Funder: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 per short-term fellowship; research completed within one year of award notification
Summary: Supports short-term American history research, with preference for colonial history, slavery and abolition, and Cold War studies.
Key Information: Fellows must meet the program director at the Institute during their research trip to New York City.
Description
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History awards annual short-term research fellowships to doctoral candidates, college and university faculty at every rank, and independent scholars. International scholars are eligible. The program supports research in American history using the Gilder Lehrman Collection and other New York City archives.
Projects on all aspects of American history are welcome, with preference given to colonial America, the history of slavery and abolition, and the Cold War. Named fellowships reflect these priorities, including the John Winthrop Fellowship with a Focus on Colonial History. Since 1994, the Institute has awarded 723 fellowships, supporting projects ranging from Alexander Hamilton and American law to slave revolts in American memory and African American soldiers’ autobiographical writing.
