Huggins-Quarles Award
Organization of American Historians
Deadline: November
To assist graduate students with expenses related to travel to research collections for the completion of the PhD dissertation. Qualifications: Applicants must be advanced ABD, defined as at minimum a graduate student with ABD designation in their 5th year in a PhD program, and must be an African American, Latino/a, Asian American, and/or Native American (ALANA) scholar; the applicant's dissertation must focus on US history. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online nomination form; student should submit the following items in one PDF document and in the following order: cover letter, which should indicate the candidate's progress on the dissertation, including ABD status; CV; Project abstract that consists of a five-page dissertation proposal (double spaced), which should include a definition of the project, an explanation of the project's significance and contribution to the field, and a description of the most important primary sources; One-page itemized budget explaining travel and research plans. Focus: History.