Swan Foundation Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships for Revolutionary-Era Material Culture
A one-month fellowship for research on Revolutionary-Era (1750–1820) material culture using the Swan Historical Foundation, APS, and other Philadelphia-area collections.
Funder: American Philosophical Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 stipend for one month of residential research; small additional stipend for travel to Swan Foundation; no housing provided.
Summary: Supports one-month residential research in Revolutionary-Era (1750–1820) material culture using the collections of the Swan Historical Foundation, the American Philosophical Society, and other Philadelphia-area repositories.
Key Information: Open to Ph.D. holders, Ph.D. candidates, and independent scholars of any nationality; preference for applicants living 75+ miles from Philadelphia.
Description
This short-term residential fellowship enables scholars to conduct one month of research focused on Revolutionary-Era material culture (1750–1820) using the artifact collections of the Swan Historical Foundation, the American Philosophical Society, and other repositories in the Greater Philadelphia region. The program is designed for researchers who need to access these specific collections and aims to foster new scholarship engaging with material artifacts, manuscripts, and documents from the era of the American Revolution. The fellowship advances the Society’s commitment to inclusivity, diversity, equality, and access in academic research.
