Marvin Ogilvie Memorial Grant for Foreign Language Studies

This grant provides support for intensive summer foreign language study or research in foreign-language sources for students with a bona fide need to do dissertation or thesis research in a foreign language. Priority is given to students in European history and the history of science. The grant is awarded based on descending criteria: (1) students with basic or intermediate mastery of a relevant foreign language who need intensive summer study to read written sources and communicate with archivists and librarians confidently; (2) students with basic or intermediate mastery who need intensive summer study in a second language necessary for dissertation or thesis research; (3) students with advanced mastery who would use the grant to support travel to collections to conduct research in foreign-language sources. While priority goes to students in European history and history of science, students in other fields may apply. Students in U.S. History may apply if they have a bona fide need to work with foreign language sources, though the grant is not intended solely for passing foreign language examinations.