Dissertations, Theses, and Related Fellowships/Prizes
The Mediterranean Seminarannounces the 2021 prize for the best first book in Mediterranean Studies.
Eligible publications are dated 2016—2020.
The submission deadline is 1 January 2021.
The winner will be announced on 1 May 2021 and, funding permitting, will be invited to attend the Mediterranean Seminar workshop in fall 2021.
A "first book" is the first scholarly or
I am beginning a dissertation project with the working title "Merchant Ship Technology and the Development of the British Atlantic, 1600-1800." Among other types of sources, I'm looking for anecdotal archival or published primary source material in which those engaged in the shipping business in this world--ship owners, masters, ship builders, state officials, merchants, and mariners--mention or discuss vessel technology in their correspondence, journals, logs, and other written documents. I'm interested in their opinions, judgments, specifications, and instructions regarding design, rig
Society for the History of Discoveries: STUDNT ESSAY PRIZE
EXTENDED DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2020
Areas of eligible research include: voyages of exploration, travel narratives, biography relevant to the history of discoveries and exploration, history, cartography, the technologies of travel, impact of travel and cultural exchange, and other aspects of geographic discovery and
STUDNT ESSAY PRIZE
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15 May of each year
Areas of eligible research include: voyages of exploration, travel narratives, biography relevant to the history of discoveries and exploration, history, cartography, the technologies of travel, impact of travel and cultural exchange, and other aspects of geographic discovery and exploration.
Who is Eligible: Students from any
The Outer Banks History Center (OBHC), a regional archives and special collections library located in Manteo, NC, invites researchers interested in coastal NC/maritime history to apply for its 2020 Summer Research Stipend. This stipend, sponsored by the Friends of the OBHC, offers $1,500 to offset travel expenses in support of a single intensive research visit during the summer of 2020.
For more information on the stipend, including eligibility requirements, application procedures, and a description of OBHC resources, visit the following link.
2020-2021 Gilder Lehrman Center 1-Month and 4-Month Fellowships
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition (GLC), part of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University, invites applications for its 2020-2021 Fellowship Program, as posted in the H-Net Job Guide (https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php
The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library and the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education at the University of Southern Maine invite historical geographers, historians of cartography, and scholars working in related fields to apply for fellowships in the 2020–2021 New England Regional Fellowship Consortium (NERFC). The NERFC fellowship