This newly created prize provides financial assistance to graduate students whose dissertation topics deal with aspects of American history that extend beyond U.S. borders. The fellowship may be used for international travel to collections vital to dissertation research.
Applicants must be currently enrolled in a U.S. or foreign graduate program. One $1,250 fellowship will be awarded annually.
To apply, please mail one copy of each of the following items to the committee members listed below:
1. A 2-3 page project description indicating the dissertation's significance and including a statement of the major collection(s) to be examined abroad and their relevance to the dissertation.
2. Two letters of recommendation, including one from the dissertation advisor.
3. Current c.v. indicating language proficiency.

Thomas Bender (Committee Chair)
Department of History New York University 53 Washington Square South, 7th Floor New York, NY 10012 Lori D. Ginzberg 4813 Beaumont Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19143 Linda K. Kerber 425 Lexington Avenue Iowa City, IA 52246 Hans-Jrgen Grabbe [address below]
Please send one copy to the address below.
Deadline: 1 December 2003
Organization of American Historians
Attention: Hans-Jrgen Grabbe, La Pietra Fellowship Committee 112 North Bryan Avenue Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
Phone: 812-855-9852
Fax: 812-855-0696
Email: awards@oah.org
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