The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati offers numerous short-term research fellowships each year. The fellowships provide $2,000-$2,500 toward the cost of travel, housing and per diem expenses to support a scholar working in the Institute’s library for a minimum of five days. The fellowships are open to graduate students and advanced scholars and provide support for the study of the colonial and revolutionary era in America within our library and museum collections.
The library collections include contemporary books, manuscripts, maps and prints which support the in-depth study of eighteenth-century politics, culture, naval and military history and the art of war in the age of the American Revolution. The library also houses books and archives related to the formation and history of the Society of the Cincinnati, as well as materials related to the life of Larz and Isabel Anderson, whose 1905 mansion now serves as the headquarters of the Institute. The museum collections, which include paintings, sculpture, armaments and other military equipment, medals, ceramics, textiles, daguerreotypes and other historical artifacts, are also available to researchers.
A short-term fellow’s research should be on one or more of the following:
- the American Revolutionary era, including, but not limited to, post-revolution topics and/or the Society of the Cincinnati;
- scholarship that bridges the colonial and revolutionary periods; and
- the history of Maryland and the Chesapeake region during the period 1607-1775.
Recipients will be required to fulfill their fellowship research in the library within a period of one year from the date of the award and to submit a two-to-three-page written report and summary of research findings. Additionally, the library requests a single copy of any subsequent publication (article, thesis, dissertation or book) that may result.
The recipients for each fellowship will be chosen from a single round of applications.
Applicants should submit the following:
- A curriculum vitae, including educational background, publications and professional experience.
- A brief research proposal (not to exceed two pages) with the applicant’s name at the top. Strong applications will cite specific holdings of the library.
- For current graduate students only: two confidential letters of recommendation from faculty or colleagues familiar with the applicant and his or her research project. Note: If letters are to be mailed independently, please include the names of recommenders when submitting the application.
The application deadline is November 8, 2024, and applicants should expect to be notified of the Selection Committee’s decision by January 2025.