ASEH Research Fellowships

Samuel P. Hays Research Fellowship

ASEH created this fellowship to recognize the contributions of Samuel P. Hays, the inaugural recipient of the society’s Distinguished Scholar Award, and to advance the field of environmental history, broadly conceived. The fellowship provides a single payment of $1,000 to help fund travel to and use of an archive or manuscript repository. It is open to practicing historians (either academic, public, or independent). Graduate students are ineligible. A Ph.D. is not required. Submissions will be accepted June 1 – September 30, 2008, and the recipient will be selected and notified in December 2008, for funding in January 2009.

Applications should include a C.V. and a two-page statement (500 words) explaining the project and how the research funds will be used, and should be submitted electronically to Jeffrey Stine, chair of the committee, by September 30, 2008, at stine@si.edu

Hal Rothman Research Fellowship

The Hal Rothman Research Fellowship was created to recognize graduate student achievements in environmental history research in honor of Hal Rothman, recipient of ASEH’s Distinguished Service award in 2006 and editor of Environmental History for many years. The fellowship provides a single payment of $1,000 for PhD graduate student research and travel in the field of environmental history, without geographical restriction. The funds must be used to support archival research and travel during 2009.

Students enrolled in any PhD program worldwide are eligible to apply. Applications will be accepted June 1 –  September 30, 2008, and the recipient will be selected and notified in December 2008, for funding in January 2009. To apply, please submit the following three items:

 1. A two-page statement (500 words) explaining your project and how you intend to use the research funds.

 2. A c.v.

 3. A letter of recommendation from your graduate advisor.

 All items must be submitted electronically to Dolly Jorgensen, chair of the committee, by September 30, 2008 at dolly@jorgensenweb.net

Make a Donation

If you would like to make a donation to ASEH for these fellowships, please contact:

Mark Madison

Treasurer ASEH

National Conservation Training Center

698 Conservation Way

Shepherdstown, WV 25443

Email: mark_madison@fws.gov