To help junior scholars in the humanities and related social science fields gain skills and creativity in developing knowledge from original sources.
Applicant must be currently enrolled in a doctoral program in a graduate school in the United States; have a plan to do dissertation research, primarily in original source material in the holdings of archives, libraries, historical societies, museums, related repositories, or a combination; and write their dissertation and receive the Ph.D. degree in a field of the humanities or in a related element of the social sciences.
Selection committee will assess quality with reference to the following