Grants-in-aid
Short-term grants-in-aid support visits to Hagley for scholarly research in the imprint, manuscript, pictorial, and artifact collections. They are designed to assist researchers with travel and living expenses while using the research collections. Scholars receive a stipend, make use of the research holdings, and participate in the programs of the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society. These grants are to support serious scholarly work. They are available to both degree candidates and senior scholars and writers working independently as well as college and university teachers, librarians, archivists, museum curators, and scholars from fields other than humanities. Scholars are expected to participate in seminars which meet periodically, as well as attend noontime colloquia, lectures, and other public programs offered during their tenure.
Low- cost housing may be available on the museum grounds. Stipends are for a minimum of two weeks, maximum of two months at no more than $1,600 per month.
Application Procedure
Deadlines: March 31, June 30 and October 31
Please send the information listed below to Dr. Philip Scranton, Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, PO Box 3630, Wilmington DE 19807-0630.
1. Application sheet (PDF)
2. Cover letter noting the requested period of residency
3. Copy of curriculum vitae (No more than four pages in length.)
4. A 4-5 page description of your proposed research project. Please provide information on the significance of the work and your research methodology, plan of work, Hagley collection to be used, the relevance of Hagley's fields of interest to the project, and the intended product or results of your work. Competitive proposals will demonstrate the relevance of the project to Hagley's field of interest and include a discussion of collections to be used and their importance to the plan of work.