortium Grant – Jordan Smith
• Organization of American Historians, Samuel and Marion Merrill Graduate Student Travel Grant – Zackary W. Gardner
• Peabody Essex Museum, Phillips Library Fellowship – Jordan Smith
• Phi Alpha Theta Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, Winning Paper 2014, Graduate Student Division – Ashleigh Corwin
• Jacques Rossi Memorial Research Fellowship – Carol Dockham & Jonathan Sicotte
• School of Foreign Service-Qatar Fellowship – Kelly  A. Hammond
• Social Science and Humanities Research Council (Canada) Doctoral Fellowship – Robynne Mellor
• Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Diversity-International Outreach Fellowship – Barry McCarron
• Society One-Month Fellowship – Jordan Smith

    2012-2013

• Royden B. Davis Fellowships – Paul Adler, Michael Hill, Nathan Packard, Fernando Perez Montesinos, April Yoder
• Dorothy Brown Teaching Award – Elena K. Abbott
• John Ruedy General Education Award
• Tom Helde Teaching Award – Frederick W. Gooding Jr.
• Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – Toshihiro Higuchi, Ph.D. ’12
• American Research Center in Turkey (ARIT), Dissertation Research Fellowship – Elizabeth Williams
• David L. Boren Dissertation Fellowship, National Security Education Program – Julia Famularo
• Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Dissertation Fellowship – Shuang Wen
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholar Awards, 2013 – James C. Benton and Eric T. Gettig
• Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) – Jeffrey Reger
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, FY12 – John Gregory, Erina Megowan, & Alan Roe
• Institute for Turkish Studies, Dissertation Research and Writing Grant – Nick Danforth
• Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies Pre-dissertation Fellowship – Yubin Shen
• McNeill Center for Early American Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Pre-Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship – Jessica Simmon Hower
• Oxford University Press USA Dissertation Prize in International History – Toshihiro Higuchi
• Rockefeller Archives Center, Grant-in-Aid – Yubin Shen
• Smith Richardson Foundation World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship – Julia Farmularo
• Social Sciences Research Council, Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship – Jordan Smith & Jonathan Sicotte
• Social Sciences Research Council, International Dissertation Research Fellowship (SSRC/IDRF) – Eric Gettig
• Social Sciences Research Council, International Dissertation Research Fellowship (SSRC/IDRF) – Chris Gratien

    2011-2012

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Thomas Apel, Rodolpho Fernandez, Darcy Kerns, Jessica Simmon Hower, Joseph Hower
• Dorothy Brown Teaching Award – James Benton
• John Ruedy General Education Award – Darcy Kern
• Tom Helde Teaching Award – Ben Francis-Fallon
• Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – Andrew R. Robarts, Ph.D. ’11
• Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Research Fellowship, JFK School of Government, Harvard University – Evelyn Krache Morris
• Ernest May Fellowship, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, JFK School of Government, Harvard University – Anand Toprani
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – Michael Polczynski
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Isabelle Kaplan
• George C. Marshall Foundation, Baruch Fellowship – Eric Gettig
• Mellon/ CLIR Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources – Sylvia Mullen
• Minerva Humanities Center of Tel Aviv University, Pre-doctoral Fellowship – Guy Lurie
• New Netherland Institute Hendricks Annual Award – Danny Noorlander
• Smith Richardson Foundation, Pre-doctoral Fellowship, International Security Studies, Yale University – Anand Tropani
• Southern Historical Association Summer Institute “Does Culture Matter? The Emotions, Senses, and Other New Approaches to the History of US Foreign Relations/International Relations” – Evelyn Krache Morris
• Innovative Scholar Award, HealthTank, LLC – James Benton

    2010-2011

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – John Corcoran, Frederick Gooding, Jr., Evelyn Krache Morris, Marc Landry, Danny Noorlander
• Dorothy Brown Teaching Award – Anita Kondoyanidi, Kelly Hammond
• John Ruedy General Education Award – Darcy Kern
• Tom Helde Teaching Award – Frederick Gooding Jr., Seth Rotramel
• Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – Megan Brandow-Faller, Ph.D. ’10
• ACLS/Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship – Toshihiro Higuchi
• Amherst College, Forris Jewett Moore Graduate Fellowship in History – Eric Gettig
• The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TAARII), Fellowship for Dissertation Research – John Bowlus
• CASA Fellowship – Graham Pitts
• Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Maryland – Matthew Bowman
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Award, 2011 – Paul Adler, Mariya Amelicheva, Nicholas Danforth, Onur Isci, Graham Pitts (Max and Vera Britton Environmental Science Award), Larisa Veloz
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – Siobhan Doucette
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Larisa Veloz & Elizabeth Williams
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, FY10 – Siobhan Doucette
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Dissertation Writing Fellowship – Marc Landry
• Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, General Lemuel C. Shepard, Jr. Memorial Dissertation Fellowship – Nate Packard
• Mellon Foundation Fellowship, The Diploma Programme in Manuscript Studies at the American Academy in Rome – Sylvia Mullins
• Miriam U. Chrisman Travel Fellowship for Dissertation Research – Amy Rogers Hays
• NEH Summer Seminar for College Teachers – Jessica Simmon Hower
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship – Matthew Bowman
• Reed Fink Research & Travel Grant in Southern Labor History – James Benton
• Smith Richardson Foundation, World Politics and Statecraft Pre-doctoral Fellowship – Anand Toprani
• Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Samuel Flagg Bemis Dissertation Research Grant – Eric Gettig
• Southern Historical Association Parker Schmitt Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in European History – Megan Brandow-Faller
• Truman Good Neighbor Award – Soha El Achi

2000 to 2010

    2009-2010.

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Megan Brandow-Faller, Benjamin Francis-Fallon, Rita Guenther, Seth Rotramel, Tao Wang
• John Ruedy General Education Award – Jonathan Wyrtzen
• Dorothy Brown Teaching Award – Paul Adler, Joshua Kueh
• Tom Helde Teaching Award – Kevin Powers, Veronica Vallejo
• GSAS Doctoral Dissertation Research Travel Award – John Corcoran, Darcy Kern
• Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – Luis Granados, Ph.D. ’08
• ACLS/Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship – Shona Johnston
• ACLS Dissertation Writing Fellowship in Eastern European Studies – Andrew Robarts
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Award, 2010 – Emrah Safa Gurkan, Toshihiro Higuchi,  Joseph E. Hower, and Anand Tropani
• Fulbright Foreign Student Doctoral Fellowship (2009-2011) – Geraldine Davis
• Jacob K. Javits Fellowship (2009-2012) – Erina Megowan
• George C. Marshall Foundation/ Baruch Fellowship – Anand Tropani
• Social Science Research Council, International Dissertation Research Fellowship (SSRC/IDRF) – Aurelia Perrier
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Doctoral Fellowship (2009-2013) – Jenn DeVries
• Mormon History Association, Brooks Award for Best Graduate Student Paper – Matthew Bowman

    2008-2009

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Matthew Bowman, Corey Campion, Peter Engelke, Mikail Mamedov, Kevin Powers, Veronica Vallejo, Jonathan Wyrtzen
• Dorothy Brown Teaching Award – Mariya Amelicheva, Mike Hill, Joe Hower
• John Ruedy General Education Award – Matthew Bowmann
• Tom Helde Teaching Award – Ben Fulwider
• Doctoral Dissertation Research Travel Award – Tao Wang
• Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – Meredith Oyen, Ph.D. ’07
• American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT), Dissertation Research Grant – Andrew Robarts
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Award, 2009 – John V. Bowlus and Anita Kondoyanidi
• Peace History Society, Charles DeBeneditti Prize for best article – Toshihiro Higuchi
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Danny Noorlander
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, FY08 – Curtis Murphy
• Institute for Civic Space and Public Policy, Doctoral Research Fellowship, Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland – Felicia Rosu
• McNeill Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Dissertation Fellowship – Shona Johnston
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Doctoral Fellowship (2008-2012) – Kelly Hammond
• Morman History Association, J. Talmage Jones Award for best paper – Matthew Bowman
• International Seminar on the Historic Atlantic World Research Grant – Danny Noorlander

    2007-2008

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Ben Fulwider, Okezi Otovo
• John Ruedy General Education Award – Andy Wackerfuss
• Tom Helde Teaching Award – Okezi Otovo
• Doctoral Dissertation Research Travel Award – Shona Johnston
• Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – Sara Scalenghe, Ph.D. ’06
• ACLS Recent Doctoral Recipients Fellowship – Melissa K. Byrnes
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Award, 2008 – Megan Brandow-Faller
• Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship – Okezi T. Otovo
• Fulbright-Hays International Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship, FY07 – John Corcoran, Rita Guenther, and Daniel Scarborough
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Dissertation Research Grant – Marc Landry
• Institute for Civic Space and Public Policy, Doctoral Research Fellowship, Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland – Curtis Murphy
• Social Science Research Council, International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship (SSRC/IDRF) – Andrew Robarts
• Barra Dissertation Fellowship – Shona Johnston
• Edward Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inductee – Okezi T. Otovo
• John Carter Brown Library – Shona Johnston
• The Library Company of Philadelphia – Shona Johnston
• Massachusetts Historical Society – Shona Johnston
• Middle East Studies Association Graduate Student Paper Award – Hoda Yousef
• Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Doctoral Scholarship – Megan Brandow-Faller
• Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholarship Award – Megan Brandow-Faller
• Virginia Historical Society – Shona Johnston

    2006-2007

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Melissa Byrnes, Emilio Coral, Haiyun Ma, Felicia Rosu, Ryan Swanson, Xenia Wilkinson
• Dorothy Brown Teaching Award – Ben Francis Fallon, Shona Johnston, Evelyn Krache Morris
• John Ruedy General Education Award – Stefan Zimmers
• Tom Helde Teaching Award – Anton Fedyashin
• Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – George Vrtis, Ph.D. ’05
• Academia Sinica, Republic of China (Taiwan), Dissertation Fellowship – Catherine Kai-Ping Lin
• American Council of Learned Societies, Dissertation Writing Fellowship in East European Studies – Mirjana Morosini-Dominick
• ACLS/Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship – Melissa K. Byrnes
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Award, 2007 – Bjorn Hofmeister
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – Evelyn Krache Morris
• Fulbright-Austria, Austrian-American Educational Commission, Dissertation Fellowship – Megan Marie Brandow-Faller
• Fulbright Foreign Student Doctoral Fellowship (2006-2008) – Guy Lurie
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, FY06 –  Catherine McKenna, Elizabeth Shlala, & Jonathan Wyrtzen
• Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Language Fellowship – Evelyn Krache Morris
• Neal A. Maxwell Institute of Religious Studies, Brigham Young University, Pre-Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship – Matthew Bowman
• Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship – Nadya Sbaiti

    2005-2006

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Karen Carter, Anton Fedyashin, Luis Granados, Henri Lauziere, Meredith Oyen
• John Ruedy General Education Award – Tait Keller
• Dorothy Brown Teaching Award – Ben Fulwider, Cathy McKenna, Veronica Vallejo
• Tom Helde Teaching Award – Henri Lauziere
• Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – Henriette de Bruyn Kops, Ph.D. ’05
• Association des Professeurs Francais et Francophones de l’Amerique, Bourse Jeanne Marandon Fellowship – Melissa Brynes
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Award, 2006 – Megan Faller and Andrew Robarts
• Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Dissertation Fellowship – Catherine Kai-ping Lin
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – Curtis Murphy
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Jonathan Wyrtzen & Benjamin Fulwider
• Social Sciences Research Council, International Dissertation Research Fellowship (SSRC/IDRF) – Vanesa Casanova-Fernandez

    2004-2005

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Paul Du Quenoy, Sean Foley, Aron Palmer, Nadya Sbaiti, Sarah Snyder, Andrew Wackerfuss
• Dorothy Brown Teaching Award – Karen Carter, Vanesa Casanova Fernandez, Kevin Powers
• John Ruedy General Education Award – George Vrtis, Stefan Zimmers
• Tom Helde Teaching Award – Valerie Shearer, Tait Keller
• Association des Professeurs Francais et Francophones de l’Amerique, Bourse Jeanne Marandon Fellowship – Valerie Shearer
• David L. Boren Graduate (NSEP) Fellowship – Jonathan Wyrtzen
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship – Sara Scalenghe
• Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Award, 2005 – Nadya Sbaiti and Xenia Wilkinson
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Meredith Oyen
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program, FY04 – Felicia Rosu & Mirjana Morosini-Dominick
• Institute for Turkish Studies, Dissertation Research & Writing Grant – York A. Norman
• National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship – Paul du Quenoy
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – Catherine McKenna, Christina Petrides, Veronica Vallejo
• Mellon / CLIR Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources – Vanesa Casanova-Fernandez, Diana Villiers Negroponte
• Mid-Atlantic Phi Alpha Theta conference “Best Graduate Paper” prize – Jonathan Wyrtzen

    2003-2004

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Isaiah Gruber, Tait Keller, Alexander Merrow, Sara Scalenghe, Valerie Shearer, Frederic Vallve
• Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Humanities – Jeffrey T. Zalar, Ph.D. ’03
• Chateaubriand Fellowship, awarded by the Cultural Services Division of the French Embassy in Washington, DC – Karen Carter
• ​Cosmos Club Foundation, Cosmos Scholars Award, 2004 – Felicia Rosu and Sara Scalanghe
• Fulbright – Haruka Matsumoto
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Andrew Wackerfuss
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, FY03 – Paul de Quenoy & Mikhail Mamedov
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – Andrew Robarts
• Mid-Atlantic Phi Alpha Theta conference “Outstanding Graduate Paper” prize – Melissa Byrnes
• ​Social Sciences Research Council, International Dissertation Research Fellowship (SSRC/IDRF) – Mikhail Mamedov

    2002-2003

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – Simone Ameskamp, Waskar Chachki Ari, Meriam Belli, Lisa Khachaturian, Michael Rouland
• American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR), Dissertation Fellowship – Lisa Khachaturian
• David L. Boren Fellowship – Meredith Oyen
• Fulbright-Hays International Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship, FY02 – Osama Abi-Mershed, York A. Norman, and Sean E. Foley

    2001-2002

• Royden B. Davis Fellowship – James Class, Lisa E. Davenport, Gillian A. McGillivray, Barbara J. Skinner 
• American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR), Dissertation Fellowship – Michael Rouland
• Association des Professeurs Francais et Francophones de l’Amerique, Bourse Jeanne Marandon Fellowship – Mitra Brewer
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Alexander Merrow & Sean E. Foley
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, FY01 – Isaiah J. Gruber & Kevin W. Martin
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Dissertation Research Grant – Tait Keller
• International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), IREX Individual Advanced Research Fellow – Isaiah J. Gruber
• Social Science Research Council, International Dissertation Research Fellowship (SSRC/IDRF) – Sara Scalenghe
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research of Canada, Doctoral Fellowship (2000-2004) – Henri Lauziere

    2000-2001

• Association des Professeurs Francais et Francophones de l’Amerique, Bourse Jeanne Marandon Fellowship – Joanna Hamilton
• David L. Boren Fellowship – Bart Goldyn
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Kevin W. Martin
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, FY00 – Sabrina E. Joseph & Meriam Belli
• International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) – Michael Rouland

Graduate Students

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CURRENT STUDENTS

Ph.D. Program

Stanford Ph.D. Program in History aims to train world-class scholars.

Every year we admit 10-12 promising students  from a large pool of highly selective applicants. Our small cohort size allows more individual work with faculty than most graduate programs in the United States and also enables funding in one form or another available to members of each cohort.

Fields of Study

Our graduate students may specialize in 14 distinct subfields: Africa, Britain, Early Modern Europe, East Asia, Jewish History, Latin America, Medieval Europe, Modern Europe,  Ottoman Empire and Middle East, Russia/Eastern Europe, Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine, South Asia, Transnational, International, and Global History, and United States. Explore each field and their affiliates . 

The department expects most graduate students to spend no less than four and no more than six years completing the work for the Ph.D. degree. Individual students' time to degree will vary with the strength of their undergraduate preparation as well as with the particular language and research requirements of their respective Major fields.

Expectations and Degree Requirements

We expect that most graduate students will spend no less than four and no more than six years toward completing their Ph.D. Individual students' time-to-degree vary with the strength of their undergraduate preparation as well as with the particular language and research requirements of their respective subfield.

All History Ph.D. students are expected to satisfy the following degree requirements:

• Teaching: Students who enter on the Department Fellowship are required to complete 4 quarters of teaching experience by the end of their third year. Teaching experience includes teaching assistantships and teaching a Sources and Methods course on their own.
• Candidacy : Students apply for candidacy to the PhD program by the end of their second year in the program.
• Orals:  The University Orals Examination is typically taken at the beginning of the 3rd year in the program.
• Languages: Language requirements vary depending on the field of study.
• Residency Requirement : The University requi res  135 units of full-tuition residency  for PhD students. After that, students should have completed all course work and must request Terminal Graduate Registration (TGR) status. 

Browse the Ph.D. Handbook to learn more .

The History Department offers 5 years of financial support to PhD students.  No funding is offered for the co-terminal and terminal M.A. programs. A sample Ph.D. funding package is as follows:  

• 1st year: 3 quarters fellowship stipend and 1 summer stipend 
• 2nd year: 2 quarters TAships, 1 quarter RAship (pre-doc affiliate), and 1 summer stipend 
• 3rd year: 2 quarters TAships, 1 quarter RAship (pre-doc affiliate), and 1 summer stipend 
• 4th year: 3 quarters of RAships (pre-doc affiliate) and 1 summer stipend 
• 5th year: 3 quarters of RAships (pre-doc affiliate) and 1 summer stipend

Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Join dozens of  Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences students  who gain valuable leadership skills in a multidisciplinary, multicultural community as  Knight-Hennessy Scholars  (KHS). KHS admits up to 100 select applicants each year from across Stanford’s seven graduate schools, and delivers engaging experiences that prepare them to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders ready to address complex global challenges. As a scholar, you join a distinguished cohort, participate in up to three years of leadership programming, and receive full funding for up to three years of your studies at Stanford. candidates of any country may apply. KHS applicants must have earned their first undergraduate degree within the last seven years, and must apply to both a Stanford graduate program and to KHS. Stanford PhD students may also apply to KHS during their first year of PhD enrollment. If you aspire to be a leader in your field, we invite you to apply. The KHS application deadline is October 11, 2023. Learn more about  KHS admission .

How to Apply

Admission to the History Graduate Programs are for Autumn quarter only.  Interested applicants can online at  https://gradadmissions.stanford.edu/apply/apply-now and submit the following documents: 

• Statement of Purpose (included in Application)
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
•  Transcripts are required from all prior college level schools attended for at least one year.  A scanned copy of the official transcript is submitted as part of the online application.  Please do not mail transcripts to the department.   We will ask only the admitted students to submit actual copies of official transcripts.
• 1 Writing Sample on a historic topic (10-25 pages; sent via  Stanford's online application system  only)
• The GRE exam is not required for the autumn 2024 admission cycle
• TOEFL for all international applicants (whose primary language is not English) sent via ETS. Our University code is 4704.
• TOEFL Exemptions and Waiver information
• Application Fee Waiver
• The department is not able to provide fee waivers. Please see the link above for the available fee waivers and how to submit a request. Requests are due 2 weeks before the application deadline.

The Department of History welcomes graduate applications from individuals with a broad range of life experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds who would contribute to our community of scholars. Review of applications is holistic and individualized, considering each applicant’s academic record and accomplishments, letters of recommendation, and admissions essays in order to understand how an applicant’s life experiences have shaped their past and potential contributions to their field.

The Department of History also recognizes that the Supreme Court issued a ruling in June 2023 about the consideration of certain types of demographic information as part of an admission review. All applications submitted during upcoming application cycles will be reviewed in conformance with that decision.

Application deadline for Autumn 2024-25 is Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 11:59pm EST . This is a hard -not a postmark- deadline. 

All application material is available online. No information is sent via snail mail. Interested applicants are invited to view a Guide to Graduate Admissions at  https://gradadmissions.stanford.edu/ . 

Questions? 

Please contact  Arthur Palmon  (Assistant Director of Student Services).

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Department of History

Ph.d. program.

Hallmarks of the Brown History doctoral program include an intimate setting, close collaboration with faculty, Brown's unique undergraduate population and open curriculum, world-class scholars working in every region of the globe, and the department's commitment to professionalization and teaching.

The program centers on both cutting-edge training and preparation for jobs in a variety of institutions, including research universities, teaching colleges, and sites of research, teaching, writing, and public engagement outside academia.

Fields of Study

The History department trains Ph.D. students in a wide range of fields, methodologies, and areas of the globe. The program fosters an intellectual community in which collaboration, intellectual breadth, and conversations across fields are prized. Additionally, Ph.D. students take a sequence of professionalization courses that prepare them for the rigors of teaching, research, conference presentations, and professional writing.

Explore Fields of Study

Program Outline

Each year, Brown enrolls 10-12 Ph.D. students, who function as a cohort during the first three years of the program. In the fourth year, students work in archival collections and in the field, wherever their research takes them. In the fifth year and beyond, based on that research, each student produces an original dissertation. Completion of the program typically takes 5-7 years, depending on the field, language requirements, and location of materials.

Learn More About the Ph.D Program

Department of History Graduate Handbook

For a detailed outline of the Ph.D. program, including a year-by-year description, courses offered, and funding, please consult the graduate handbook.

Teaching Requirement

Candidates for the Ph.D. must normally demonstrate satisfactory performance as a Teaching Assistant in undergraduate courses at Brown, or in teaching at another institution approved by the Department. Currently, doctoral students most commonly teach in years 2, 3, and 5. Students who receive standard funding for year 6 typically TA for one semester and are on fellowship in the second.

Students preparing for the examinations will normally be given preference in the assignments for teaching assistants and proctors. Work loads for such positions will conform to standards set by the Graduate School: "limited enough in scope [requiring no more than 20 hours per week] so that normal progress can be made in the student's educational program."

Graduate Student Spotlight: Laura Perille '15

Laura Perille is an advanced doctoral candidate in Early Modern British history and one of four Brown Doctoral Candidates selected as Brown/Wheaton Faculty fellows.

Opportunities

Brown executive scholars training program, deans’ faculty fellows program, teaching fellowships for advanced students, doctoral certificates, open graduate education.

Graduate Fellowships and Awards

Because of the kindness of donors, the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious is able to offer fellowships and awards to assist you in your academic journey. 

ASU Scholarship Search

Please note: All applications are due on February 15 unless otherwise noted. Be sure to check scholarship portal for exact deadlines. 

New fellowship for History MA students

The asu history ma graduate excellence fellowship.

The history faculty at ASU are pleased to welcome applications for the ASU History MA Graduate Excellence Fellowship. This merit-based program supports promising students who are committed to advancing ASU’s Inclusive Excellence goals . We seek to train historians from the widest range of backgrounds so that historical knowledge and historical professions benefit from the broadest perspectives and engage with the most inclusive teaching and research possible. In line with the ASU Charter’s focus on access, inclusion and excellence, this fellowship program provides up to two years of funding that includes tuition remission, healthcare and an annual stipend ($24,586 for the 2023-2024 academic year). Recipients will work 20 hours per week each semester as a Teaching Assistant and participate in regular professional development activities.

Who is eligible?

All students admitted to the History MA Program (Tempe) are eligible to apply. The strongest candidates will articulate how their backgrounds and research interests will contribute to identities and perspectives that are underrepresented in historical professions. We particularly welcome applications from students with individual circumstances of an exceptional nature and those underrepresented in historical professions, including first-generation and minoritized student populations. Arizona residents are strongly encouraged to apply.  

Are online students eligible for this fellowship?

No. This fellowship is limited to students who are enrolled in the in-person MA program at the Tempe campus.

How do I apply?

How do I apply? You must first complete an application to the History MA program. Then you should submit your application to the History MA Graduate Excellence Fellowship application by email to Director of Graduate Studies Christopher Jones . In that email, please include the following information: 

• Your Name: 
• Email address: 
• Have you been admitted to the ASU History MA Program? If not, have you submitted a complete application? 
• The History MA Graduate Excellence Fellowship is designed to advance ASU’s mission of Inclusive Excellence by training historians from the widest range of backgrounds so that historical professions benefit from the broadest perspectives and engage with the most inclusive research and teaching possible. In 250-500 words, describe how your background and interests fit into and will advance the goals of the fellowship program. 

Do I have to be admitted to the History MA program first?

Yes. Your application to the History MA Graduate Excellence Fellowship will not be reviewed until you are admitted to the History MA Program. It is acceptable to submit both applications at the same time, though you are advised to complete the applications at least four weeks before the review deadline if you are submitting both at once.

Can I apply to the History MA program without applying to this fellowship program?

Yes. Admission to the History MA program is conducted on a rolling basis and is entirely independent of the History MA Graduate Excellence Fellowship.

Do I have to know what career I intend to enter or pursue a PhD after completing the program?

No. Many historical careers can be pursued with the receipt of a MA degree and we know that most people change careers many times. We are interested in supporting a variety of career paths including K12 teaching, public history, museum administration, non-profit organizations, government and applying to PhD programs. We expect that admitted students will proactively engage the program and its faculty to build the foundations of their historical career during their time of study.

When are applications reviewed?

The History MA Graduate Excellence Fellowship has a priority deadline of May 1. If positions remain available after this deadline, we will make further decisions on a rolling basis after that point if positions are available.

Applications to the History MA program are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. Most candidates receive a response within four weeks of having all their files (including letters of recommendation) submitted.

Available Awards

Emma goldman history travel grants.

The Emma Goldman Travel Grant is named in honor of Emma Goldman, in memory of Dr. Christine Harzig. "Red Emma" played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in the United States and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. Her writings and speeches were an inspiration to Chris, who wanted to recognize her own admiration for Goldman's passion for her life's work.

In planning, editing and contributing to the 1997 work, Peasant Maids - City Women, Chris made a notable contribution to migration studies. She framed the argument within the difficult domain of research on places of origin as well as destination, at the same time focusing on the still poorly developed context of gender and migration. Chris went on to publish extensively, in German and English, on diverse subjects, including household workers, gender and the social constructs of diversity. In her last work, Migration und Erinnerung, published in 2006, she brought together her own and other historians' essays on personal and cultural memory of the migration experience. In her attention to memory, she reminded us of its great force in our lives, and of how those who have gone before may continue to guide us.

Requirements

• A research proposal with questions, hypotheses, sources, timeline (1000 words)
• A description of their travel plans with estimate of cost (3000 words)
• A letter of support from one of the graduate faculty in the Department of History and/or a related academic area at ASU.

Post-award Requirements

• A written progress report (750 words) within 60 days of the completion of the travel funded by the grant. The report should be sent to the Chair of the History Department.
• The recipient must agree to acknowledge the support of the Emma Goldman Travel Grant in all publications, conference presentations, dissertation and other relevant written documents.

Hilmar C. and Mildred C. Krueger Scholarship in Modern and Medieval European and English History

Hilmar Carl Krueger received his PhD in History and German Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1932. From 1929-1940, he taught medieval history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In 1940, Dr. Krueger joined the University of Cincinnati faculty and assumed the Taft Chair in Medieval History. During his retirement in Arizona, Dr. Krueger continued his scholarly research as an internationally-known medieval historian and was appointed an Adjunct Professor of History at Arizona State University.

The Krueger scholarship is intended primarily to support research trips to Europe for history graduate students studying in the fields of modern and medieval European and English History. Funds permitting, travel for other research-related purposes (e.g., language training, trips to relevant archives outside Europe) will also be considered.

• Please be prepared to submit a research proposal, a detailed budget, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member.

History Research Endowment Fund

Due to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the history program has received endowed funding to support faculty and student research. 

• Proposals will be considered from any undergraduate or graduate student majoring in history.
• Proposals will be considered from any faculty member in history.
• Deadline: Sept. 11 for fall proposals, Jan. 22 for spring proposals, Apr. 22 for summer proposals

Lorig Public History Scholarship

Tom and Zona Lorig have deep roots in Arizona and have committed their personal and professional time to growing and serving the community within which they live. They have established this scholarship to benefit qualified students with a strong work ethic who are pursuing a degree focused on Public History. They value and are committed to making history relevant and useful in the public sphere, and wish to support students who feel the same.

• Recipient shall be pursuing an academic degree in history with a focus in public history.
• Recipient shall have documented financial need as defined by ASU Financial Aid and Scholarship Services.
• Applicant must also be a US citizen and a resident of the State of Arizona.
• Deadline: October 31

Max Millett Family Travel Grant for History Graduate Students

The Max Millett Family Endowed Fund provides research assistance to graduate students studying Arizona History with an emphasis on the role of Mormons. Two award recipients will be selected each year.

• Submit a description of the proposed research and statement of its significance (maximum 500 words)
• Detailed budget (maximum 2 pages)
• A supporting letter from a faculty member

Michael A. Steiner Memorial Award for Best History Thesis in British or European History

The Michael A. Steiner Memorial Award is given to a graduate student in History to recognize the best completed masters or PhD thesis in British or European history. The award is given in memory of Michael A. Steiner, who attended Arizona State University for both his undergraduate and Masters degrees. He earned his MA in History from ASU in 1992, studying British and European History. His thesis was titled, "British Quality Periodicals on Ireland, India and Africa 1880-1930." Prior to his death, he had been accepted to Washington University and had won a doctoral fellowship. His parents established this award to recognize other ASU students pursuing this type of scholarly work at the graduate level.

This award is open to any History graduate student who defends their thesis in British or European History during the current academic year. One monetary award will be given in the spring semester prior to graduation.

Requirements 

• Submit abstract from thesis
• Letter of support from faculty advisor

Noel J. Stowe Public History Fellowship Endowment

Public History graduate students established this endowment to honor an esteemed faculty member, Dr. Noel J. Stowe who taught at ASU for 41 years, founded the Public History Program, and chaired the Department of History for eight years. The students wanted to thank Professor Stowe for his contributions to public history, his exemplary years of teaching, and his impact on student lives. The Noel J. Stowe Public History Fellowship is awarded to one graduate student in public history in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies.

• Submit CV as well as a one-page personal statement.

SHPRS Online Graduate Student Conference Travel Fund

The SHPRS Online Graduate Student Conference Travel Fund provides travel assistance for students in either the online History MA or the World War II Studies program who are presenting at an academic conference or are attending an academic conference for professional development.

There will be two review cycles with a Fall deadline of September 1 and a Spring deadline of April 1. For either cycle, an application can either be for a future conference (as long as the student can show proof of registration) or for reimbursement of a past conference.

Submit in your application, one pdf with the following items:

• Budget (travel, hotel, conference registration, etc.) and amount requested (maximum award of $500 per application)
• Evidence of acceptance and/or registration for conference
• If presenting please submit: Abstract of paper. If only attending please submit: Discussion of what panels applicant is attending and why.

SHPRS Research Grant/University Graduate Fellowships

SHPRS Research Grants are competitive awards that provide up to $5,000 in one term to assist doctoral students in History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies in completing their degree programs. The aim of this support is to facilitate timely degree completion by reducing financial obstacles. Application funds may be used to offset any demonstrated financial barrier to completion, ranging from direct research expenses to cost-of-living expenses. Highest priority will be given to those applicants that most clearly demonstrate how financial support is necessary and will accelerate the completion of their dissertation. The applications of students who have applied for need-based Graduate College Fellowships and external grants will be prioritized. Applicants may apply for and receive this award more than once.

Call for applications will occur every fall and spring semester.

Additional funding opportunities are available from ASU Graduate College. Click here for more information. 

SHPRS Student Support

The ASU School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies (SHPRS) Student Emergency Assistance Program was established to help students in distress due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. Funded by donations from the SHPRS community, the program is a small gesture in an overall University strategy to support the health and well‐being of SHPRS students for the duration of this crisis. This fund was established to help SHPRS students in the event of an unexpected emergency. The amount of funds available to distribute is limited. Not all requests will be funded or funded in full. 

Thomas H. Critchlow Scholarship

The Thomas H. Critchlow Scholarship supports undergraduate and graduate students interested in the study of the history of political liberty and economic freedom.

• Must be a full-time graduate or undergraduate student (Political History and Leadership certificate program student preferred) 
• Recipient shall have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 on a 4.0 scale.
• Applicants should include a resume.
• Applicants should include a 600-word analytical essay examining a critical decision that was made by a leader of their choice, and how that decision revealed qualities of good or bad leadership.
• Submit a completed application, resume and essay via the ASU Scholarship Portal by  March 1  deadline. 

Wallace E. Adams Memorial Award for Excellence in European History

Nan adams, in memory of her husband dr. wallace e. adams, established this $2,000 scholarship to support students who demonstrate sustained excellence in the pursuit of european history..

Requirements Submit a letter to the history scholarship committee explaining why you should be considered, a letter of recommendation from a faculty member in history, a copy of a paper from a class by April 25 deadline. 

William C. Jenkins - History Teaching Fellowship

The William C. Jenkins - Helios Education Foundation History Teaching Fellowship is available for graduate students who currently teach or persons who hold a teaching certificate and are preparing to teach history in Arizona schools. 

• Graduate student enrolled in a SHPRS history MA program
• Preference will be given to recipients with financial need and financial need shall be considered by the committee when comparing potential recipients.
• Preference will be given to recipients who have an AZ connection.  Examples include students who have graduated from an AZ high school, college or university and also express a desire to teach in AZ.
• Two letters of recommendation 
• A written statement about your educational and career goals
• Deadline May 4

For information regarding the  American Indian History of the West Research Fellowship  and  Race and Ethnicity Research Fellowship , click  here . 

Additional Financial Support

Graduate assistantships.

The primary financial aid available to graduate students is the graduate teaching assistantship. The School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies annually awards graduate assistantships on a competitive basis. Half-time awards include full tuition remission and health insurance. Quarter-time awards include half-tuition remission without health insurance. Teaching assistants provide instructional support to members of the faculty, including: grading exams and papers, monitoring online class discussions, and helping develop instructional materials for classes. Advanced doctoral candidates who have passed their comprehensive exams have the opportunity to do independent teaching and participate in the formal TA Training Program. Other funding opportunities are available in advising, editing, and project management in conjunction with various funded projects of faculty members. The majority of available financial aid is reserved for doctoral students. In all cases, financial aid is limited and highly competitive.

Please note these assistantships are available for PhD candidates and not MA students. 

• All students should file a  FAFSA  with ASU.
• All students should review the  ASU Graduate College site  for available awards.

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Updated guidelines will be posted in advance of the next deadline. In the meantime, please use these guidelines to get a sense of what is involved in assembling an application.

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Maximum award amount, funding opportunity for, expected output, period of performance, application available (anticipated), next deadline (anticipated), expected notification date, project start date.

Applicants to NEH for awards with expected issuance dates on or after October 1, 2024, should be aware of revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200) effective from that date. All NEH awards issued on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the revised regulations.  Exemption Note:   While awards to individuals do not include budgets, indirect costs, or single audits, broader revisions to 2 CFR 200 may be applicable.  

Additional information is available at  https://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/2024-Revisions-to-2-CFR-200

NEH Fellowships are competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Applications must clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.

Fellowships provide recipients time to conduct research or to produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research. Projects may be at any stage of development.

NEH invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines, and it encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars.

Applicants interested in research projects that are either born digital or require mainly digital expression and digital publication are encouraged to apply instead for  Fellowships for Digital Publication .

Note about Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence This grant program is one of ten NEH programs that are part of NEH’s  Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence  initiative, which is encouraging research on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI. To learn more about the initiative,  please see our page about the AI initiative .

2024 NEH Fellowships Webinar

A free online information session will be held on  February 14, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time . A recording will be provided. The webinar introduces the program, describes the application process and eligibility criteria, and offers application writing suggestions. It consists of a 45-minute presentation followed by a question-and-answer session. Close captions are provided. 

Please register for this webinar  here .  

Read the notice of funding opportunity to ensure you understand all the expectations and restrictions for projects delivered under this program and are prepared to write the most effective application.

Application Materials

Fellowships Notice of Funding Opportunity, 2024 (PDF)

Fellowships Grants.gov application package

Program Resources

Fellowships Frequently Asked Questions, 2024 (PDF)

List of recently funded Fellowships

Sample Application Narratives

The narrative samples below are not intended to serve as models, but to give applicants a sense of how a successful application might be crafted. Note that the format might have been changed since these applications were submitted. Follow the guidelines in the currently posted Notice of Funding Opportunity to ensure that your application is complete and eligible.

African Studies and Anthropology, Children of the Soil: The Politics of Built Forms, Labor, and Anticipatory Landscapes in Urban Madagascar

American Literature, Poetry and Community in Auden and Others

American Studies, A Cultural History of the 1950s Calypso Craze in the United States

Architecture, Materialized: The Global Life of Steel

Asian Studies, A Chinese Man-of-Letters in an Age of Industrial Capitalism: Chen Diexian (1879-1940)

Asian Studies (Translation Project), An Edition and Translation of Tarikh-i Hamidi, a 19th-Century Uyghur History of Eurasia

British Literature, Paper Art and Craft: Victorian Writers and Their Materials

Classics, Ovid’s Homer: Tradition, Authority, and Epic Reception

Comparative Literature, Moroccan Literature and the Memory of Medieval Muslim Iberia

Comparative Literature, The Aesthetic Cold War: Decolonization and Global Literature

European History, Emigration from Eastern Europe to the United States, 1889-1989

German Studies (includes new work plan format), Disinformation and the Illustrierter Beobachter, 1926–1945

History of Science, Inside-Out Earth: Residual Governance Under Extreme Conditions

Italian Literature (Translation Project), 'The First Novel Specially Written for Women'- Jacopo Caviceo's Peregrino (1508)

Latin American Studies, The Creole Circus and the Theater in Argentina and Uruguay, 1860-1910

Latin American Studies, Reading Programs, Cultural Engagement, and Civic Participation in Latin America

Legal History (includes new work plan format), Ordering Property- A Global History of Maritime Prize Law, 1498-1916

Media Studies, A Cultural History of American Color Television

Medieval Studies, Secrecy and Divinity in Early English Literature

Middle Eastern Studies, The Formation of Islamic Civilization, 1040-1194

Music History and Criticism, The Comedians of the King

Political Science, Tocqueville on Religion and Democracy

Religious Studies, Temples of Humanity: A Religious History of American Secularism

Russian History, Europe's Russian Colonies: Tsarist Subjects Abroad and the Quest for Freedom in the 19th Century

U.S. History, African Americans who Returned to the United States from Canada after the Civil War

U.S. History, Choctaw Confederates: The American Civil War in Indian Country

U.S. History (work plan only), Old Age in the Wake of the American Revolution

U.S. History, Race, Liberty, and Policing before the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

U.S. History, The Mutiny on the Hermione and American Political Culture

U.S. History, Voices of the Enslaved: Love, Labor, and Longing in French Louisiana

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NEH will request letters of reference from your recommenders approximately seven to ten days after the application deadline. You will be notified by email when each of your letters of reference has been received. Once you receive final confirmation of receipt from Grants.gov, you may check the status of your letters by logging in to the secure area of NEH’s website . Enter your NEH application number and your Grants.gov tracking number. You will be able to see the names and e-mail addresses of your letter writers and whether their letters have arrived. If necessary, you may send reminders to your letter writers (including the upload link) from this site. You are responsible for ensuring that your letter writers have received the solicitations from NEH and submitted their letters.

Program Statistics

Examples of projects funded by this grant program.

The Life of American Author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Leonard Bernstein and the Theater

The Public Library in the Life of the American People, 1850-2000

Grants & Fellowships

History of science dissertation fellowship in history of science and allied fields.

We invite applications for History of Science Dissertation Fellowship Grant in the History of Science, and allied fields such as history of medicine, technology, and environment, the history of the philosophy of science, and contemporary study of science, technology, and medicine that also has a historical component. This grant will specifically fund dissertation writing and research for up to one year. Priority is given to students in their final year of graduate study, but we will also consider partial funding for students who are in the early stages of writing and still completing dissertation research.

Please send a 3-4 page proposal describing your dissertation, including the stage you are at with writing and research, and three letters of recommendation. Applications should be submitted to Rosemary Rogers (rrogers at stanford.edu) starting March 1 and due by April 16th. (Not offered 2024)

History of Science Research Grants

We invite applications for History of Science Research Grant in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology. Grants will specifically fund pre-dissertation research, conferences and language training essential for the completion of doctoral work in the above mentioned fields. Amounts awarded will range from $1000 to a maximum of $2500.

Please send a one-page proposal describing the project you wish to undertake with an itemized budget. Applications should be submitted to Rosemary Rogers (rrogers at stanford.edu) starting March 1st and due by April 16th. Awards will be announced by May 1st.

John McCaskey Undergraduate Fellow

The John McCaskey Undergraduate Fellowship was established in 2011 with a generous gift by previous History and Philosophy PhD student John McCaskey for undergraduate students who wish to get involved in current research projects, working with HPST faculty, postdocs and graduate students the fields of History of Science or Philosophy of Science. Awards of up to $1000 will be announced by May 1st.

Award applications should be submitted to Rosemary Rogers (rrogers at stanford.edu) starting in late December and before March 15 of the following year.

Other external opportunities for History of Science Funding

• HSS: The History of Science Society
• SHOT: The Society for the History of Technology
• American Association for History of Medicine
• PSA: Philosophy of Science Society
• Huntington Library Fellowships
• Linda Hall Library Fellowships
• Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
• Consortium in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

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Fellowships at the National Museum of African American History and Culture provide visiting scholars and researchers access to Smithsonian research staff, collections, and reference materials to facilitate their own independent research. They are offered to individuals who design and develop proposals to conduct their research or study in fields pursued by and of interest to the Institution. Fellowships are offered to graduate students, predoctoral students, postdoctoral and senior researchers to conduct independent research and to utilize the resources of the Institution with members of the Smithsonian professional research staff serving as advisors and hosts.

Types of Fellowships

• Central Fellowship Programs:These programs fund fellowships that take place at museums, research institutes and offices across the Smithsonian.
• Museums, Research Institutes, Centers, and Office's Fellowship Programs: These programs are managed by individual parts of Smithsonian.
• Fellowship Program Partners: These fellows are hosted at the Smithsonian, but applications are taken through our partner organization.

Fellowship Duration and Application Deadlines

• Graduate Student Fellowships: 10 weeks
• Predoctoral, Postdoctoral and Senior Fellowships: 3 months – 2 year (research budget and conditions pending)

Application deadlines vary by program. Applicants should visit  individual program websites  for details.

Eligibility

• Graduate students (before having been advanced to candidacy if in a Ph.D. program)
• Predoctoral students (doctoral candidates to conduct dissertation research)
• Postdoctoral researchers (scholars up to seven years beyond the Ph.D.*)
• Senior researchers (scholars at least seven years beyond the Ph.D.)
• International researchers and scholars meeting the above criteria.

*Applicants having taken a “leave of absence” from research and wish to apply under the postdoctoral fellowship application instead of senior fellowship application (making them 7 or more years out from receiving your Ph.D.), please provide a justification in the additional information section at the end of the application.

Fellows will be provided with space to conduct their research at the National Museum of African American History and Culture or an alternate Smithsonian office space in Washington, DC, accessible via public transportation if needed. Fellows should consult in advance with their advisor(s) regarding the availability of facilities and necessary equipment.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture does not offer housing.

Perks & Benefits

Discounts at Smithsonian museums and facilities.

Access to Smithsonian Libraries (include borrowing library materials, interlibrary loans, interlibrary loans, document delivery, database searching, and reference assistance.)

• Stipends and research allowances.
• One-time travel allowance.
• Health insurance allowance.

How to apply

Applicants will need to submit a complete application through the  Smithsonian online application system  known as SOLAA. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Complete applications must include the following:

Application

A completed fellowship program application that contains the following materials:

• A curriculum vitae/resume.
• Itemized budget and justification.
• Diversity statement.

A research proposal addressing:

• Description of research
• Research justification and importance of work
• Permissions to utilize Smithsonian and non-Smithsonian collections or facilities (if applicable)
• Identification of Smithsonian research staff who might serve as advisors, co-advisors or consultants

Transcripts and References

• Academic transcripts (unofficial transcripts accepted).
• Two letters of reference.

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The Robert Frederick Smith Applied Public History Fellowship for HBCU Graduates

The Robert Frederick Smith Applied Public History Fellowship for HBCU Graduates provides advanced training and scholarly support in public history, museum management, outreach programming, and partnership building.

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Fellowships & Awards

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Campus Fellowships

Conference Travel Grant

The History Department does not offer funding for conference travel, however students seeking this financial support are encouraged to consider the conference travel grant that is offered by the campus. The eligibility requirements and the application link can be viewed on  the university webpage.  Once the campus travel grant has been expended, additional conference travel support may be provided at the discretion of a sponsoring faculty advisor. 

Fellowships Administered by Graduate Division

Global International and Area Studies

Each constituent unit in GIAS oversees its own fellowship and grant opportunities.  Includes Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Institute of European Studies, Institute of International Studies, Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Institute for South Asia Studies, Canadian Studies Program, and Institute for East Asian Studies.

Graduate Fellowships in International Studies

Currently includes Pre-dissertation research grant in international studies as well as the Simpson research grant in international studies for ABDs More details regarding eligibility and how to apply can be found on the IIS website.  The application deadline for both grants is in March.

Bancroft Library Fellowships & Awards  (includes the  Gunther Barth Fellowship , which supports undergraduate or graduate students researching the 19th-century history of the North American West, among others.)

External Fellowships

UCSB Department of History List

ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant Program

Thanks to the generosity of donors and members, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies is offering research grants with a stipend of maximum $6,000, for the purposes of conducting doctoral dissertation research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia in any aspect of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies in any discipline.

Blakemore Fellowships

The Blakemore Foundation was founded in 1990 by Tom and Frances Blakemore for the purpose of providing fellowships for the advanced study of Asian languages and grants to facilitate the introduction of Asian art to communities in the United States.

CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowships

The Multi-Country Research Fellowship enables US scholars to carry out trans-regional and comparative research in countries across the network of Overseas Research Centers as well as other countries. 

The fellowship supports advanced research in the humanities, social sciences, and allied natural sciences for US doctoral candidates, who are ‘all but dissertation,’ and scholars who have earned their PhD or a terminal degree. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Applicants are eligible to apply as individuals or as teams. Twelve awards of $12,600 each will be granted.

Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Fellowships

The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies invites applications for the Stephen F. Cohen- Robert C. Tucker Dissertation Fellowship Program in Russian Historical Studies, funded by the KAT Charitable Foundation. The application deadline is in January. 

Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Dissertation Fellowship

Each year IGCC provides funding for graduate students from all ten UC campuses, including one specially designated Herb York IGCC Fellowship. IGCC seeks to support dissertations around research topics that closely track current global security priorities. The proposed dissertation research must have one of the following themes as an integral part of the project: Food Security, Human Security, Global Health, Nontraditional and Emerging Threats; Terrorism and Political Violence; Cybersecurity; Regional and Major Power Relations; Energy and Environmental Security; Global Environmental and Health Cooperation; Nuclear Nonproliferation; Defense and Military Issues; Geo-economics and the Political Economy of Security.

Fellowships consist of a nine-month stipend of $25,000 to defray living expenses. It is not intended for UC student fees, tuition or health insurance. Doctoral students enrolled in the University of California, including JD/Ph.D., MD/Ph.D., and MD with thesis, are eligible to apply.

Kibbey Fellowship

The Mead B. Kibbey California State Library Fellowship, established in honor of Mead B. Kibbey, supports projects at the California State Library by currently enrolled college and university students, regardless of academic degree sought, as well as members of Faculty. 

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation

Are you ready to embark on a leadership development journey rooted in Brave Spaces? To apply to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholarship, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:

1) You must be already accepted into or in year one, two, or three of a full-time doctoral program in the humanities or social sciences (broadly defined; please see the FAQ for more details on this)

2) Your doctoral work must relate to at least one of the Foundation’s Four Themes: Human Rights and Dignity, Responsible Citizenship, Canada and the World, People and their Natural Environment

3) Be a Canadian citizen studying at a Canadian or foreign institution, or a non-Canadian (permanent resident or foreign national) enrolled in a doctoral program at a Canadian institution.

Summer Fellowships

Human Rights Center Fellowships

The Human Rights Center Fellowship provides $6,000 awards and professional support to UC Berkeley undergraduate, graduate, or graduating students to conduct social justice-related projects with an international or domestic partner organization over the summer and participate in the year-long fellowship. Additional aid may be available for students with exceptional need. Since 1994, we’ve enabled more than 364 fellows to work with human rights defenders in 80 countries. Applications are due February.

Tinker Field Research Grants

Tinker Field Research Grants are available to graduate students for travel and field-related expenses for brief periods of pre-dissertation field research in Latin America, defined here as the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of the region. Awards are open to students across all academic disciplines and graduate degree programs.

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Berkeley Chancellorʹs Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California. The contributions to diversity may include public service towards increasing equitable access in fields where women and minorities are underrepresented. In some fields, the contributions may include research focusing on underserved populations or understanding inequalities related to race, gender, disability or LGBT issues. The program is seeking applicants with the potential to bring to their academic and research careers the perspective that comes from their non‐traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education.

Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Israel

Fulbright Israel plans to award up to eight fellowships to U.S. postdoctoral scholars who seek to pursue research in one of Israel’s academic institutions. Grants are open to researchers in all academic disciplines and support programs of research in Israel for up to 20 months (two academic years).

The program grants a $95,000 scholarship ($47,500 per academic year). The Fellowship Program is open to candidates in all academic disciplines.

Govern for America Fellowship

The GFA Fellowship is a two-year paid opportunity for recent graduates to serve in high-impact roles in governments across the country as a part of a diverse community of engaged leaders.

Hou Family Fellowships in Taiwan Studies

The Hou Family Fellowships in Taiwan Studies sponsors one postdoctoral fellow and one predoctoral fellow to join the Fairbank Center to pursue Taiwan-related research for six to twelve months. Affiliation for the full academic year is encouraged. Fellows are expected to reside in the Greater Boston area for the duration of the fellowship.

Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Social Sciences

This page provides information on some fellowships for postdoctoral researchers in the social sciences.  Deadlines refer to sponsor receipt deadlines. In most cases a portion of the application must be completed by the faculty sponsor, and the entire application must then be processed first by the administering unit and then by SPO. Please allow time for these activities.  Agencies may change their programs, requirements, deadlines, location, and other information at any time. Please verify information from agency websites.

President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship

The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at UC.

Princeton Society of Fellows Fellowship 

The Princeton Society of Fellows, an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities and humanities-related social sciences, calls for fellowship applications annually. Three to five postdoctoral fellows are appointed each year for three-year terms in residence to pursue research and teach half-time in their academic host department, the Program in Humanistic Studies, or other university programs. The fellowships carry with them an appointment as lecturer in a fellow's academic host department. Fellows receive a competitive salary and benefits, a $5,000 research account, access to university grants, a shared office, a computer and other resources. Fellows are expected to reside in or near Princeton during the academic year in order to attend weekly seminars and participate fully in the intellectual life of the Society.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology and International Security

The University of California announces a new collaborative initiative between the systemwide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) and the UC-managed National Laboratories: the Center for Global Security Research at the Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the National Security and International Studies Office at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

As a part of the joint-initiative, the institutions invite applications for up to six (6) one-year postdoctoral fellowship positions in Technology and International Security.

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Fellowships for Current Graduate Students

Applicants for these fellowships must be enrolled in the History Graduate Program.

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• Departmental Awards The History Department awards a number of fellowships to its students each year from a diverse array of funds. A direct application is required for several of these awards, while for others the recipient(s) is chosen from among qualified graduate students by a faculty committee without formal application on the part of the student.
• University of Washington Awards Additionally, there are fellowships available through the Graduate School and other units on campus to support both students at various stages in graduate study. The application process for these awards varies depending on the source. Some require a direct application, while, in other cases, nomination occurs through a departmental process.
• External Awards Graduate students at the University of Washington are also very competitive in winning external funding. Below is a list of awards. More information is available through the university's Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS).

Departmental Awards

Aldon duane bell award in women's history.

In 1997 an anonymous donor established the Aldon Duane Bell Award in Women's History in memory of Aldon D. Bell, in honor of his long-standing commitment to women's history and women studies. Professor Bell served as a member of the History Department's faculty from 1969 until his death in 1992. He also served for six years as Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. While Dean, he guided the creation of the University's Women Studies Program. The award consists of a one-quarter fellowship. The award is intended to recognize academic achievement and scholarly promise in women's history or women studies.  Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and Funding Application process each spring.

Costigan Endowed Fellowship

Scholarships for history students based on a combination of academic achievement and financial need. Students are selected for this award by Committee. Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and Funding Application process each spring.

Filaretos Fotas Fund

Fellowship to support an academic exchange with the University of Cardiff.

Johnson-Thomas Endowed Fellowship in History

Financial assistance to deserving graduate students in the Department of History for doctoral dissertation research, with preference given to students in ancient Greek or early American history. Students are selected for this award by Committee. Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and Funding Application process each spring.

Philip and Michelle LeDuc Endowed Fund

Scholarships for graduate students in the Department of History. Where possible preference is given to students studying early modern British or American colonial history. Students are selected for this award by Committee. Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and  Funding Application process each spring.

John and Mary Ann Mangels Endowed Fellowship

Scholarships for graduate students in the Department of History studying the history of the Pacific Northwest and are interested in working with museums. Students are selected for this award by Committee. Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and Funding Application process each spring.

Janet Paulson Award in Medieval History

Scholarships for History graduate students. Where possible preference is given to students studying the European Middle Ages. Students are selected for this award by Committee. Direct application is not permitted.

Pinkney Endowed Fellowship

Financial assistance to qualified doctoral candidates in the field of modern European history for doctoral dissertation research in Europe, with preference given to students of French history since 1789. Students are selected for this award by Committee. Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and Funding Application process each spring.

Rondeau Evans Dissertation Research Fellowship

Funded through a generous bequest from the estate of Rondeau Laverne Evans, who received a master's degree in American History from the Department in 1934. The Department decided to honor Ms. Evans' lifelong interest in education and teaching by directing these funds towards helping History graduate students complete their doctoral studies. The purpose of these fellowships is to aid in the research and writing of dissertations. Preference is given to those applicants who present proposals that demonstrate the need to travel for research purposes. Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and  Funding Application process each spring.

Lawrence J. Roseman Fellowship in Ancient History

Scholarships to support the recruitment or continuing study of outstanding graduate students in or entering the History MA program. Preference is given to graduate students of ancient history. This award is most often used for recruitment purposes. Students are selected for this award by Committee. Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are occasionally made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and Funding Application process each spring.

Maurice and Lois Schwartz Scholarship in Non-Western History

The Schwartz Fellowship provides resident or non-resident tuition and/or stipends for up to three quarters for History graduate students with a serious interest in the study of non-Western civilizations (interpreted to include Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East but exclude the former Soviet Union). The awards are based on this interest, academic excellence, and financial need. At the request of the donor, preference will be given to students studying the Middle East and Asia. Students must apply for the award; applications are generally accepted during the month of March each year.

John Calhoun Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund

Scholarships for History graduate students devoted to territorial government history of the states of Washington and Idaho. Students are selected for this award by Committee. Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and  Funding Application process each spring.

Maggie and Doug Walker Funds

Funds to support History graduate students. Students are selected for this award by Committee. Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and Funding Application process each spring.

Luckie Agee Waller Scholarship

Scholarships for History graduate students. Recipients must be citizens of the United States. Students are selected for this award by Committee. Direct application is not permitted, but monies from this fund are made available to eligible students through the Annual Review and Funding Application process each spring.

Willstadter Snow-Smith Fund for Study in Europe

The Robert Edward Willstadter and Joanne Snow-Smith Fund makes possible grants of up to $5,000 to History graduate students to support travel to Europe for the purposes of historical research, participation in group study programs, language training, or other academic purposes.

University of Washington Awards

Bonderman fellowships.

Three fellowships to provide an extensive travel experience.

Budlong Summer Research Fellowships

The Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Program and the Department of History offers the Budlong Summer Research Fellowship for exceptional REECAS and History graduate students to travel to Russia.

Chester William Fritz Endowed Scholarship in the Humanities

Scholarships for students in the advanced stages of dissertation research and writing. Students must apply for consideration for nomination.

Chester A. Fritz Grants for International Exchanges

Grants to support international study or research in the humanities and social sciences.

Gerberding-Rome Studies Fellowship

Supports graduate students to pursue studies at the Washington Rome Center in Rome, Italy.

GO-MAP Graduate Diversity Fellowships (Bank of America, Presidential, and Stroum Dissertation Fellowships)

Awards based on merit, financial need, and diversity. Available to doctoral students only.

Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Social Professions

The Graduate School Presidential Dissertation award is intended to assist Ph.D. candidates in the final stages of writing and completing their dissertations. The 2013-14 Dissertation Fellowship is a one-quarter award established with support of the University President.

Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies Research Grant

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies offers small grants to University of Washington faculty, staff, and graduate students for labor-related research. Awards generally range from $1,500-2,500. Applicants must demonstrate the significance of their proposed research to the interdisciplinary field of labor studies. Students must apply directly for this award .

Huckabay Teaching Fellowships

One-quarter fellowships for graduate students, in collaboration with a faculty mentor, focusing on issues of teaching and learning.

Elizabeth Kerr Macfarlane Endowed Scholarship

Fellowship to support graduate study.

Latinx Scholars Graduate School Fellowship

Latino Scholars Graduate School Fellowship is a one-time award for students who have a demonstrated commitment to Latino communities.

Pembroke College Fellowship

One year of support for a graduate student in the humanities or social sciences to attend Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Project for Interdisciplinary Pedagogy (PIP)

Project for Interdisciplinary Pedagogy (PIP) provides an opportunity for diverse, highly motivated cohort of 4-6 University of Washington doctoral students to develop their teaching skills in the context of an integrative interdisciplinary program that spans the arts and sciences.

Simpson Center for the Humanities Society of Scholars

Society of Scholars is an intellectual community in which humanists of diverse generations, academic ranks, and departmental affiliations contribute to and learn from one another's work. Annually, eight faculty and three dissertation research fellowships support members of the Society of Scholars. Scholars in year-long residence at the University of Washington may be invited to participate. The group meets biweekly throughout the year to discuss their research in progress.

External Awards

American association of university women dissertation fellowship.

A national competition for women at the final stage of writing dissertation writing. The fellowship provides a stipend. AAUW provides other fellowship and postdoctoral opportunities.

American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Fellowship

Scholarships and grants for study and research in a variety of fields.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)

CHCI's scholarship opportunities are afforded to Latino students in the United States who have a history of performing public service-oriented activities in their communities and who demonstrate a desire to continue their civic engagement in the future.

David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship

To support outstanding students who demonstrate high levels of academic performance and motivation to internationalize their education by developing expertise in languages, cultures, and world regions.

Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities

For study in research-based programs in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, math, physical sciences, and biological sciences.

Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)

Fellowships for advanced training in Canadian, East-, Central-, South-, and Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, Russian, and Eastern and Western European Area Studies.

Fulbright Study Abroad Fellowships

Grants for graduate study or research abroad.

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

Grants for dissertation research abroad for non-Western European Area Studies.

German Academic Exchange Service Fellowship (DAAD)

One-year scholarship for study or research at a university in Germany.

Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship (African Diaspora)

Fellowships are awarded to one or more students each year to graduate students enrolled in a social science program at an accredited U.S. college or university and studying the African Diaspora.

Hubert H. Humphrey Doctoral Fellowship

This fellowship is for doctoral dissertations related to arms control and disarmament issues in a wide range of academic disciplines: political science, economics, law, sociology, psychology, physics, chemistry, biology, public policy, philosophy, international relations, operations research and engineering. Applicants must have completed their academic requirements, except the dissertation, by the time of appointment.

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship

Fellowships to assist students of superior ability to pursue graduate programs leading to the doctorate or the Master of Fine Arts in selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships

Scholarships to support graduate study in relevant fields.

Social Science Research Council Fellowships

SSRC fellowship and grant programs provide support and professional recognition to innovators within fields, and especially to younger researchers whose work and ideas will have longer-term impact on society and scholarship. These programs often target the spaces between disciplines.

Smithsonian Institution Fellowships

The Smithsonian Institution offers fellowships for research and study in a variety of fields.

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation - Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations might consider the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature.

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External Predoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

Important Note: Please notify the department (both your advisor and the Academic Program Coordinator) of any fellowship applications you intend to submit for semester or year-long fellowships. It is a requirement of the Graduate School that the department applies for tuition waivers on your behalf at the time of application. 

During the later phases of their research, PhD students are encouraged to apply for external fellowships to support their research, travel, and dissertation writing. Advisors work with their students to find relevant opportunities and craft competitive application materials.  Below are two lists that serve as a resource for students looking for fellowships to apply for: a list of core art history fellowships that students in a range of subfields often apply for, and a longer list of more specialized fellowships concentrated in particular research areas. Please email [email protected] with any additional suggestions for fellowships to add to these lists.

History of Art Predoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Art (CASVA) Fellowships, National Gallery of Art

• Fellowships of 1-3 years, domestic and international    
• Nomination by department

Kress Foundation Fellowships

• Fellowships of 2 years in art history at foreign institutions

Metropolitan Museum of Art – Art History Fellowships

Council for European Studies

• Research Fellowships for early-stage dissertation work in Europe
• Finishing year/writing fellowship 

CLIR/Mellon Foundation Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources

Getty Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

• Different topic each year

SSRC (Social Science Research Council)

• Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowships
• Dissertation Research Fellowship

Henry Luce Foundation/ACLA Dissertation Fellowships in American Art

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Terra Foundation for American Art

• Predoctoral fellowships

Huntington Library Fellowships

• Short and longer term

Newberry Library Fellowships

DAAD Fellowships for Research in Germany

Dumbarton Oaks Fellowships in Byzantine and Pre-Columbian Art     

American Academy in Rome (doctoral and postdoctoral awards for study of Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern, and Modern Italian Studies)

American Antiquarian Society (doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships on American history and culture before 1876)

American Association of University Women (to complete dissertations or postdoctoral research, dissertation fellowships, summer short term research publication grants, career development grants, international fellowships for non US citizenships)

American Association for Netherlandic Research Grants ($1,000 grants in support of dissertation/archival research in the Netherlands or Belgium)

American Center of Oriental Research (Kress fellowship in art and archaeology of Jordan, other fellowships)

American Council of Learned Societies (Henry Luce Foundation, ACLS dissertation fellowship program in American Studies, National Program for Advanced Study and Research in China, Dissertation in East European Studies)

American Institute of Indian Studies .  For dissertation research in India.

American Institute of Pakistan Studies .  For dissertation research in Pakistan.

American Research Institute in Turkey (fellowships for pre-doctoral research in Turkey in art history and archaeology)

American School of Classical Studies, Athens (Fellowships for dissertation research and postdoctoral scholars)

Archaeological Institute of America (Olivia James Traveling Fellowship, Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowship, Keenan T. Erin award, Woodrduff traveling fellowship, Colburn Fellowship, Helen M. Woodruff Fellowship)

Art Institute of Chicago (graduate student lectureship, and Mellon postdoctoral fellowships)

Association for Asian Studies (Ann Arbor MI).  Travel to annual conference.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia (summer internships, and the Charles E. Peterson Research Fellowships for the Study of Early American Architecture and Building Technology to 1860)

Belgian American Educational Foundation, Inc (graduate fellowship for study in Belgium)

Bogliasco Fellowship Program of the Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities (fellowships in Italy)

Canadian Academic Institute (Homer and Dorothy Thompson Fellowships for Canadian Archaeological Institute in Athens Greece; Elisabeth Alfoldi-Rosenbaum Fellowship in Athens Greece)

Camargo Foundation Fellowship

Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, St. Louis University (NEH Research Fellowship; Mellon Fellowship for Vatican Film Library)

Chateaubriand Scholarship Program, French Cultural Services of the United States (dissertation fellowships in France—open to non US citizens studying in American Universities)

Alan Whitehill Clowes Curatorial Fellowship, Indianapolis Museum of Art

College Art Association (Professional Development fellowships for doctoral candidates in art History; Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship)

Cooper-Hewitt Museum, National Museum of Design Smithsonian Institution (Peter Kruger-Christie’s Fellowship in Historic or Contemporary Design)

Council of American Overseas Research Centers, Smithsonian Institutions (Fellowships for Advanced Multi-Country Research)

Council on Library and Information Resources: Mellon Dissertation Research Fellowships (for dissertation research requiring extensive research based on original sources in archives, museums, historical societies, etc)

DAAD Research Grants (in Germany for 10 months)

Daedalus Foundation, Inc (PhD Dissertation Fellowship in the Modernist Tradition) *nomination by department

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation (pre-doctoral and postdoctoral travel grants in the Venice and the Veneto)

Detroit Institute of Arts (see Mellon Curatorial Fellowships)

Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and studies in Landscape Architecture

Emory University , Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry (post-doctoral fellowships)

English Speaking Union (short term study in UK, Scholarships for graduate students and junior faculty)

French-American Foundation (fellowships necessitating extensive archival research in France)

Fulbright Grants (grants for dissertation studies and research abroad in over 100 countries; Fulbright travel grants to Germany, Hungary, and Italy) *vetted by the University

Fulbright Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Modern Foreign Languages and Area Studies in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, India, etc.  Please note that there are two different Fulbright awards for dissertation research, with different competition guidelines and deadlines.

Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities (doctoral, postdoctoral, and library research grants, and paid graduate internships)

Graham Foundation for the Advanced Study in the Fine Arts (Carter H. Manny Award to support research for dissertations focusing on architecture and other arts contributive to architecture) *nominated by department

Haakon Fellowship (two-year fellowship granted in even years) *nomination by department

Hagley-Winterthur Fellowship (short and long term fellowships on the relationship between economics and the arts)

The Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Travel Fellowship (for students who received their undergraduate degree from ten schools—Brandeis, CUNY, Columbia, Boston U, Connecticut College, etc)

Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, and Technion, Haifa, Israel (Lady Davis Fellowship for Doctoral Students)

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Bundeskansler Scholarships for one-year stay in Germany for study or research; postdoctoral fellowships)

Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung-Foundation (postdoctoral fellowships)

Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens (research awards in art history, British and American)

Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London (pre-dissertation and dissertation fellowship programs)

International Research and Exchanges Board (Individual advanced research opportunities program, and fellowships in the humanities short term travel grant.)

Josephine de Karman Fellowship

Kobe College Corporation Graduate Fellowships Program (one year of graduate study or research in Japan)

Lemmerman Foundation/Fondazione Lemmerman (pre-doctoral fellowships for study in Rome)

Lilly Fellows Program in the Humanities and the Arts, Valparaiso University, Indiana (two year postdoctoral fellowship preparing for institutions of Christian higher education)

Roberto Longhi Foundation for the Study for the History of Art (study Italian painting from the 13 th to the 18 th centuries)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Wallace Annenberg Curatorial Fellowship)

The Medici Archives Project, Florence (two three year fellowships with stipend)

Medieval Institute, University of Notre-Dame (A.W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medieval Studies)

Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships, University of Michigan (two year fellowships in Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences)

Metropolitan Museum of Art (art history, conservation, graduate lecturing internships)

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (Marjorie Sussman Curatorial Fellowship)

Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (Beehive-Mills Lane Architecture Fellowship in North Carolina)

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C (paid graduate internships, graduate curatorial internships, graduate lecturing fellowships)

National Research Council (Ford Foundation pre-doctoral and dissertation fellowships for minorities)

National Security Education Program (for study of cultures and languages other than Western countries)

Newberry Library, Chicago (doctoral and postdoctoral research grants)

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Research Center (stipends for research in American modernism for doctoral candidate and scholars)

Pembroke Center Postdoctoral Fellowships, Brown University (qualitative and humanistic studies)

Walter Read Memorial Hovey Fund, Pittsburgh Foundation (for graduate students specializing in Art History, $ 3,000)

Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts (postdoctoral fellowships)

Saint Louis Art Museum (Romare Bearden Minority Museum Fellowship)

School of American Research (Weatherhead fellowships for pre or postdoctoral scholarships in humanistic or scientific studies)

Smithsonian Institute (pre and postdoctoral fellowships, mostly American, African, and Asian art and Visual Culture) Smithsonian Institutional Fellowship Program (SIFP) (graduate, pre-doctoral, and post-doctoral, mostly American, African, and Asian art and Visual Culture)

Social Science Research Center .  Sometimes has grants available to doctoral students.

Sir John Soane Museum Foundation Grant and Traveling Fellowship

Social Science Research Council and American Council of Learned Societies (International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship program; and program on the Arts, dissertation on the Arts and Social Sciences)

Social Science Research Council, Berlin Program for advanced German and European Studies (fellowships for doctoral dissertation field research and fellowships for postdoctoral research)

Social Science Research Council, Eurasia Program (pre-dissertation, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships)

Society of Architectural Historians (fellowships for architectural studies)

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans (fellowships for up to two years of graduate study in the US)

Stanford University, Humanities Program (postdoctoral fellowship)

Swan Foundation, Library of Congress (fellowships for the study of caricature and cartoons)

Terra Foundation Fellowships (summer residency for art historians pursuing work on American art or transatlantic exchanges) *nomination by a scholar

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Tyson Scholars Program  (supports full-time writing and research for scholars focused on architecture, craft, material culture, performance art, and new media) 

U.S. Capitol Historical Society (Fellowships on studies of the US Capitol)

U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays, Jacob Javitz Fellowships)

UCLA Center for 17 th - and 18 th - Century Studies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (pre-doctoral and postdoctoral)

Villa I Tatti Fellowships, Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studie s (postdoctoral fellowships)

Walters Art Gallery (museum fellowships for graduate students, and mellon curatorial fellowships)

Whitney Museum of American Art (independent study program for all levels)

The Institute for Citizens & Scholars (previously Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation) (Charlotte W. Newcombe doctoral dissertation for Religious and Ethical Value)

Winterthur Museum Garden and Library (NEH fellowships, research, and visiting scholars, graduate fellowships, dissertation fellowships)

 Wolfsonian Research Center, Florida International University (fellowships for research at the Wolfsonian)

Yale Center for British Art (postdoctoral fellowships)

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History is always changing, but one thing remains the same: there are great opportunities out there for students to earn history scholarships. Whether you’re most interested in studying ancient civilizations, world wars, or modern day relations, there are plenty of scholarships for history majors available.

This list encompasses history scholarships for students in both undergraduate and graduate programs, and each opportunity has been vetted by our scholarship search team. Let’s get into it!

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Offered by Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives

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Offered by Christian Connector

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Constitutional Studies Scholarship

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How to win history scholarships

Resources for history students, frequently asked questions about history scholarships, additional scholarship categories to explore.

Once you’ve selected the opportunities that look promising for your situation, it’s time to start applying. Most scholarships receive many applications and can offer only a few awards. That’s why it’s important to put together a compelling application. We can help you put together the strongest application possible with a collection of resources, including how to write a scholarship resume and how to write a winning scholarship essay . Here are a few more resources to help you through the application process:

• How to write an essay about yourself
• Tailoring your essays to fit 250 and 500 word limits
• How to respond to “Why do you deserve this scholarship?” prompts
• How to start a scholarship essay

American Historical Association

The AHA is perhaps the best-known and largest national history organization. The website includes job postings, research and articles, and resources for teaching and learning history. They also offer a spread of grants and fellowships that are worth checking out. Membership in the organization comes with a host of other benefits, including conferences and additional access to databases and literature.

National Coalition for History

The National Coalition for History is a group of organizations that uses its knowledge and resources to lobby for history-informed change in politics. This is a great organization to check out to offer inspiration into how you can use a history degree to change the world! For those considering taking their history degree in a political direction, consider citing this group’s work in your scholarship essays.

Organization of American Historians

For students interested in American History, this organization is a great way to plug into a national network of like-minded individuals. You can network with peers around the country, gain access to job postings, literature, and other discounts relevant to your work.

What jobs can I get if I study history?

History majors can get a variety of jobs, most of which lie in the research, academia, or consulting fields. Some of these specific positions include: academic researcher, heritage manager, academic librarian, or teacher. For a more complete list of jobs you can get with a history degree, check out this site .

What university is best for (studying) history?

Looking for the best college to pursue history at? As of 2020, some of the top-ranked universities for history include: Harvard University, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and Yale University. QS Top Universities provides a more complete list of the top universities for studying history.

Do history majors need an advanced degree to land a job?

There are many history majors who go on to find a career with only their undergraduate degree! That being said, if you hope to remain in academia, chances are you will eventually need an advanced degree. But remember – there is no rush. You can finish your undergrad as a history major, take a few years working in other positions in the field, and then return to school if you decide to pursue academia.

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Embarking on a PhD in History is an exciting and rewarding journey that allows you to delve deep into the past, uncovering hidden stories and shedding new light on historical events. If you have a passion for history and a desire to contribute to the field, pursuing a PhD in History could be the perfect path for you.

What's it like to study a PhD in History?

Studying a PhD in History is a rigorous and intellectually stimulating experience. As a doctoral student, you will have the opportunity to conduct original research, contribute to historical scholarship, and engage in critical analysis of primary and secondary sources. You will work closely with your supervisor, who will guide and support you throughout your research journey.

One of the key aspects of a PhD in History is the production of a substantial thesis. This thesis is typically based on extensive research and presents an original argument or interpretation of historical events. It requires meticulous attention to detail, critical thinking, and strong analytical skills. Additionally, you may have the opportunity to present your research at conferences and publish your findings in academic journals, further contributing to the field of history.

Entry requirements for a PhD in History

To pursue a PhD in History, you will generally need a strong academic background, usually a first-class or upper second-class honours degree in History or a related discipline. Some universities may also require a Master's degree in History or a related field. Additionally, a well-crafted research proposal outlining your intended research topic and objectives is typically required as part of the application process.

PhD in History funding options

Funding for PhDs in History may be available from various sources, including governments, universities and charities, business or industry. See our full guides to PhD funding for more information.

PhD in History careers

A PhD in History opens up a wide range of career opportunities. Many graduates go on to pursue academic careers, becoming professors, lecturers, or researchers at universities and research institutions. Others find employment in museums, archives, libraries, or cultural heritage organizations, where they contribute to the preservation and interpretation of historical artifacts and documents. Furthermore, the skills acquired during a PhD in History, such as critical thinking, research, and communication, are highly valued in fields such as journalism, publishing, policy-making, and consultancy.

Embarking on a PhD in History is not only a chance to deepen your understanding of the past but also a stepping stone towards a fulfilling and impactful career in the field of history. It offers the opportunity to contribute to historical knowledge, engage in intellectual debates, and make a lasting impact on the discipline.

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Phd research project.

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Fully-funded EPSRC PhD studentship available in Lancaster Data Science & AI Institute: Novel geospatial methods for combining data at multiple spatial and temporal scales in the context of historical disease mapping

Funded phd project (uk students only).

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Awaiting funding decision/possible external funding.

This programme is waiting to confirm funding from a university or external source. This may depend on attracting suitable students and applications are welcome. Please see the programme details for more information.

Professional Doctorate

A professional doctorate combines academic research with professional and vocational practice and reflection. The qualification is equivalent to a PhD, but usually involves more formal teaching and training in addition to producing an original thesis. Applicants are often more experienced professionals seeking to advance their careers or transmit practical knowledge to an academic setting. Many study part-time alongside their existing roles.

Determining woodland antiquity through assessment of historical map and documentary evidence

Mapping southeast asian lives in london, 1750 to 1850: critical and creative responses to the digital archive, the scottish sheriff court in the seventeenth century, self-funded phd students only.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Migration and Medical Climatology: the climatic pull upon those leaving Scotland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Truth and being laid bare: the use of nudity in philosophy, documentary practice and knowledge co-production, history of classical film theory, ‘puppets and clowns’ celebrity and political activism in historical perspective, fully-funded four-year phd in history and civilisation, funded phd programme (students worldwide).

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. Applications for this programme are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. Funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities and you should read the full programme details for further information.

Social Sciences Research Programme

Social Sciences Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities, shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

PhD programmes in Liberal Arts

Arts research programme.

Arts Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities, shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

PhD Tudor History

The PhD opportunities on this programme do not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

PhD Research Programme

PhD Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

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Fellowships

Our Fellows are an essential part of the IHR's vibrant research community. We run an extensive programme of fellowships which supports historians at all career stages. Our fellows play an important role in the Institute's intellectual and academic life - as researchers, teachers and supervisors, and organisers of conferences and other events.

The Institute also offers a number of annual awards, bursaries and prizes to enable and reward high-quality research. 

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Ihr fellowships, awards, bursaries and prizes, early career research fellows.

Each year the Institute is home to over 20 Early Career Fellows. Early Career Research Fellowships range from 6 to 24 months in duration. They provide financial support for early career historians completing a PhD or undertaking post-doctoral research.

Senior Fellows

The IHR also appoints Senior Fellows and includes many distinguished historians among its current senior fellowship. Senior Fellows are leading figures who are recognised for their research or the promotion of history as a discipline.

Honorary Fellows

Honorary Fellowships recognise outstanding achievement in the promotion of history, scholarship, research and/or academic leadership over a considerable period of time.

Individuals who have made an outstanding contribution as staff members to the Institute of Historical Research have also been made Honorary Fellows . Honorary Fellowships are no longer offered, but current Honorary Fellows remain Fellows for life. 

Associate Fellows 

The Institute also offers an institutional affiliation for historians involved in active research in history, or who contribute to historical studies more broadly.  Associate Fellowships are intended to enable wider collaboration on issues relevant to the study of history and its importance in society.

Alumni Fellows

Alumni Fellows are former PhD students and Junior Fellows who seek an academic institution having completed their time at the IHR.

Awards, bursaries and prizes

The Institute also offers a range of Awards, Bursaries and Prizes , open to historians of differing career stages and research interests. Many of these awards are available through benefactions and gifts, or in partnership with learned societies and education foundations.

Our awards and bursaries support historical research and publishing. Our prizes acknowledge excellence in writing and presentation, with a focus on work by early career historians.

Research Partners

Our Research Partners are historians working in partner organisations, whose research is aligned with the Institute's academic strategy

Learn more about fellowships

Early Career Fellowships

IHR Early Career Research Fellowships provide funding to enable early career historians to complete a doctorate or to undertake post-doctoral research.

Fellowship Events

IHR Fellowships organises a range of imaginative events and activities. All welcome - please check our event listings.

Associate Fellowships

IHR Associate Fellowships are for history professionals in related sectors, including heritage and museums, who seek an academic affiliation.

Senior Fellowships

The IHR's Senior Fellowship is comprised of leading historians recognised for their research and the promotion of history.

Honorary Fellowships

We offer Honorary Fellowships to people who have made significant contributions to the Institute.

Alumni Fellows are for former IHR students and research fellows now seeking an academic affiliation.

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Learn more about the Institute of Historical Research, our values, mission and governance.

Library Membership

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Research Resources. Support for historians

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Department of Art History

External Fellowships

Graduate students in our program regularly win a variety of art history specific and non-art history specific fellowships awarded by the University of Chicago and outside organizations. For a listing of previous awards, see  Awards Received.  

Departmental Nominations

Each year, the department holds internal competitions for the following art history specific external fellowships that require departmental nomination. Information about each competition is circulated via the graduate student listserv. 

Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA)  CASVA, founded in 1979 and located in the National Gallery’s East Building, is a research institute that fosters study of the production, use, and cultural meaning of art, artifacts, architecture, urbanism, photography, and film worldwide from prehistoric times to the present. CASVA offers ten  pre-doctoral fellowships   to support graduate research in the history, theory, and criticism of art, architecture, urbanism, and photographic media. Their programs also include other types of fellowships , meetings , research , and publications . These are privately funded through endowments and grants to the National Gallery of Art.

Kress Foundation History of Art Institutional Fellowships Advanced training in European art history requires direct exposure to the object of study, prolonged access to key information resources such as libraries and photographic archives, the development of professional relationships with colleagues abroad, and sustained immersion in European cultures. These related needs are often best satisfied by extended engagement with a European art research center. The Kress History of Art: Institutional Fellowships are intended to provide promising young art historians with the opportunity to experience just this kind of immersion.

Six pre-doctoral Kress Institutional Fellowships in the History of European Art are awarded each year. Each fellowship provides for a two-year research appointment hosted by one of the following European art history research centers:

• Florence Kunsthistorisches Institut
• Leiden Kunsthistorisch Instituut der Rijksuniversiteit
• London Courtauld Institute of Art & Warburg Institute of Art
• Munich Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte
• Paris Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA)
• Rome Bibliotheca Hertziana

COSI Curatorial Research Fellowships

Each year the Department of Art History collaborates with the Art Institute of Chicago to appoint one to two UChicago PhD candidates to serve as yearlong curatorial research fellows under the mentorship of a curator. Drawing on departmental endowments from the Rhoades Foundation and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation and another named in honor of former faculty member Joshua Taylor, fellows spend two days per week performing primary, scholarly research and writing about clearly defined objects in the museum’s collection; the remaining time is devoted to the research, writing, and completion of the Fellow’s dissertation. Fellows are able to draw on the expertise of staff at the museum beyond their curatorial mentor, including other curators, conservators, and conservation scientists.

Dedalus Dissertation Fellowship The Dedalus Foundation Dissertation Fellowship is awarded annually to a PhD candidate at a university in the United States who is working on a dissertation related to painting, sculpture, and allied arts from 1940-1991, with a preference shown to Abstract Expressionism.

Schiff Foundation Fellowships In 2005, the Architecture Department at the Art Institute of Chicago initiated a fellowship that awards $5,000 to a Chicago-area graduate student for writing a critical and/or analytical essay about the built environment. The goals of the Schiff Foundation Critical Architectural Writing Fellowship are to: (1) promote critical thinking and writing skills among advanced students of architecture and related fields; (2) encourage the development of courses related to architectural writing within Chicago schools and universities; (3) encourage interdisciplinary courses within Chicago universities; and (4) provide economic support and practical experience for students who may wish to pursue architectural journalism or criticism as a professional goal.

Graham Foundation: Carter Manny Award The Carter Manny Award supports dissertation research and writing by promising scholars whose projects have architecture as their primary focus and have the potential to shape contemporary discourse in the field of architecture. Projects may be drawn from the various fields of inquiry supported by the Graham Foundation: architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and other related fields. The award assists students enrolled in graduate programs in architecture, art history, the fine arts, humanities, and the social sciences working on architecture topics.

Other Awards

Information (and application deadlines) about other art history specific and non-art history specific fellowships can be found by clicking on the links below. Please also consult  UChicagoGRAD , which has a robust fellowship database and oversees certain fellowship competitions including the Fulbright , Fulbright-Hays , and DAAD .

Art History Specific External Fellowships

• Getty Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
• CIC Smithsonian Institution Fellowship
• Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship
• Metropolitan Museum of Art Fellowships
• Kress Fellowship for Language Study in European Art History
• Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte Fellowships
• Joan and Stanford Alexander Award at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Non-Art History Specific Fellowships

• FLAS The University of Chicago regularly secures Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) allocations from the US Department of Education, and these allocations fund both Summer Fellowships and Academic Year Fellowships for students. Graduate students who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents, and who are enrolled in or applying to a full-time program that combines modern foreign language training with international or area studies at the University of Chicago, are encouraged to apply within the University's competition.
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program Fellowship
• CLIR/Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
• Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship
• Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowship
• SSRC/Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
• DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Research Grants
• American Academy in Rome Pre-Doctoral Rome Prizes
• American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship
• American Association of University Women International Fellowship
• Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
• Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
• Medieval Academy of America Birgit Baldwin Fellowship

University Fellowships

• Humanities Division Dissertation Completion Fellowships
• Humanities Division Research Travel Grants
• Humanities Division Conference Travel Grants
• Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge Dissertation Research Fellowships
• Nicholson Graduate Fellowships
• Edward L. Ryerson Fellowship in Archaeology
• Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships
• Center for East Asian Studies Fellowships
• Georges Lurcy Fellowship in France
• Collège de France Exchange Fellowship
• France Chicago Center Research, Travel, and Internship Grants
• Graduate Council Conference Travel Fund
• CLAS  Tinker Field Research Grant

History Research and Study Opportunities

History scholarships.

• University of Washington Department of History Scholarships and Awards
• University of Wisconsin Eau Claire History Scholarships
• The University of Utah Department of History Scholarships and Financial Aid
• University of Illinois History Department Awards
• Texas State History Department Scholarships
• Northern Arizona University Department of History Scholarships
• University of Wisconsin Milwaukee College of Letters & Science History Scholarships
• Miami University History Scholarships
• James Madison University History Scholarships
• University of Montana History Department Scholarships

History Fellowships

• Institute of Historical Research Fellowships
• National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships
• Science History Institute Fellowships
• Fellowships and National Museum of American History
• Harvard University History Department Fellowships and Grants
• New York Historical Society Fellowships
• Columbia University Department of History Fellowships and Financial Aid
• UC Berkeley Department of History Campus Fellowships
• American University Washington Public History Fellowships
• Historian Association Fellowships

History Conferences

• Organization of American Historians Conference on American History 
• International Conference on History and Culture
• The Social History Society Conference
• American Historical Association Annual Meeting
• European Social Science History Conference
• World History Association Conferences
• International Planning History Society Conferences
• Association for Political History Conferences
• International Cycling History Conference

History relevant accounts on Twitter

• @SciHistoryOrg
• @HistoryExtra
• @NHM_London
• @amhistorymuseum
• @TheHistoryPress

History as an area of study

Throughout human thought development, the subjects of academic interests have been periodically changing and improving depending on the different stages of social evolution. Nevertheless, history as an area of Study is among the few fields with the longest history and remains of great importance, maintaining a high level of attention and interest. History is one of the primary school subjects in many countries of the world. It is also a very famous area of research in most universities and academic institutions. In a nutshell, history is an area that studies time or, to be more precise, the past. Studying history is significant because to be able to live in the present and plan the future correctly, we have to know our past. Thus, the essence of history as a discipline is not just recording the facts but also studying their causes and consequences.

Possibilities for history students and careers for students of history

Nowadays, there are many possibilities for those who have an interest in history as a study discipline. History departments are available in many international universities suggesting plenty of interesting and fully funded programs for students and scholars. Naturally, some courses refer to world history in general and the history of different fields, areas, and things. Among them could be Medieval History, History of Europe, History of Science, History of Music, History of Art, Modern History, History of Computers , and even history of various outstanding personalities and many other variations with Art History is one of the most popular and demanded disciplines for the time being. Even if the university does not have a history department, it will offer general history courses or a history of subjects specializing. For instance, technical universities, such as MIT, CIT, and others, would have programs on the History of Science and so forth.

If you are a prospective student or scientist and want to improve your education in history, there are many different programs offered for you worldwide. And it does not matter if you do not have enough financial abilities as nowadays there are many funding opportunities for promising individuals. The problem is that you just have to know where and how to find fully funded history programs. Most of those opportunities are introduced on the free database of Armacad.info, where you can use comfortable search and filter tools and find such history scholarship announcements that best match your particular needs.

If you want to study history abroad, one of the main possibilities is to take part in an international history summer school . History summer schools are quite common today. They may be short but at the same time quite comprehensive, suggesting very convenient combinations of education with vacations. You can study the history of a country visiting it and completing different topics concerning it by traveling through its different historical regions, museums, etc. So being involved in one of them can give unforgettable impressions and knowledge. During interdisciplinary, international summer school history, students can focus only on subjects related to history. Among all types of history summer programs, Art History summer schools have become very common recently. Such opportunities are presented in ARMACAD’s database, so you have a great choice here. General Art History program offers are particularly frequent from many European countries such as Spain, Italy, France, etc. Art history summer internships and fully funded history summer internships are effective methods that students can use to improve their education and gain more practical knowledge.

Besides these, ARMACAD also has a lot of suggestions for those who seek “long-term relationships'' with history, i.e., in Armacad.info, you can find financial aid for pursuing your degree in history. That may include scholarships, fellowships, or grants for history on undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and postdoctoral study levels and other varieties of research work. MA scholarships in history are among the most demanded directions of academic funding and give excellent opportunities to its holders. Those who take the next step in their academic career and decide to obtain a Ph.D. in History usually choose a narrower field for their postgraduate studies.

Continuing your academic career, you can always participate in history conferences, seminars, forums, and workshops.

Finally, Armacad has a job announcements platform with jobs for history majors. Whether you are looking for history jobs abroad or in your native country, you must always start searching for them in Armacad.info.

Careers for History Graduates

History repeats itself, and by learning the main patterns and cause-effect relationship between the past facts, history graduates become trained critical thinkers. As a history student, you will learn to make decisions by taking a comprehensive look at the situations and considering all the details. Also, historians develop oral and written communication skills, making them good candidates for communication or managerial roles. 

History is one of the disciplines where the main career application is continuing the academic path. Historians usually become teachers for school-aged people and university professors. Also, many of them devote themselves to creating worthy literature in history studies. 

Other than the mentioned, the main job occupations for historians include: 

• Civil Service Administrator
• Academic Librarian
• Heritage Manager
• Academic Researcher
• Historic Buildings Inspector
• Historic Conservation Officer
• Museum/Gallery Curator
• Policy Officer
• Solicitor, etc. 

It may sound paradoxical, but the easiest way to predict the future is to look at the past. The main patterns in life usually do not change, though they might not look so at first sight. So, we hope this section of ARMACAD will help you enrich your problem-solving skills and become a successful decision-maker by deepening your understanding of history.

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Fully funded phd programs in history 2024.

Are you holding Master’s degree in History and looking for fully funded PhD positions in History? Multiple Universities invite online application for multiple fully funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in History.

Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal. 

1. Fully Funded PhD in History at Boston University

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Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, provides a fully funded PhD in History. Doctoral degrees in African, American, Asian, and European history are available through the Department of History. Students learn to develop and execute original research designs that lead to scholarly publications that make original and important contributions to the historical discipline through guided steps of coursework, preparation for the comprehensive oral examination, archival research, and dissertation writing.

All Ph.D. applicants who are approved will get full financing for 5 years, including tuition and University-related costs; travel fellowships are also possible.

Application Deadline: Dec 01, 2024

2. fully funded phd in history at columbia university.

Columbia University in New York City, New York, provides a fully funded PhD in History. The PhD program provides a wide education in most areas of historical studies and aims to prepare students for a field and profession that are undergoing significant change. The program assists students in becoming excellent teachers and navigating a demanding and challenging professional world.

Upon admission, every Ph.D. student will receive a complete fellowship (tuition, fees, and a stipend). Students who are awarded such funding upon entrance will receive it for five years (except for those who enroll with advanced standing, who will receive it for four years).

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3. Fully Funded PhD in History at Cornell University  

Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has a fully funded PhD in History program. Cornell’s Department of History offers an outstanding faculty with expertise in a variety of time periods, geographic regions, and approaches. The program is designed to meet the unique requirements, backgrounds, and goals of each student.

Admitted Ph.D. students are assured full financing from Cornell for five years, which includes tuition, a living stipend, and health insurance. This includes four living stipends during the summer.

4. Fully Funded PhD in History at Georgetown University  

Georgetown University in Washington, DC, provides a fully funded PhD in History. A first-rate curriculum with strengths in the United States, Early Modern and Modern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia and the Soviet Union, and East Asia.

All students admitted to the program get a financing package. Department Fellowship Stipend ($32,500) and tuition support (nine credits) for five years, two additional years of tuition support, and health insurance for the duration of the fellowship.

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5. fully funded phd in history at new york university.

New York University in New York City, New York, offers a fully funded PhD in History. The PhD is a doctorate in research. There are major fields available: African History, African Diaspora History, Atlantic History, East Asian History, Medieval Europe, Early Modern Europe, Modern European History, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia History, Topical & Transregional Studies, and United States are some of the topics covered.

Doctoral students in history receive complete funding support for five years through the Fellowship Program, which covers tuition, registration, service fees for your degree program, student health insurance, and a $9-month stipend for expenses (the total sum is $31,070). There is also summer financing available.

6. Fully Funded PhD in History at Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania, offers a fully funded PhD in History. The PhD program is intended to educate students for professions both within and outside of academia. Students are admitted to the program in five core subjects, reflecting faculty strength: the United States, Latin America, Early Modern Global, China, and the Middle East.

For five years, all graduate students in good standing receive complete financial support. Students in our program begin as teaching assistants and progress to become editing assistants, research assistants, or research fellows. The department also encourages students to attend academic conferences and gives funding for summer study and research.

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7. fully funded phd in history at university of notre dame.

The University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, provides a PhD in History that is fully funded. The Department of History offers Ph.D. programs in four primary areas: US History, European History, Latin American History, and Medieval History.

For five years, all graduate students admitted to the Ph.D. program are promised complete tuition and a stipend. Travel to deliver research papers at conferences and summer research fellowships are also supported by funding.

8. Fully Funded PhD in History at University of Virginia

The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, offers a fully funded PhD in History program. The history graduate program is intended to give professional training in history, with the idea that the majority of its Ph.D. graduates will teach in colleges and universities.

Students enrolled to the Ph.D. program are offered fellowship packages that are renewable for up to five years. Financial packages include a stipend for living expenses, tuition remission, University fees, and single-coverage health insurance.

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9. fully funded phd in history at university of washington.

The University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, provides a fully funded PhD in History. PhD students studying in a variety of subjects. They value interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to historical studies and give students the opportunity to collaborate with academics from various fields as well as faculty from other UW programs.

Academic Service Employment (TA, RA, SA) provides students in their first five years of study at the University of Washington with a salary, tuition, and perks at the Graduate School rates.

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10. fully funded phd in history at fordham university.

Fordham University in New York has a fully funded PhD in History program. The doctoral program is tailored to the needs of the students. The student will select between two tracks: medieval history or modern history. Conduct original research in areas of interest to you. Concentrate on critical thinking, archival research, and persuasive writing. You will teach your own undergraduate classes as teaching assistants. As a Fordham Ph.D. student, you will hone your teaching skills in a one-on-one pedagogy course before teaching your own class in your third year. There are options for full funding as well as scholarships.

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11. fully funded phd in south asian studies at university of pennsylvania.

The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers a fully funded PhD in South Asian Studies. The PhD curriculum in South Asian languages, literature, culture, and history provides rigorous instruction that serves as a foundation for research and teaching in higher education.

All PhD candidates admitted into the SAST program are immediately awarded a 5-year Benjamin Franklin Fellowship. For five years, this scholarship covers tuition, fees, health insurance, and a living stipend. The stipend varies each year, but it is now around $25,000 per year. Furthermore, PhD candidates receive additional money throughout three of their summers.

12. Fully Funded PhD in East Asian Studies at Princeton University

Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, provides a PhD in East Asian Studies that is fully funded. They currently provide PhD training in Chinese and Japanese history and literature, Korean cultural studies, East Asian anthropology, and the transnational social and cultural study of modern East Asia.

Princeton guarantees support for degree-seeking Ph.D. candidates for all years of normal program enrolment, assuming excellent academic performance. This money may come from a variety of sources, which together give a minimum level of annual support, which includes full tuition and fees support as well as a base stipend amount.

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Modern European History; History of Germany; The Atlantic World; Intellectual History; Medicine, Disability and Science; Transnational History

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• PhD, summa cum laude, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 1995
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• Citizenship: US and Germany

Courses Regularly Taught

UGC 112: The Emergence of the Global World HIS 313: 20th Century Europe HIS 315: German Culture and Society, 1789-1989 HIS 346: 19th Century Europe HIS 378: Nazi Germany HIS 395: History of the Cold War HIS 420: The Third Reich in Europe HIS 472: Topics in the History of Science HIS 501: Historical Inquiry (Introductory Course for Ph.D. Students) HIS 525: Cultural History of Science and Medicine HIS 571: Readings in 20th Century German History HIS 580: Modern European Core Seminar HIS 637: Problems in European History HIS 647: 20th Century International Relations

Research Interests

German, European and Transatlantic History from the 18th to the 20th century; history of science and knowledge; history of historiography; Emigration after 1933

Current Research

Alexander von Humboldt and the Emergence of the Global World: A Biography

Alexander von Humboldt: A Concise Biography . Trans. Robert Savage. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2024.

Alexander von Humboldt . Munich: C. H. Beck, 2019; second edition 2024.

Kennedy in Berlin (2008) . New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Kennedy in Berlin (2003) : Politik, Kultur und Emotionen im Kalten Krieg . Paderborn, 2003.

Wissenschaftspopularisierung im 19. Jahrhundert : Bürgerliche Kultur, naturwissenschaftliche Bildung und die deutsche Öffentlichkeit, 1848-1914. 1st ed. 1998, 2nd enlarged paperback ed., Munich, 2002.

[Popularizing Science in the Nineteenth Century: Civil Culture, Scientific Education, and the Public Sphere in Germany, 1848-1914]

Die Freiheitsglocke in Berlin -- The Freedom Bell in Berlin, co-authored with Veronika Liebau. Berlin: Jaron, 2000.

Edited Volumes

The Second Generation: Emigrés from Nazi Germany as Historians.  With a Biobibliographic Guide, co-edited with Hartmut Lehmann and James J. Sheehan. New York: Berghan Books, 2016, paperback edition 2018.

The GSA Fortieth Anniversary Issue (Special issue of German Studies Review 39, no. 3, October 2016), co-edited with Sabine Hake and Brad Prager.  Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Berlin - Washington, 1800-2000 : Capital Cities, Cultural Representations, and National Identities, co-edited with Christof Mauch, New York, Cambridge, 2005, paperback edition 2005.

America, the Vietnam War and the World : Comparative and International Perspectives, co-edited with Lloyd C. Gardner, and Wilfried Mausbach. New York, Cambridge, 2003.

Recent Articles and Chapters

“ Good Bye, Lenin! (2003): Coping with Change ‒ and the Future in the Counterfactual,” in Deutsche Filmgeschichten: Historische Porträts (Wallstein, 2023).

“Peter Paret (1924–2020),” Historische Zeitschrift 314 (2022).

“Alexander von Humboldt am Rhein: Zur regionalen Grundlage von Humboldts Wissenschaft, Reisen und Politikverständnis 1789–1848,” Rheinische Vierteljahresblätter 85 (2021).

“Alexander und Wilhelm von Humboldt: Vom Orinoco nach Java,” in Deutschland. Globalgeschichte einer Nation, Munich: C. H. Beck, 2020.

"Social Relations, Shared Practices, and Emotions: Alexander von Humboldt’s Excursion into Literary Classicism and the Challenges to Science around 1800," Journal of Modern History  91 (2019)

"Georg G. Iggers, (1926-2017),"  Central European History  51 (2018) 

“German Naturalists in the Pacific around 1800: Entanglement, Autonomy, and a Transnational Culture of Expertise,” in Explorations and Entanglements: Germans in Pacific Worlds from the Early Modern Period to World War I , ed. Hartmut Berghoff, Frank Biess, and Ulrike Strasser. New York: Berghahn Books, 2018.

“Refugees from Nazi Germany as Historians: Origins and Migrations, Interests and Identities,” in The Second Generation: Émigrés from Nazi Germany as Historians , ed. Andreas W. Daum et al. (Berghahn Books, 2016).

“Kennedy and Berlin,” in A Companion to John F. Kennedy , ed. Marc J. Selverstone (Wiley Blackwell, 2014).

“The Two German States in the International World," in Oxford Handbook of Modern German History, ed. Helmut Walser Smith (Oxford University Press, 2011).

"Die Ironie des Unzeitgemäßen. Anmerkungen zu Alexander von Humboldt," in Zeitschrift fuer Ideengeschichte 4 (Spring 2010).

"Varieties of Popular Science and the Transformations of Public Knowledge: Some Historical Reflections," in I sis 100 (June 2009).

“Nation, Naturforschung und Monument: Humboldt-Denkmäler in Deutschland und den USA,” in Die Kunst der Geschichte. Historiographie, Ästhetik, Erzählung , ed. Martin Baumeister et al. (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2009).

“’Atlantic Partnership’ or Simply ‘A Mess’? Performative Politics and Social Communication in the Western Alliance During the Kennedy Presidency,” in John F. Kennedy and the ‘Thousand Days:’ New Perspectives on the Foreign and Domestic Policies of the Kennedy Administration , ed. Manfred Berg and Andreas Etges (Winter, 2007).

“Capitals in Modern History: Inventing Urban Spaces for the Nation,” in Berlin - Washington, 1800-2000: Capital Cities, Cultural Representation, and National Identities , ed. Andreas W. Daum and Christof Mauch (Cambridge University Press, 2006).

“Wissenschaft and Knowledge,” in Germany 1800-1870, ed. Jonathan Sperber (Oxford University Press, 2004).

“Science, Politics, and Religion: Humboldtian Thinking and the Transformations of Civil Society in Germany, 1830-1870,” in Science and Civil Society (= Osiris, no. 17). (Chicago University Press, 2002).

“‘The Next Great Task of Civilization:’ International Exchange in Popular Science. The German-American Case, 1850-1900,” in The Mechanics of Internationalism: Culture, Society, and Politics 1850-1914 , ed. Martin H. Geyer and Johannes Paulmann (Oxford University Press, 2001)

“Alexander von Humboldt, die Natur als ‘Kosmos’ und die Suche nach Einheit: Zur Geschichte von Wissen und seiner Wirkung als Raumgeschichte,” in Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte 23 (2000).

Awards, Fellowships and Grants

• Meyersohn Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring, 2024
• Humboldt Research Prize, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2019
• Baird Society Resident Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution, 2017
• Research Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), 2014-15
• Humanities Institute, UB, Research Fellowship, 2013
• Grants for Conference “The Second Generation” by Fritz Thyssen Foundation and ZEIT Foundation – Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, 2011
• Faculty in Leadership Fellowship, SUNY Buffalo, 2006-7
• John F. Kennedy Fellowship, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University, 2001-2
• Feodor Lynen Fellowship at Columbia University, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2001-2 (declined)
• Publication Grant for Excellent Dissertation, Verwertungsgesellschaft V.G. Wort, 1996
• Andrew Mellon Resident Research Fellowship, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pa., 1992
• Dissertation Fellowship, German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C., 1992
• Dissertation Fellowship and Travel Grants, Gerda Henkel Stiftung, 1991-96
• Scholarship, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, 1984-1989

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