LSU Libraries Special Collections Research Grant

John Miles Discussion
Type: 
Grant
Date: 
April 30, 2019
Location: 
Louisiana, United States
Subject Fields: 
African American History / Studies, American History / Studies, History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Humanities, Literature

 

Overview

The LSU Libraries is offering research travel grants of $1000 each to support the work of researchers who use the rich holdings of the LSU Libraries Special Collections. The purpose of the grant is to support a researcher’s travel and lodging costs associated with a research trip to Baton Rouge, LA. Graduate level, post-doctoral, faculty and independent researchers who live outside the Baton Rouge area are encouraged to apply. A research plan is a requirement for the application and will be used in choosing the travel grant recipients.

 

Application Process

Send applications to the review committee via email (special@lsu.edu) and include the following:

  • Cover letter that provides a brief but detailed project description that places the project in the context of its larger field of study and describes the anticipated result of the project (e.g. journal article, book, edited volume, etc.). The narrative should articulate the anticipated use of the LSU Libraries collections with reference to specific collections to be used and their relevance to the project.

  • The applicant’s curriculum vita

  • One letter of recommendation (required for graduate student applicants, optional for all other applicants)

  • A budget with cost estimates

 

Application deadline: April 30, 2019

 

Award announcement: on or before June 7, 2019

 

Expected research completion date: June 1, 2020

 

Email special@lsu.edu with any questions about the research travel grants.

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About LSU Libraries Special Collections

The LSU Libraries Special Collections is celebrated for its extensive holdings on the history of Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley, documented through manuscripts, books, newspapers, maps, and ephemera. The American Civil War also has been one of the library’s traditional strengths, including collections specializing in Lincoln studies, Civil War fiction, and young people’s literature. A natural history collection rich in botanical and ornithological illustration, a rare book collection strong in the history of books and printing, and various personal libraries on subjects ranging from Sherlock Holmes to classic comic books all make the LSU Libraries Special Collections a destination for scholars researching broad subjects in American and European history and life.

 

Contact Info: 
LSU Libraries Special Collections
Hill Memorial Library
95 Field House Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3300
(225) 578-6544
 
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