Image: The Fogelson Pre-Dissertation Research Grant supports preliminary travel to an archive, library, or field location by a Ph.D. student in ethnohistory. The grant is meant to help the student determine the feasibility of a projected research agenda and thereby develop and refine a compelling dissertation topic of any topic, from any region! One travel grant of up to $3000 will be awarded each year to a graduate student in ethnohistory who, at the time of application, has not yet completed the Ph.D. comprehensive exams or advanced to candidacy (although the grantee can be ABD at the time of the research itself). The ASE nominations committee will serve as the Fogelson selection committee each year. All applications are to be submitted electronically to the names and email addresses listed on the ASE website no later than January 15, and must include: a prospectus of proposed research and budget, no longer than 800 words, with a preliminary bibliography and a basic estimate of travel and research costs. a tentative research schedule for the grant period, indicating the destination for research, preliminary knowledge of the availability of archives, and potential interviews and places for fieldwork, if the project includes contemporary ethnography. a current curriculum vitae, with a notation of the intended date for the comprehensive exams or the prospectus defense. Separately, two letters of recommendation are required. The recommenders should send these directly to the selection committee. If relevant to the proposed research, at least one letter should attest to the language competence of the applicant. For more information and to submit your application, visit this link.
