Research Travel Grants

The Cushwa Center's Research Travel Grants foster research in the University Archives and the Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame. These grants help defray travel and lodging costs for scholars of any academic discipline who are engaged in projects that require substantial use of the collections of the Hesburgh Libraries and/or the University Archives. The Archives is recognized as one of the nation's foremost archival repositories for the study of American Catholicism, with major subject areas including Catholic press and publishing, Catholic higher education, Catholic social action, laity, clergy, religious orders, charismatic renewal, and the liturgical movement. Additional resources for Catholic Studies are available in collections throughout the Hesburgh Libraries, including Rare Books and Special Collections. Applicants should make clear how their projects relate to the study of Catholics in America. Research Travel Grants are made in amounts up to $2,000.00. Past grant recipients may apply for funding for new research projects after five years. Grant recipients will be asked to participate in an interview about their project and/or provide a short report on the results of their research, acknowledge the grant in all publications which result from their research, and notify the Cushwa Center of any publication resulting in whole or in part from the grant. Assistance with finding affordable accommodations is available through the Cushwa Center.