Predoctoral Fellowship Program

The Richards Civil War Era Center at Penn State invites applications for predoctoral dissertation fellowships in the history of the Civil War Era. The Richards Center conceives of the Civil War Era broadly and especially welcomes projects related to the history of slavery, emancipation, and their legacies and the history of struggles for freedom and democracy in the United States. This is a limited-term one-year fellowship for advanced graduate students who are in the writing stage of their dissertation. During their residency, the fellows will primarily perform their research with no teaching or administrative responsibilities. Fellows are expected to make progress on their dissertation and take an active part in the Richards Center and Penn State's community of researchers. The fellowship provides substantial financial support including both stipend and research funds, coordinated through the recipient's graduate institution.