Fellowships Overview
Thanks to the generous support of Sid Lapidus, the Omohundro Institute offers up to eight $1,000 fellowships annually to support advanced graduate student research related to early American and transatlantic print culture.
- Up to four $1,000 fellowships are awarded to support advanced graduate student research related to Slavery and Print Culture in the early American and transatlantic world.
- Up to four $1,000 fellowships are awarded to support advanced graduate student research related to early American and transatlantic print culture, including authorship, production, circulation, and reception.
Applicants should submit:
- Project Description, including a synopsis of your dissertation project and a research agenda for the next twelve months (500 words maximum)
- c.v. (2 pages maximum)
Applicants should request:
- Two letters of recommendation (to be sent to the OI directly by the recommenders)
Applications are due October 15.
Both of these fellowships are made possible through the generous support of Sid Lapidus and are prompted by his interest in investigating the anonymous authorship of the 1808 letter to Thomas Jefferson from “a Slave,” discussed by Thomas N. Baker in the January 2011 issue of the William and Mary Quarterly.