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Huggins-Quarles Award

Organization of American Historians

Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
260
Days
January 1 2025
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Abstract, A one-page itemized budget explaining travel and research plans, Letter from the dissertation adviser
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Email
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Description

Named for Benjamin Quarles and Nathan Huggins, two outstanding historians of the African American past, the Huggins-Quarles Award is given annually by the Organization of American Historians to one or two graduate students of color to assist them with expenses related to travel to research collections for the completion of the PhD dissertation. Applicants must be ALANA (African American, Latino/a, Asian American, Native American) scholar. Applicant's dissertation must focus on U.S. history. To apply, the student should submit the following items in one PDF document and in the following order: cover letter, CV, abstract, and a one-page itemized budget explaining travel and research plans. Please visit the scholarshipÔÇÖs website for more detailed information about the required documents. Each application must include a letter from the dissertation adviser attesting to the student's status and the ways in which the Huggins-Quarles Award will facilitate the completion of the dissertation project. Advisers should e-mail their letters separately to the committee chair.

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be a graduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university
  • CheckmarkRestricted by race for Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaska Native students
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying History
  • CheckmarkRestricted by ethnic heritage: Latin American/Caribbean, African

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Abstract, A one-page itemized budget explaining travel and research plans, Letter from the dissertation adviser
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Email
  • Checkmark Resume
Contact Kara Hamm

khamm@oah.org
Tel: 812-855-9650 Address 112 N. Bryan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47408-4141