Brandywine Dissertation Fellowships
Brandywine Dissertation Fellowships support Ph.D. candidates’ residential research using Hagley’s collections to address important historical questions and contribute new information to scholarship.
Funder: Hagley Museum and Library
Due Dates: March 31, 2027 (Annual deadline)
Funding Amounts: $10,000 for three to four months, plus free housing, an office, and other amenities
Summary: Supports Ph.D. candidates’ residential dissertation research addressing important historical questions through significant use of Hagley’s collections.
Key Information: Fellows must work at Hagley at least four days weekly and participate in the Center’s events.
Description
The Hagley Library’s Brandywine Dissertation Fellowship supports advanced graduate students actively working on dissertations that address important historical questions using Hagley’s research collections. The program seeks projects of superior intellectual quality with a persuasive methodology and significant reliance on Hagley research materials. Applicants must explain how their work contributes new information to previous scholarship and why the collections are pertinent to their research.
The three- to four-month residential fellowship provides time and facilities for dissertation research within Hagley’s scholarly community in Wilmington, Delaware. Hagley’s collections document the history of American business, technology, and society. Fellows participate in events organized by the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, which administers Hagley’s grants and fellowships.
