Short-Term Research Fellowships - American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
Short-Term Research Fellowships support graduate students and advanced scholars using the Institute’s library and museum collections to advance research on colonial and revolutionary America.
Funder: American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
Due Dates: November 6, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,500 for travel, housing, and per diem expenses supporting at least five days of library research
Summary: Fellowships support graduate students and advanced scholars studying colonial and revolutionary America through the Institute’s library and museum collections.
Key Information: Fellows must conduct onsite library research and complete it within one year of the award.
Description
The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati offers short-term research fellowships each year to encourage advanced study of colonial and revolutionary America. The program supports graduate students and advanced scholars whose projects benefit from access to the Institute’s library, archives, and museum collections in Washington, D.C.
Research interests include the American Revolutionary era and its aftermath, the Society of the Cincinnati, scholarship bridging the colonial and revolutionary periods, and Maryland and Chesapeake history from 1607 to 1775. Collection strengths include eighteenth-century politics, culture, naval and military history, and the art of war in the Atlantic world. Holdings range from contemporary books, manuscripts, maps, and prints to paintings, sculpture, military equipment, armaments, medals, ceramics, and textiles.
