Institute for Political History

The Institute for Political History, a non-profit foundation, is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the Thomas H. Critchlow Award. The purpose of this grant, established in 2008 in honor of a major benefactor of the Institute, is to support graduate research in the fields of Pre-Twentieth-Century American Political/Policy History and American Political Development. Applications must include the following materials:

1. Application cover page (download template in Adobe Acrobat Reader here). This must be the first page of the application.

2. One (1) page double-spaced description of research proposal that also explains the historiographical significance of the project and lists the applicant's major publications.

3. One (1) page letter of recommendation. This letter must be in a signed, sealed envelope and be included with the application packet.

Applications must adhere to the guidelines above or they will not be considered. E-mailed and late applications will not be considered.  Preference will be given to doctoral students.  Applications must be received by December 2, 2011 and the award in the amount of up to $750 will be announced at the Policy History Conference, co-sponsored with the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, to be held at the Richmond Marriott-Downtown in Richmond, Virginia, from June 6-9, 2012.  The award is taxable.  Please send materials to Thomas H. Critchlow Grant, C/O Journal of Policy History, Saint Louis University, 3800 Lindell Blvd., P.O. Box 56907, St. Louis, MO 63156-0907.

For additional information concerning the Thomas Critchlow Award, please e-mail the grant coordinator at grahamaward (at) gmail (dot) com.