Barra Postdoctoral Fellowship supports junior scholars’ research and writing on North America in the Atlantic world before 1850, advancing work on the region’s histories and cultures.
Applications for the Barra Postdoctoral Fellowship are now closed, and the application cycle will reopen in August 2027. The funder has moved the previous call, with its November 1, 2026 deadline, into a section for reference.
Barra Sabbatical Fellowship supports a faculty scholar on leave with time for book-length research to advance study of North America’s histories and cultures in the Atlantic world before 1850.
Postdoctoral Fellowships support scholars’ residential, collections-based research to advance scholarship on African American history and the origins and development of the early American economy.
This fellowship supports early-career scholars in teaching and researching American political thought, offering mentorship and academic career development at leading universities.
Short-Term Fellowships from the Library Company of Philadelphia support one month of advanced research in American history and culture using their and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s collections.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (12 months) support postdoctoral scholars’ collection-based research and writing at the Science History Institute to advance scholarship on science, medicine, and technology.