David Center for the American Revolution Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships support scholars’ residential use of historical collections to study the American Revolution and Founding Era.
The application deadline changed from March 2, 2026 to March 1, 2027 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, and award notifications moved from May 2026 to May 2027. Applications now go through aps.onlineapplicationportal.com rather than Interfolio.
David Center for the American Revolution Postdoctoral Fellowship supports scholars’ residential research on the American Revolution and Founding Era to advance projects using Philadelphia’s collections.
David Center for the American Revolution Predoctoral Fellowship supports advanced Ph.D. students’ research on the American Revolution and Founding Era to help them complete their dissertations.
Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships support scholars conducting research at the American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum, using its collections to advance original scholarship.
Swan Foundation Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships for Revolutionary-Era Material Culture fund scholars’ collections-based research on objects from 1750–1820 to advance study of the American Revolution.
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.