ASLH Early Career Global Legal History Research Fellowships support early-career scholars’ dissertations, monographs, and research on non-U.S. legal history to contribute new knowledge about law.
Funder: American Society for Legal History
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,000 per award; up to five awards
Summary: Supports early-career scholars publishing in English on non-U.S. legal history, from dissertations to first major monographs or research projects.
Key Information: Projects must fall outside the scope of Cromwell Foundation fellowships coordinated with ASLH.
The American Society for Legal History (ASLH) offers these fellowships to support early-career scholars working on legal history relating to non-U.S. history topics. The program funds research ranging from PhD dissertations or equivalent projects to first major monographs and research projects by recent graduate-degree recipients. Its remit covers research that does not qualify for the Cromwell Foundation fellowships awarded in coordination with ASLH.
The fellowships emphasize research that clearly demonstrates the relevance of law and explains how the project will contribute new knowledge about law. Applicants should engage with relevant scholarship in their field and present a specific budget explaining how and where research funds will be spent.