Long-Term Research Fellowships at the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture

FAIN: RA-254170-17

Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, VA 23187-8781)
Karin A. Wulf (Project Director: August 2016 to October 2021)
Catherine Elizabeth Kelly (Project Director: October 2021 to present)

12 months of stipend support (one fellowship) per year for three years and a contribution to defray costs associated with the selection of fellows.

The OI-NEH Fellowship is a two-year postdoctoral fellowship for first-time book authors, one year of which is supported by the NEH, in any area of early American studies. Beyond the raw resources of primary source materials, scholars require time, expert critical feedback, and publication support in order to develop their work. With its longstanding traditions as well as innovative engagement with all aspects of the research and publication process, the OI offers fellows a distinctive opportunity. The structure of this fellowship, originating in 1945 with the aim of developing research into publishable work, reflects the OI’s core mission of supporting scholars and fostering excellence in scholarship. The evidence validating the OI’s approach is manifold in the scholarship produced and in the subsequent careers of the young scholars who have held OI fellowships.