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German Historical Institute

GHI Fellowships at the Horner Library

Award allows Ph.D. and M.A. students and advanced scholars to spend up to four weeks conducting research at the Joseph Horner Memorial Library in Philadelphia.

Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships

These short term fellowships (1-4 months) supports doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in pursuing research projects focusing on German and European history, the history of German-American relations, and the role of Germany and the USA in international relations.

Archival Summer Seminar in Germany

This is a program for advanced graduate students in German historical studies. The program trains participants to read old German script, familiarizes them with German research facilities (archives and libraries), provides a forum for discussing research methods, and helps prepare them for their prospective dissertation research trips to Germany. The program has practical and theoretical […]

GHI Internships

The GHI Internship Program gives German and American students of history, political science, and library studies an opportunity to gain experience at a scholarly research institute. Interns assist individual research projects, work for the library in Washington, DC, take part in the preparation and hosting of conferences, and help with library publications. They receive a […]

Fellowship in Economic and Social History

The German Historical Institute, Washington, DC, is now accepting applications for a six-month fellowship in American or European Economic and Social History, with the possibility of extending it to one year (depending on the availability of funding). Preference is given to applicants on the postdoctoral level. The Fellow is expected to be in residence at […]

Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize

Each year the Friends of the GHI awards the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize for the two best doctoral dissertations submitted in German history, German-American relations, or the history of Germans in North America. The winners are invited to the GHI to present their research at the annual symposium of the Friends each November. Candidates are […]

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