Sterling Fellowship
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Sterling Fellowship supports historical researchers and graduate scholars using Oregon Historical Society collections to develop manuscripts and advance scholarship on Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
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Funder: Oregon Historical Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,500 Senior Fellowship or $2,000 Graduate Research Fellowship; four-week residency
Summary: Supports historical research using Oregon Historical Society collections to advance scholarship on Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
Key Information: Applicants must be U.S. residents with experience in historical research and writing.
Description
The Oregon Historical Society’s Donald J. Sterling, Jr. Fellowships in Pacific Northwest History support original, scholarly, and interpretive research in its Portland research library. Endowed by the family of Donald J. Sterling, Jr., the program offers two fellowships annually and connects collections-based research with the development of an article-length manuscript for possible publication in the Oregon Historical Quarterly.
The library’s manuscripts, maps, photographs, and other resources cover business and economic development, labor, the arts, conservation and land use, migration, politics and government, and the activities of women and ethnic groups. The fellowship prioritizes suitable research topics with the potential to make a significant contribution to historical scholarship on Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Applicants need not be professional historians.
