Marilyn Blatt Young Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Marilyn Blatt Young Dissertation Completion Fellowship supports doctoral candidates’ dissertation writing in U.S. foreign relations or international history to help them complete their scholarship.
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Funder: Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Due Dates: February 1, 2027 (Annual deadline)
Funding Amounts: One $15,000 award for six months each academic year
Summary: Supports doctoral candidates completing dissertations in U.S. foreign relations history or international history, broadly defined.
Key Information: Applicants must be current SHAFR members with all substantial research completed by the time of the award.
Description
The Marilyn Blatt Young Dissertation Completion Fellowship is administered by the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). It supports the writing and completion of doctoral dissertations in U.S. foreign relations history or international history, broadly defined. The highly competitive fellowship is intended for promising doctoral candidates in the final writing phase, rather than those who still need to undertake substantial research.
SHAFR makes one six-month award each academic year, with recipients expected to finish writing their dissertations during the fellowship. Supported scholarship spans topics such as migration and U.S. empire, cultural diplomacy, colonial law, international development, and economic relations. This breadth reflects the program’s interest in varied approaches to American foreign relations and international history.
