VHS Research Fellowships

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Grant Name

Funder

Virginia Historical Society (VHS)

Country or Region

United States

Research Field

African American Studies

American History

Bibliographic Project

Business History

Commerce

Constitutions

Economic History

Gender Issues

Industrial Economics

Industrial Production

Labor Relations

Military History

Political History

Religious History

Social History

Trade

USA, Southeast

Women's History

Women's Studies

Deadline

January 24, 2022 (Expired)

Grant Size

Upper $1,500USD Fellowships are for up to three weeks a year. For the purpose of this program, a week is defined as five days in the VHS library, which is open 10 to 5, Monday through Saturday.Because the program is designed to help defray travel expenses, residents of the Richmond metropolitan area are not eligible for fellowships. The Society offers a few grants ($150 per week) for mileage to commuting researchers who live outside that area. The majority of fellowships ($500 per week) go to those who live farther away and incur greater expenses. We expect recipients to work on a regular basis in our reading room during the period of their fellowships.

Contact Info

John McClure, Chair, Research Fellowships and Awards Committee jmmclure@VirginiaHistory.org

Eligibility

We welcome applications from doctoral candidates. Undergraduates, master's students, and graduate students not yet admitted to Ph.D. candidacy are not eligible.

Description

To promote the interpretation of Virginia history and access to its collections, the Virginia Historical Society, funded by a matching grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and gifts from individuals, offers fellowships of up to three weeks a year.There are three general categories of fellowships:1. Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowships cover the broad sweep of Virginia and American history, for example, supporting research on political, constitutional, religious, African American, military, and social issues.2. The Betty Sams Christian Fellowships in business history cover studies in economic history, trade, industrial and commercial subjects, and labor relations.3. The Frances Lewis Fellowships in Gender and Women's Studies support work in gender roles and the history of women. Eligibility We welcome applications from doctoral candidates. Undergraduates, master's students, and graduate students not yet admitted to Ph.D. candidacy are not eligible.

Website

https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/researcher-resources/research-support

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link