Ethnic Studies Grants-in-Aid Program
The Immigration History Research Center’s (IHRC) Ethnic Studies Grant-in-Aid Program is intended to help defray expenses of visiting graduate students, professors and independent scholars from the U.S. and abroad who come to the IHRC to consult its archival and other collections. These grants are made available through the generosity of donors to IHRC’s recent endowment campaign. They are awarded on a competitive basis.
Researchers awarded grants-in-aid will be invited to present an informal “Research in Progress” seminar based on the work with IHRC collections. These events are open to University of Minnesota audiences and the general public. Researchers will be required to acknowledge the IHRC and this grant in any resulting publication.
Availability: Awards (number) are available for travel to the IHRC at any time between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009, for work in the following collections:
- Czech/Slovak (1)
- Estonian (2)
- Finnish (2)
- Greek (2)
- Italian (1)
- Latvian (2)
- Polish (1)
Terms of Award: Individual $250 grants to assist with travel and research-related expenses associated with a term of residence at the IHRC of not less than one work week (5 business days) of research.
Who May Apply? Graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars, in the U.S. or internationally, who live more than a day’s drive from the Twin Cities and who need to do research in the IHRC collections for which the grant-in-aid is sought.
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated connection between research needs and specific collections at the IHRC
- Language proficiency (for projects requiring sources in languages other than English)
- Preference given to newer scholars and graduate students
Application Materials
- Proposal of no more than 2 pages describing the research project and the collections to be consulted
- Current curriculum vitae
- Estimated dates of the one-week research sojourn
- Names and contact information (including email) for two references.
Prior to submitting an application, applicants are encouraged to consult the IHRC Website (http://ihrc.umn.edu/) and to contact IHRC collections staff (ihrc@umn.edu) for information about specific ethnic collections.
Send application materials to:
IHRC Grant-in-Aid Committee
c/o Donna Gabaccia, Director
Immigration History Research Center
University of Minnesota
311 Andersen Library
222 - 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
