Carol K. Pforzheimer Student Fellowships
Carol K. Pforzheimer Student Fellowships provide funding to Harvard undergraduates to do research in the Schlesinger Library’s collections.
Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library is committed to supporting students to pursue their own research. The research may relate to any of the library’s holdings, which include special collections documenting two centuries of social reform movements, from abolition to transgender rights.
While proposals related to any of the library’s collections are welcome, projects on the topics of law, education, and justice and on climate change are of particular interest. The research can be carried out in conjunction with a project for academic credit (such as a course paper or senior thesis), although it is not required. The $4,000 award may be used to cover travel and living expenses, photocopying, and other incidental research expenses, but not for the purchase of durable equipment or travel to other research sites. Applications will be evaluated on the significance of the research and the project’s potential contribution to the advancement of knowledge as well as its creativity in drawing on the library’s holdings.
How to Apply
Applications for this grant cycle are no longer being accepted. The 2023–2024 application cycle will open on October 23, 2023, at 12 AM ET.
Program Details
Have questions? Email us at slgrants@radcliffe.harvard.edu.