Fellowships/Grants
- SHAFR Dissertation Completion Fellowship
- Stuart L. Bernath Dissertation Research Fellowship
- W. Stull Holt Dissertation Fellowship
- The Lawrence Gelfand – Armin Rappaport Dissertation Fellowship
- Samuel Flagg Bemis Dissertation Research Grants
- The Michael J. Hogan Foreign Language Fellowship
- William Appleman Williams Junior Faculty Research Grants
- The Myrna F. Bernath Fellowship
SHAFR Dissertation Completion Fellowship
SHAFR invites applications for its dissertation completion fellowship. SHAFR will make two, year-long awards, in the amount of $20,000 each, to support the writing and completion of the doctoral dissertation in the academic year 2010-11. These highly competitive fellowships will support the most promising doctoral candidates in the final phase of completing their dissertations. SHAFR membership is required.
Applicants should be candidates for the PhD in a humanities or social science doctoral program (most likely history), must have been admitted to candidacy, and must be at the writing stage, with all substantial research completed by the time of the award. Applicants should be working on a topic in the field of U.S. foreign relations history or international history, broadly defined, and must be current members of SHAFR. Because successful applicants are expected to finish writing the dissertation during the tenure of the fellowship, they should not engage in teaching opportunities or extensive paid work, except at the discretion of the Fellowship Committee. At the termination of the award period, recipients must provide a one page (250-word) report to the SHAFR Council on the use of the fellowship, to be considered for publication in Passport, the society newsletter.
The submission packet should include:
- A one page application letter describing the project’s significance, the applicant’s status, other support received or applied for and the prospects for completion within the year
- A three page (750 word) statement of the research
- A curriculum vitae
- A letter of recommendation from the primary doctoral advisor.
Applications should be sent by electronic mail to dissertation-fellowships@shafr.org., The subject line should clearly indicate “Last Name: SHAFR Dissertation Completion Fellowship.
The annual deadline for submissions is 1 April. Fellowship awards will be decided by around May 1 and will be announced formally during the SHAFR annual meeting in June, with expenditure to be administered during the subsequent academic year.
Recent Winners:
- 2009 Ryan Irwin, Ohio State University
Mara Drogan, State University of New York, Albany - 2008 Min Song, University of Georgia
Vanessa Mongey, University of Pennsylvania
The Stuart L. Bernath Dissertation Research Grant
The Bernath Dissertation Grant of up to $4,000 is intended to help graduate students defray expenses encountered in the writing of their dissertations. The award is announced formally at the SHAFR luncheon held during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. (Applicants for this award will be considered automatically for the Holt, Gelfand-Rappaport, and Bemis grants.)
Applicants must be actively working on dissertations dealing with some aspect of U.S. foreign relations history. Membership in SHAFR is required.
Procedures: Self-nominations are expected. Please download and complete the application found here. To be considered for the 2011 award, nominations and supporting materials must be received by 1 October 2010. Submit materials to fellowships@shafr.org. The subject line of the email should contain the LAST NAME OF APPLICANT only.
Within eight months of receiving the award, each successful applicant must file with the SHAFR Business Office a brief report on how the funds were spent. Such reports will be considered for publication in Passport.
Recent Winners:
- 2010 Kevin Arlyck
- 2009 Christopher Dietrich
- 2008 Jennifer Miller
- 2007 Blair Woodard
- 2006 Peter Shulman, Robert McGreevey
- 2005 Jessica Chapman
- 2004 Meredith Oyen
- 2003 Adam Howard
- 2002 Larry Grubbs
- 2001 Hiroshi Kitamura; Clea Bunch
- 2000 Joseph Henning
- 1999 Elizabeth Kopelman Borgwardt; Deborah Kisatsky
- 1998 Max Friedman
- 1997 D’Arcy M. Brissman
- 1996 David Fitzsimons
- 1995 Amy L. S. Staples
- 1994 Delia Pergande
- 1993 R. Tyler Priest; Christian Ostermann
- 1992 Shannon Smith
- 1991 Eileen Scully
- 1990 David McFadden
- 1989 Thomas Zeiler; Russel Van Wyk
- 1988 Elizabeth Cobbs; Madhu Bhalla
- 1987 Janet M. Manson; Thomas M. Gaskin; W. Michael Weis; Michael Wala
- 1986 Valdinia C. Winn; Walter Hixson
- 1985 John Nielson
The W. Stull Holt Dissertation Fellowship
The W. Stull Holt Dissertation Fellowship of up to $4,000 is intended to defray the costs of travel necessary to conduct research on a significant dissertation project. The award is announced formally at the SHAFR luncheon held during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. (Applicants for this award will be considered automatically for the Stuart L. Bernath, Gelfand-Rappaport, and Bemis grants.)
Applicants must be actively working on dissertations dealing with some aspect of U.S. foreign relations history. Membership in SHAFR is required.
Procedures: Self-nominations are expected. Please download and complete the application found here. To be considered for the 2011 award, nominations and supporting materials must be received by 1 October 2010. Submit materials to fellowships@shafr.org. The subject line of the email should contain the LAST NAME OF APPLICANT only.
Within eight months of receiving the award, each successful applicant must file with the SHAFR Business Office a brief report on how the funds were spent. Such reports will be considered for publication in Passport.
Recent Winners:
- 2010 Lauren Beth Hirshberg
- 2009 Christopher Dietrich
- 2008 Ryan Irwin
- 2007 Sudeepto Ani Mukherji
- 2006 Kate Burlingham
- 2005 Keri Lewis, Jongnam Na
- 2004 David Snyder
- 2003 Jason Colby
- 2002 Erez Manela; Daniel Michael
- 2001 Mary Montgomery
- 2000 Jason Parker; Jeffrey Engel
- 1999 Michael Donoghue; Gregg Brazinsky; Carol Chin
- 1998 Christopher Endy; Richard Wiggers; Xiaodong Wang
- 1997 Max Paul Friedman
- 1996 Philip E. Catton
- 1995 John J. Dwyer
- 1994 Christian Ostermann
- 1993 Darlene Rivas
- 1992 Robert K. Brigham
- 1991 Kyle Longley
- 1990 Katherine A. S. Siegel
- 1989 Joseph Bedford
The Lawrence Gelfand – Armin Rappaport Dissertation Fellowship
SHAFR established this fellowship to honor Lawrence Gelfand, founding member and former SHAFR president and Armin Rappaport, founding editor of Diplomatic History.
The Gelfand-Rappaport Fellowship of up to $4,000 is intended to defray the costs of dissertation research travel. The fellowship is awarded annually at SHAFR luncheon held during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. (Applicants for this award will be considered automatically for the Stuart L. Bernath, Holt, and Bemis grants.)
Applicants must be actively working on dissertations dealing with some aspect of U.S. foreign relations history. Membership in SHAFR is required.
Procedures: Self-nominations are expected. Please download and complete the application found here. To be considered for the 2011 award, nominations and supporting materials must be received by 1 October 2010. Submit materials to fellowships@shafr.org. The subject line of the email should contain the LAST NAME OF APPLICANT only.
Recent Winners:
- 2010 Stefanie Bator
- 2009 Candace Sobers
- 2008 Min Song
- 2007 Sarah Manekin
- 2006 Heather Dichter
- 2005 Joey S.R. Long
- 2004 Susan Haskell
Samuel Flagg Bemis Dissertation Research Grants
The Samuel F. Bemis Research Grants are intended to promote dissertation research by graduate students. A limited number of grants of varying amounts (generally, up to $2,000) will be awarded annually to help defray the costs of domestic or international travel necessary to conduct research on significant scholarly projects. The award is announced formally at the SHAFR luncheon held during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. (Applicants for this award will be considered automatically for the Stuart L. Bernath, Holt, and Gelfand-Rappaport grants.)
Applicants must be actively working on dissertations dealing with some aspect of U.S. foreign relations history. Membership in SHAFR is required.
Procedures: Self-nominations are expected. Please download and complete the application found here. To be considered for the 2011 award, nominations and supporting materials must be received by 1 October 2010. Submit materials to fellowships@shafr.org. The subject line of the email should contain the LAST NAME OF APPLICANT only.
Within eight months of receiving the award, each successful applicant must file with the SHAFR Business Office a brief report on how the funds were spent. Such reports will be considered for publication in Passport.
The Michael J. Hogan Foreign Language Fellowship
The Michael J. Hogan Foreign language Fellowship was established to honor Michael J. Hogan, long-time editor of Diplomatic History.
The Hogan Fellowship of up to $4,000 is intended to promote research in foreign language sources by graduate students. The fellowship is intended to defray the costs of studying foreign languages needed for research. The award is announced formally at the SHAFR luncheon held during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.
Applicants must be graduate students researching some aspect of U.S. foreign relations history. Membership in SHAFR is required.
Procedures: Self-nominations are expected. Please download and complete the application found here. To be considered for the 2011 award, nominations and supporting materials must be received by 1 October 2010. Submit materials to hogan-fellowships@shafr.org. The subject line of the email should contain the LAST NAME OF APPLICANT only.
Within eight months of receiving the award, each successful applicant must file with the SHAFR Business Office a brief report on how the funds were spent. Such reports will be considered for publication in Passport.
Recent Winners:
- 2010 Victor Nemchenok
- 2009 Nicholas Molnar
- 2008 Barin Kayaoglu
- 2007 Sara Berndt
- 2006 Ryan Irwin
- 2005 Heather Dichter
- 2004 Maraget Peacock
- 2003 Mark Hove
William Appleman Williams Junior Faculty Research Grants
The William Appleman Williams Junior Faculty Research Grants are intended to promote scholarly research by untenured college and university faculty and others who are within six years of the Ph.D. and who are working as professional historians. Grants are limited to scholars working on the first research monograph. A limited number of grants of varying amounts (generally, up to $2,000) will be awarded annually to help defray the costs of domestic or international travel necessary to conduct research on significant scholarly projects. The award is announced formally at the SHAFR luncheon held during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. Membership in SHAFR is required.
Procedures: Self-nominations are expected. Please download and complete the application found here. To be considered for the 2011 award, nominations and supporting materials must be received by 1 October 2010. Submit materials to williams-fellowships@shafr.org. The subject line of the email should contain the LAST NAME OF APPLICANT only.
Within eight months of receiving the award, each successful applicant must file with the SHAFR Business Office a brief report on how the funds were spent. Such reports will be considered for publication in Passport.
The Myrna F. Bernath Fellowship
The Myrna F. Bernath Fellowship was established by the Bernath family to promote scholarship in U.S. foreign relations history by women.
The Myrna Bernath Fellowship of up to $5,000 is intended to defray the costs of scholarly research by women. It is awarded biannually (in odd years) and announced at the SHAFR luncheon held during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.
Applications are welcomed from women at U.S. universities as well as women abroad who wish to do research in the United States. Preference will be given to graduate students and those within five years of completion of their PhDs.
Procedures: Self-nominations are expected. Self-nominations are expected. Please download and complete the application found here. To be considered for the 2011 award, nominations and supporting materials must be received by 1 October 2010. Submit materials to myrnabernath-committee@shafr.org. The subject line of the email should contain the LAST NAME OF APPLICANT only.
Within eight months of receiving the award, each successful applicant must file with the SHAFR Business Office a brief report on how the funds were spent. Such reports will be considered for publication in Passport.
Recent Winners:
- 2009 Jessica Johnson
- 2007 Lisa Covert
- 2005 Jennifer Heckard
- 2003 Bethany Moreton
- 2001 Mary Montgomery
- 1999 Alexandra M. Friedrich
- 1997 Deborah Kisatsky; Mary Elise Sarotte
- 1994 Regina Gramer; Jaclyn Stanke; Christine Skwiot
- 1992 Shannon Smith