Gerda Henkel Fellowships for Digital History – GHI Washington and RRCHNM Collaboration fund doctoral and postdoctoral researchers’ digital history projects to advance research and international exchange.
Funder: Gerda Henkel Foundation
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Funding Amounts: Fellowship support for digital history research
Summary: Supports doctoral and postdoctoral researchers developing historical research using digital methods or addressing digital humanities topics.
Key Information: Fellows develop their projects at RRCHNM at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
The Gerda Henkel Fellowships for Digital History support innovative historical research that uses digital methods or addresses digital humanities topics within history. Funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, the program is run by the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI) in cooperation with the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) at George Mason University. Its goals are to advance digital history and promote international scholarly exchange.
Fellows develop their projects at RRCHNM with mentorship from one of the Center’s Associate Directors and support in acquiring the skills their research requires. They also participate in GHI’s scholarly activities and digital projects, with opportunities to connect with other North American digital history and digital humanities centers.