2025 Junior Faculty Research Grant
The Oho Academy of History invites proposals for its annual Junior Faculty Research Grant. The purpose of the grant is to help defray the costs of travel necessary for a significant scholarly project. The current grant award is $500. The grant is not restricted to any geographic area, methodological approach, or chronological period. The Ohio Academy of History will announce the award recipient at its Spring Conference.
To be eligible, the applicant must be:
- an untenured faculty member at an Ohio college or university;
- a recipient of a Ph.D. in history within the past six years; and
- a member of the Ohio Academy of History.
To apply, please submit:
- a one-page curriculum vita;
- a one-page budget with justification for how funds will be used;
- a three-page explanation of the project’s objectives, sources and methods, significance, and timetable, as well as its contribution to the larger project.
Applications and supporting materials should be sent by email to the committee chair, Helen Sheumaker, PhD, at .
Deadline extended! The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2025.
Please note: The successful applicant is expected to file, within eight months, a one-page report on how the funds were spent, with the report to be considered for publication in the Academy Newsletter. Acknowledgement of this Academy support should also appear in any published work that results from this research. Successful applicants are encouraged to present on their findings at subsequent Ohio Academy annual conferences.
