In addition to Assistantships and Fellowships that make up the bulk of our student's funding packages, the department offers annual awards to support research.
Generous donors have made it possible for the department to make annual awards that support research and conference expenses. The Graduate Committee distributes these awards on the basis of information gathered in the Annual Progress Report that each student submits annually on April 1 to demonstrate their progress in the program and list their achievements. Recipients are announced in the annual May awards ceremony.
Marguerite C. & Clare McPhee Dissertation Fellowship
This award supports a PhD student whose initial funding package has expired, but who continues to demonstrate excellence in their scholarly contributions.
Viola Florence Barnes Fellowship in Colonial American History
This fund supports research in the area of colonial American history, broadly defined, and is intended to support discrete research projects.
John F. Stover Graduate Fellowship in American or European History
This fund supports dissertation research in American or European History and is intended to support discrete research projects.
Don Ospovat Award for Best Seminar Paper in History
This $500 award is offered annually at the May awards ceremony to the student whose HIST 950 seminar paper from the past calendar year is the best one nominated. Students submit their papers to the Graduate Committee for anonymous consideration by April 1.