The Library Company’s Program in Early American Economy and Society (PEAES) Dissertation Fellowship, Library Company of Philadelphia

These fellowships are designed to promote scholarship in early American economy and society, broadly defined, from its colonial beginnings to the 1850s.   Some of the possible topics of research include the history of commerce, finance, technology, manufacturing, agriculture, internal improvements, and political economy. Applicants for the dissertation fellowship may submit proposals based not only on the extensive collections at the Library Company, but also on the printed and manuscript materials of other institutions in the Philadelphia area.  One dissertation-level fellowship, carrying a stipend of $20,000, is tenable for nine consecutive months of residency from September 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013. It may also be divided between two scholars, who would each receive $10,000 for the periods between Sept. 1, 2012 to January 15, 2013 or January 15, 2013 to May 31, 2013.