Eisenhower Foundation Travel Grants
Objective:
The Eisenhower Presidential Library Abilene Travel Grants Program assists scholars' research of primary sources in such fields as history, government, economics, communications, and international affairs so they may provide informed leadership in our national life. The grants program is funded and administered by the Eisenhower Foundation in Abilene, Kansas.
Applications:
Click here to obtain a travel grant application form.
Grants are awarded to individual researchers on a competitive basis to cover a portion of expenses while in Abilene, Kansas using the presidential library. The size of the grant (not to exceed $1,000) is dependent upon the distance traveled and duration of stay in Abilene. Grants are not retroactive and travel must occur within one year of award.
Applications must be received no later than February 28th for Spring reviews, and September 30th for Fall reviews.
Applicants should provide the following materials to:
Abilene Travel Grants Program
Eisenhower Foundation
P.O. Box 295
200 S.E. 4th Street
Abilene, KS 67410
• A letter from the Eisenhower Library providing information on the availability of relevant materials in the Library’s archives. Please address your inquiries to: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, 200 S.E. 4th, Abilene, KS 67410 and request permission to use the holdings of the Library. An archivist at the Library will respond with a letter detailing collections that are pertinent to your research topic.
• A curriculum vitae including academic experience and a list of any publications.
• A detailed summary (not to exceed five pages) of the subject and scope of your research. Funding priority will be given to well-developed proposals that will rely significantly on the resources in the Eisenhower Library.
• Tentative timetable for visiting Abilene (including duration of stay in Abilene) and for completing project.
• A ten-fifteen page writing sample.
• A proposed budget. For information on lodging, food and travel costs please visit the Abilene Tourism and Convention Bureau website at http://www.abilenekansas.org.
• Information as to any other grant received or being pursued for the project.
• Two or three supporting letters from academic advisors or professional colleagues.
• Intended publication or other use of the product of your research.
Decision:
A selection panel reviews your application package. All applicants will be informed in writing of the selection panel's decision approximately six weeks after the application deadline. Once a grantee has firm travel plans, the grantee will be issued two checks. One check in the amount of half the award will be mailed to the grantee immediately prior to the research trip to the Library, while the second will be held by the Library for presentation upon arrival.
Conclusion:
If grantee's research results in a thesis, dissertation, book or article, a copy of the final product must be submitted to the Eisenhower Library for its holdings.
