Research Grant - Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Research Grant - Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era supports doctoral students, independent scholars, and contingent faculty in advancing research on U.S. history, 1865 to the 1920s.
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Funder: Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Due Dates: October 31, 2026 (Submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,500 for one recipient; funds usable January 2027–January 2028
Summary: Supports research in progress on U.S. history between 1865 and the 1920s by advanced doctoral students, independent scholars, and contingent faculty.
Key Information: Applicants must be SHGAPE members, and the recipient must contribute a piece about their research to SHGAPE’s Blog.
Description
The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (SHGAPE) Research Grant supports research on any topic concerning U.S. history between 1865 and the 1920s. Established in 2022 and awarded annually, it helps advanced doctoral students, independent scholars, and contingent faculty further research already in progress.
The program recognizes projects that contribute to scholarship on the Gilded Age and/or Progressive Era, broadly defined. Selection is based on the originality, historical significance, and feasibility of the research plan. Past supported work has explored railroad labor and cross-border mobility in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, U.S. empire building and the First World War, and Dakota diplomacy and belonging in the Canadian Northwest.
