For research in the history of modern physics and allied sciences (such as astronomy, geophysics, and optics) and their social interactions. Grants cover direct expenses for travel to and subsistence at the Center for the History of Physics in College Park, Maryland. The Grant also covers expenses for equipment for oral history interviews or microfilm […]
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Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellowship in the History of Information Technology
The fellowship will be awarded to a graduate student whose dissertation will address a topic in the history of computing and information processing. The fellowship may be held at the recipient’s home academic institution, the Charles Babbage Institute, or any other location where there are the appropriate research facilities. Priority is given to students who […]
DAAD/AICGS Research Fellowship
This two-month, residential program bring together scholars working on Germany, Europe, and/or transatlantic relations in Washington, DC. Applications should focus on one of the institute’s three research areas, business and economics; foreign and domestic policy; or society, culture, and politics.
École Nationale des Chartes Exchange Fellowship
This fellowship covers auditor tuition and a portion of living expenses, for up to one term, for an American or Canadian graduate student in a PhD program to study at the École Nationale des Chartes in Paris.
Short-stay Scholarships
Usually given in priority to young researchers and creators, the scholarships at the “Casa de Velazquez” are given monthly for periods between 1 month and 6 months (maximum of 9 months). The attribution of scholarships is done in two sessions (spring and fall). French candidates and, in some cases foreigners, can apply for them. The […]
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant – Sociology
The Sociology DDRI supports both original data collections and secondary data analysis for basic research on all forms of human social organization–societies, institutions, groups and demography–and processes of individual and institutional change. Awards may not exceed $12,000.
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant – Biological Anthropology
The NSF-DDRIG in Biological Anthropology Program supports multifaceted research to advance scientific knowledge of human biology and ecology, including understanding of our evolutionary history and mechanisms that have shaped human and nonhuman primate biological diversity.
Exploratory Travel and Data Grants
Exploratory Travel and Data Grants are early stage grants for doctoral students writing a dissertation in economic history. They provide funding for specific research purposes (for example, visiting archives or purchase of microfilm or CD-ROMs) and in most instances will not exceed $2,500. They are nonrenewable, but recipients are eligible to apply subsequently for a […]
Graduate Dissertation Fellowships
Dissertation Fellowships are intended for students whose thesis topic has been approved and who have made progress towards completion. Application deadline is commonly in January.
The John Carter Brown Library Short-Term Fellowships
These fellowships provide 2-4 months of support to scholars whose work is centered on the colonial history of the Americas, North and South, including all aspects of the European, African, and Native American engagement. Graduate students must be ABD at the time of application.