EH.N: ANN: EHA's Graduate Dissertation Fellowships + Exploratory Travel and Data Grants

[amccants at mit.edu]

The EHA reminds graduate students of it 2009 program supporting graduate
education in economic history.  The deadline for applying is January 15,
2009.

*Graduate Dissertation Fellowships:*

Dissertation Fellowships are intended for students whose thesis topic
has been approved and who have made some progress towards writing their
dissertation. Applicants must be members of the Association. Thanks to a
generous gift from Ken Sokoloff's estate and other individual
contributions, this year the Association will award one Sokoloff
Fellowship at the $15,000 level, and additional EHA graduate
fellowships at the $10,000 level. Dissertation fellowships are non
renewable.

Applications should be submitted by email to the chair of the Committee
on Research in Economic History (see below). Required information
includes the name of the student, home address, institutional
affiliation, all contact information, and the name of the chair of the
dissertation committee. Applicants should also arrange to have two
letters of reference sent; one must be from the chair of the thesis
committee, and both should be sent to the email address listed below.

The main body of the proposal should be no longer than five
single-spaced pages, inclusive of any footnotes, tables, and
bibliography. It should describe the dissertation topic, explain
specifically how the fellowship will facilitate completion of the thesis
(for example, travel to archives, purchase of research materials,
release from teaching), describe the work to date, give a time-table for
completion, and include a brief bibliography. A one-page copy of the
student's current CV should also be included. Although it is not
required, applicants for dissertation awards are strongly encouraged to
append as an email attachment a draft of a completed thesis chapter.
Please direct any questions about these fellowships to Professor Anne
McCants, chair, Committee on Research in Economic History, at
amccants at mit.edu <mailto:amccants at mit.edu>. Applicants must be current
members of the Association.

Deadline for Applications:  January 15, 2009. Awards announced by
February 15, 2009.

*Exploratory Travel and Data Grants*

Exploratory Travel and Data Grants are intended for doctoral students
considering or intending to write a dissertation in economic history.
They provide funding for specific research purposes (for example,
visiting archives or purchase of microfilm or CD-ROMs) and in most
instances will not exceed $2,500. They are nonrenewable, but recipients
are eligible to apply in a subsequent year for a Graduate Dissertation
Fellowship (see above).

Applications should be submitted by email to the chair of the CREH O(see
below). Required information includes the name of the student, home
address, institutional affiliation, all contact information, and the
name of the chair of the dissertation committee. The main body of the
proposal should be no longer than three single-spaced pages, inclusive
of any footnotes, tables, and bibliography. It should describe the topic
of the research, explain specifically how the requested support will
facilitate the work, give a timetable for completion, and include a
brief bibliography. Students should also include an itemized budget (one
page) and a copy of the student's current CV (one page). Please direct
any questions about these grants to Professor Anne McCants, chair,
Committee on Research in Economic History, at amccants at mit.edu
<mailto:amccants at mit.edu>. Applicants must be current members of the
Association.

Deadline for Applications: January 15, 2009.  Awards announced by
February 15, 2009.

All applicants for or recipients of an EHA grant or prize must be
members of the Association, and all application materials must be
submitted electronically (see instructions below). Please use Microsoft
Word for all email attachments. A downloadable membership form is
available online at: http://eh.net/eha/membership.  You can also use
Google Checkout to pay for your membership over the web.