History

American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Fellowships in East European Studies: Support for dissertation research and write-up in East European studies. Applications, therefore, should be for doctoral dissertations related to Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, or the successor states of the former Yugoslavia in any discipline or disciplines of the humanities and the social sciences. Comparative projects are also welcomed.
http://www.acls.org/eeguide.htm

American Institute for Economic Research Summer Fellowships: Awards about a dozen Summer Fellowships each year to college and university seniors who will be entering a doctoral program in economics or affiliated program (e.g., law and economics, economic history, etc.). We also consider applications from those students enrolled in such programs for no more than one academic year. The program is not designed for students wishing to pursue graduate work in a business school program (e.g., finance, MBA, etc.). Summer Fellows attend the Institute for an 8-week period of study and are provided with room and board at the Institute plus a $250 per week stipend. Those who demonstrate exceptional potential are awarded Fellowships in-absentia if they are enrolled in an accredited graduate-degree program in economics for the succeeding academic year. In-absentia Fellows receive full or partial payment of tuition or a monthly stipend for all or part of the academic year, or both.
http://www.aier.org/programs/student_fellow.php?cat=about

American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA): Regular Student Fellowship: Annual program to provide support for graduate students in classical and ancient Mediterranean studies and related fields who have, preferentially, completed at least one year of grad work. Fellowships available in archaeology, history and literature, art history and other fields. Graduate expected to be able to read French, German, ancient Greek and Latin as well as have a reading knowledge of modern Greek and Italian.
http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/

American School Of Classical Studies at Athens: Postdoctoral scholars and professionals in relevant fields who are U.S. citizens or foreign nationals who have lived in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding the application deadline. Applicants must have completed their professional training but do not have to hold the Ph.D. Areas of interest include: history, philosophy, language, literature, art and archaeology of Greece and the Greek world, from pre-Hellenic times to the present.
http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/

Anderson, William Award: For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of state and local politics, federalism, or intergovernmental relations.
http://www.apsanet.org/section_265.cfm

Brown, John Carter Library: Short and Long Term Research Fellowships: Collections include history-related documents on colonial American (North and South) and European, African and Native American involvement events. Fields within vary and include such things as gender, women, books, maritime, Jewish and Spanish experiences.
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/
John_Carter_Brown_Library/pages/fr_programs.html

Congressional Research Award: The competition is open to individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress. Political scientists, historians, biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies, and journalists are among those eligible.
http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_grants_CRAs.htm

Eisenhower World Affairs Institute: Dwight Eisenhower Thomas Pappas Graduate Fellowship Program: Offered annually to PhD students at Harvard University and Tufts University who are currently in the process of writing their dissertations. One Fellowship, worth $10,000, is awarded each year. Fields of study covered by this fellowship include international relations, security studies, government, economics, business administration, and history.
http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/programs/scholarships/

German Studies Research Grant: This small grant program is designed to promote study of cultural, political, historical, economic and social aspects of modern and contemporary German affairs from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective and offers department and/or program chairs the opportunity to nominate highly qualified candidates to DAAD.
http://www.daad.org/?p=50129

Guggenheim Fellowship: Competitive three- to twelve-month in-residence fellowship for pre- or postdoctoral research in aviation and space history. Predoctoral applicants should have completed preliminary course work and examinations and be engaged in dissertation research. Postdoctoral applicants should have received their Ph.D. within the past seven years.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/joinnasm/fellow/gvfellow.htm - guggenheim

Hagley Museum Grants-in-Aid :  Intended to support serious scholarly work and enable individuals to pursue advanced study and research in the collections of the Hagley Museum and Library. They are available to both degree candidates and senior scholars, as well as applicants without advanced degrees. Applications are welcome from scholars and writers working independently as well as college and university teachers, librarians, archivists, museum curators, and scholars from fields other than the humanities.
http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html

Hagley Museum Henry Belin Du Pont Fellowship :  Annual award to allow individual out-of-state scholars to pursue their own research for periods of two to six months in residence at the Hagley Museum and Library. Eligibility: studies related to American economic, business, industrial, and technological history.
http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html

Herb Society of America: Open to those who are interested in furthering the knowledge and use of herbs through research in horticulture, science, literature, history, art and/or economics.
http://www.herbsociety.org/research.php

Hoover, Herbert Presidential Library Association Travel Grant: Current graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and independent scholars are eligible to apply. The program seeks to encourage scholarly use of the holdings of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. Potential applicants are encouraged to consult the most recent edition of Historical Materials in the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library which is available free upon request from the Library.
http://www.hooverassociation.org/grants.html

Humane Studies Fellowships: Supports the work of outstanding students interested in the classical liberal/libertarian tradition. The core principles of this tradition include: the recognition of individual rights and the dignity and worth of each individual; protection of these rights through the institutions of private property, contract, and the rule of law, and through freely evolved intermediary institutions; and voluntarism in all human relations, including the unhampered market mechanism in economic affairs and the goals of free trade, free migration, and peace.
http://www.theihs.org/scholarships/id.775/default.asp

Institute-NEH Postdoctoral Fellowship: Offers annually a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in any area of early American studies. A principal criterion for selection is that the candidate's dissertation or other manuscript have significant potential as a distinguished, book-length contribution to scholarship. Applicants may not have previously published or have under contract a scholarly monograph, and they must have met all requirements for the doctorate before commencing the fellowship. Those who have earned the Ph.D. and begun careers are also encouraged to apply.
http://www.wm.edu/oieahc/fello.html

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): Opportunities to advanced students whose interests correspond with IIASA's ongoing research on issues of sustainability and the human dimensions of global change, and on methods for dealing with these complex issues.
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/yssp2001/about-program.html

Johnson, Lyndon B. Library: Grant-In-Aid of Research: Provides funding to defray living expenses and costs related to conducting research at the LBJ library.
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/resinfo.asp

Lasswell, Harold D. Award: For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of policy studies (supported by the Policy Studies Organization).
http://www.apsanet.org/section_267.cfm

Lehrman, Gilder Institute of American History Fellowships in American Civilization: Fellowships available: Research Fellowships for post-doctoral scholars at every faculty rank, and Dissertation Fellowships for doctoral candidates in their final year before submission.
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/

Madison, James Fellowships: The Fellowships are intended exclusively for graduate study leading to a master’s degree. The proposed plan of graduate study should contain substantial constitutional course work. Fellows are encouraged to choose institutions which offer courses that closely examine the origins and development of the U.S. Constitution, the evolution of political theory and constitutional law, the effects of the Constitution on society and culture in the United States, or other such topics directly related to the Constitution.
http://www.jamesmadison.com/

Mellon, Andrew W. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Offers a one-year fellowship in any area of early American studies. The principal criterion for selection is that the candidate's manuscript have significant potential for publication as a distinguished, book-length contribution to scholarship. Applicants must submit a completed manuscript and may not have another scholarly monograph under contract. They must have met all requirements for the doctorate at least twelve months prior to commencing the fellowship.
http://www.wm.edu/oieahc/fello.html

Newberry Library American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowship: This short-term fellowship is for scholars wishing to use the Newberry's collections to study the period 1660-1815.
http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/weissbro.html

Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships in the History of Cartography: This short-term fellowship is for work in residence at the Newberry on projects related to the history of cartography and focused on cartographic materials in the Library's collection.
http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/weissbro.html

President's Commission on White House Fellowships White House Fellowships: Annual program to give outstanding, promising Americans the opportunity to receive a firsthand introduction to the workings of government at the highest level. Applicants should be out of school and working in their chosen profession. There are no formal age or educational requirements although candidates called for interviews have tended to range from their mid-twenties to their early forties.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fellows/

Ramsey Fellowship in Naval Aviation History: Competitive twelve-month, in-residence fellowship in "US Naval Flight History" including Navy and Marine Corps aviation, the history of Rocketry, missile and space activities in US naval service, biographical studies of naval aviators and multinational comparative studies. The fellowship is open to all interested candidates with demonstrated skills in research and writing. An advanced degree is not a requirement.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/joinnasm/fellow/gvfellow.htm - ramsey

Reid, Helen Dwight Award: For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of international relations, law and politics (supported by the Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation).
http://www.apsanet.org/section_270.cfm

Resources for the Future Summer Internship Opportunities: Annual internship program for graduate students to work with one or more RFF researchers in one of the three research divisions on a variety of ongoing projects, or to assist in the development of entirely new areas of research and policy analysis.
http://www.rff.org/rff/About/Fellowships_and_Internships/
Summer/Summer-Internship-Program.cfm

Schallek, William B. Memorial Graduate Fellowship Award: Granted to students pursuing graduate education in a field or fields relating to the life and times of King Richard III or, more generally, to late fifteenth-century England.
http://www.medievalacademy.org/gradstudents/
gradstudent_grants.htm

Schattschneider, E. E. Award: For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government.
http://www.apsanet.org/section_273.cfm

Schlesinger, Jr., Arthur M. Research Fellowships: Intended to support scholars in the production of substantial works on the foreign policy of the Kennedy years, especially with regard to the western hemisphere, or on Kennedy domestic policy, especially with regard to racial justice and to the conservation of natural resources. Successful candidates will develop at least a portion of their work from original research in archival materials from the collections of the Kennedy Library and related materials.
http://www.jfklibrary.org

Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Award: Although the dissertation topic must concern education, graduate study may be in any academic discipline or professional field. In the past, fellowships have been awarded to candidates in anthropology, architecture, art history, economics, education, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, political science, public health, psychology, religion, and sociology, but eligibility is not restricted to these academic areas. Candidates should be interested in pursuing further research in education once the doctorate is attained.
http://www.spencer.org/programs/fellows/fellow_awards.htm

Starkey, Otis Paul Fund: Supports doctoral dissertations or research papers devoted to regional study or significant problem areas in the United States or its possessions.
http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Dissertationresearch.html

Student Environment Management Participation Program at the U.S. Army Environmental Center: Opportunities to participate in research in environmental programs involving cultural and natural resources, restoration, compliance, conservation, pollution prevention, validation, demonstration, technology transfer, quality assurance and quality control, training, information management and reporting, and related programs. Appropriate for: archaeology, biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, entomology, environmental sciences, forestry, history, information sciences, plant pathology, wildlife biology, zoology, related scientific disciplines.
http://www.orau.gov/orise/edu/USARMY/gi-gugEMP.htm

Taxpayers for Common Sense: Fellowships and Internships: Politically independent, TCS works with members of Congress and the Executive Branch, along with activists of all political philosophies, to cut wasteful government spending and reduce federal subsidies. TCS's dynamic approach bridges the gap between liberals and conservatives to achieve common-sense solutions that stream-line government and make a positive contribution for the taxpayers of today and tomorrow.
http://www.taxpayer.net/about/employment.htm

Truman, Harry Library Dissertation Year Fellowship: Supports graduate students working on some aspect of the life and career of Harry S. Truman or of the public and foreign policy issues which were prominent during the Truman years. Applicants should have substantially completed their research and be prepared to devote full time to writing their dissertation. Preference will be given to projects based on extensive research at the Truman Library.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/#ress

Truman, Harry Library Institute Grants Program: Graduate students and post-doctoral scholars are particularly encouraged to apply, but applications from others engaged in advanced research will also be considered. Preference will be given to projects that have application to enduring public policy and foreign policy issues and that have a high probability of being published or publicly disseminated in some other way.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/#ress

Verville Fellowship: Competitive 9- to 12-month in-residence fellowship intended for the analysis of major trends, developments, and accomplishments in the history of aviation or space studies. The fellowship is open to all interested candidates with demonstrated skills in research and writing. An advanced degree in history, engineering, or related fields is not a requirement.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/joinnasm/fellow/gvfellow.htm