Grant Opportunities for Early American Historians

As the new year unfolds, early American historians–especially graduate students working on dissertations– start writing fellowship applications. There are always a host of nice one-month programs out there. Here are a few:

American Antiquarian Association Peterson Fellowship: Deadline January 15.

David Library of the American Revolution Fellowships: Deadline March 1.

Library Company of Philadelphia/Historical Society of Pennsylvania Fellowships: Deadline March 1

Friends of the Princeton University Library Research Grant: Deadline January 15.

Presbyterian Historical Society Research Fellowship: Deadline February 5.

Gest Fellowship at Haverford College’s Quaker Collection: Deadline February 1.

Virginia Historical Society Research Fellowships: Deadline February 1.

Gilder-Lehrman Institute Scholarly Fellowships: Deadline May 1.

Massachusetts Historical Society Short Term Research Fellowships: Deadline March 1.

American Philosophical Society Library Fellowships: Deadline March 1.

International Center for Jefferson Studies Short-Term Fellowships: Deadline April 1.

John D. Rockefeller Library Short-Term Residential Fellowships: Deadline April 1.

John Carter Brown Library Short-Term Library Fellowships: Deadline January 10.

Good luck!