David Center for the American Revolution Predoctoral Fellowship
Forecasted
David Center for the American Revolution Predoctoral Fellowship supports advanced Ph.D. students’ research in Philadelphia-area collections to complete dissertations on the Revolution and Founding Era.
Funder: American Philosophical Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $25,000 stipend plus $5,000 travel/research fund for a nine-month residential fellowship
Summary: Supports advanced Ph.D. students completing dissertations on the American Revolution and Founding Era (1750–1800) using Philadelphia-area collections.
Key Information: International applicants are eligible, but visa sponsorship is unavailable and successful applicants must demonstrate legal U.S. work authorization.
Description
The David Center for the American Revolution at the American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum in Philadelphia offers a nine-month residential fellowship for advanced Ph.D. students working toward dissertation completion. It supports research on the American Revolution and Founding Era, spanning 1750–1800. Selection emphasizes project quality, the need to use the Center’s collections and other Philadelphia-area research institutions, and evidence of timely dissertation completion.
The Center combines the David Library’s manuscript, microfilm, and print holdings with the Society’s Early American history collections. Resources include the Sol Feinstone Collection, Benjamin Franklin Papers, and Thomas Paine Collection, alongside government correspondence, military records, and personal papers. These holdings support research into the political, military, diplomatic, and personal dimensions of the revolutionary era.
