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 […]
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Labor and Working Class History Association
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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