Patrick Henry History Fellowship at Washington College 2025

Summary

• Application DeadlineFebruary 15, 2025
• Value$45,000
• Study LevelPostdoctoral Fellowships
• SponsorWashington College
• City to studyWashington
• School to studyWashington College
• Course to studyHistory
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Table of Content

• Overview
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Programme Overview

The Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience invites applications for its full-time residential fellowship, which supports outstanding work on American history by both scholars and non-academics

Benefits

The Center’s Patrick Henry History Fellowship includes a $45,000 stipend, health benefits, faculty privileges, a book allowance, and a nine-month residency (during the academic year) in a historic 18th-century house in Chestertown, Md.

Requirements

Applicants should have a significant project currently in progress — a book, film, oral history archive, podcast series, museum exhibition, or similar work. The project should address the history and/or legacy – broadly defined – of the U.S. founding era and/or the nation’s founding ideas. It might focus directly on early America, or on the myriad ways the questions that preoccupied the nation’s founding generation have shaped America’s later history. Work that contributes to ongoing national conversations about America’s past and present, with the potential to reach a wide public, is particularly sought.

Applications from published writers and established scholars are welcome. Dissertation projects will not be considered; first-book projects are likewise discouraged unless the applicant has an otherwise extensive publication history. Candidates who have completed the majority of their research and are focused on the writing phase of their projects are especially encouraged to apply. 

We encourage a broad reading of such terms as “founders” and “founding ideas.” Past fellowship topics have ranged as broadly as the early history of the slave trade, American religious minorities, and the LGBTQ rights movement.

Application Documents

Applications should include the following:

1. A cover letter;
2. The applicant’s curriculum vitae, including a list of past publications, as well as the names and telephone numbers of at least three references;
3. At least one substantial sample of the candidate’s writing (published or unpublished);
4. A short (1-2 paragraph) description of a course that the candidate might teach;
5. A brief but persuasive narrative description of the work-in-progress, its potential contributions to ongoing national conversations or debates, and the candidate’s plan for his or her fellowship year.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Applications for the 2025-2026 Patrick Henry Fellowship are now open. The deadline for submission is January 15, 2025.

Updated Application Deadline to January 15, 2025  to download

Email applications to: [email protected]

For more details visit: Washington College website.