Funder: American Philosophical Society
Due Dates: March 1, 2027, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (Application)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 stipend for one month (four consecutive weeks) in residence
Summary: Supports residential research using APS Library & Museum collections on the American Revolution and Founding Era.
Key Information: Applicants must demonstrate a need to use the collections and complete four consecutive weeks in Philadelphia.
Description
The David Center for the American Revolution at the American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum supports short-term residential research in Philadelphia. Open to scholars in all fields, the fellowships fund projects on the American Revolution and Founding Era that require use of the collections. The program continues the David Library’s 30-year fellowship tradition, which supported more than 200 scholars producing dissertations, articles, papers, and books.
The Center combines the David Library’s manuscript, microfilm, and print holdings with APS’s Early American history collections, particularly strong for 1750–1840. Resources include the Sol Feinstone Collection, Benjamin Franklin Papers, Thomas Paine Collection, government documents, military records, and personal correspondence. These combined holdings provide a centralized resource for studying the revolutionary era.
