Series Note: GradFund recently conducted an extensive analysis of more than 100 past Fulbright applications in order to better understand what characteristics predict success. Using a number of different statistical techniques, we were able to identify three variables that consistently contributed to success: affiliation depth, literature citations, and the strength and coherence of the applicant’s […]
by Labor and Working Class History Association
Labor and Working Class History Association
Wayne State University Travel Grant
several travel grants designed to facilitate graduate student participation in the annual North American Labor History Conference (NALHC) at Wayne State University ***Please note that their most recent competition was in 2007. Please check their website for future announcements
Graduate Student Research Paper
The award includes a check for $500, a certificate, inclusion of the paper in the program of the 2001 North American Labor History Conference (NALHC), October 18 to 20, 2001, and a travel grant to help defray costs of attending the conference. The award’s purpose is to stimulate research in working class history and to […]
Graduate Student Conference Travel Award
LAWCHA invites anyone able to send requests for graduate student travel grants. LAWCHA will provide four $250 Travel Grants to graduate students whose papers have been accepted to specific upcoming LAWCHA meeting or session. Requests should include confirmation of the paper’s acceptance, a short description of the paper, and a C.V. Materials should be emailed […]
Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation
The prize is named in honor of the late Herbert G. Gutman, who was a pioneering labor historian in the U.S. and a founder of the University of Illinois Press’s “Working Class in American History” Series. The winner will receive a cash prize of $500 from LAWCHA and a publishing contract with the University of […]
The “Thesis” Variable and the Fulbright-IIE Research-Study Grant
Series Note: GradFund recently conducted an extensive analysis of more than 100 past Fulbright applications in order to better understand what characteristics predict success. Using a number of different statistical techniques, we were able to identify three variables that consistently contributed to success: affiliation depth, literature citations, and the strength and coherence of the applicant’s […]