William Nelson Cromwell Foundation Grants
William Nelson Cromwell Foundation Grants support scholars and affiliated institutions in producing publications, legal document editions, and digitization projects that illuminate American legal history.
Funder: William Nelson Cromwell Foundation
Due Dates: September 1, 2027 (Annual grant proposals)
Funding Amounts: Limited awards; the Foundation should not be a project's sole source of support
Summary: Supports scholarly publications, legal documents, and digitization projects that illuminate American legal history.
Key Information: Digitization projects require supervision by a reputable scholarly organization or faculty member.
Description
The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation supports work in American legal history, with particular emphasis on the colonial and early national periods. Its grants support historical monographs addressing major questions in American law and legal development, biographies of important legal figures, and publication of important historical legal documents. The Foundation's broader interests include archival preservation, scholarly study of original documents, and original research in all areas of law.
The program also welcomes proposals to digitize materials important to American legal history, particularly—but not exclusively—from the late colonial or early national periods. Digitization projects must meet the highest scholarly standards. Supported work includes scholarly books, documentary editions, and the digitization of surviving student notebooks from the Litchfield Law School.
