The Society for French Historical Studies solicits applications for the following fellowships (application deadline, 15 February 2018).
1. Research Travel Award, jointly awarded by the SFHS and the Western Society for French History
Eligibility:
Scholars from the US and Canada, awarded PhD since January 2013, for research conducted outside of North America on any aspect of French history
2. Farrar Memorial Awards, two awards will be made
Eligibility:
Graduate students enrolled in program in US or Canada, with preference given to scholars interested in relating the history of France to another part of Europe or the world
3. Institut Français d’Amérique Fund Research Fellowship (Harmon Chadbourn Rorison Fellowship)
Eligibility:
Doctoral students or scholars awarded PhD since January 2015, conducting research in France for at least one month on any topic in French historical and cultural studies (travel to and France may not be supported by this fellowship)
4. Institut Français d’Amérique Fund Research Fellowship (Catherine Maley)
Eligibility:
Doctoral students or scholars awarded PhD since January 2015, conducting research in France for at least one month on any topic in French historical and cultural studies, with preference given to projects in cultural history, art history, or literary studies, broadly-defined (travel to and France may not be supported by this fellowship)
For more information on these and other awards and prizes, please see:
https://www.societyforfrenchhistoricalstudies.net/prizes/
The committee entrusted with deciding these awards is:
Stéphane Gerson, Chair (2018)
Institute of French Studies New York University 15 Washington Mews New York, New York 10003 (USA) stephane.gerson@nyu.edu
Jeffrey Burson (2019)
Department of History Georgia Southern University PO Box 8054 Statesboro, GA 30460-8054 (USA) jburson@georgiasouthern.edu
Jennifer Boittin (2020, Western Society for French History representative)
Department of French and Francophone Studies Pennsylvania State University 326 Burrowes Building University Park, PA 16802 (USA) Jab808@psu.edu
Tamara Chaplin (2020)
Department of History University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 309 Gregory Hall MC 466 810 South Wright Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 (USA) tchaplin@illinois.edu