The Library Company of Philadelphia Program in Early American Economy and Society (PEAES) Short-Term Fellowships, Library Company of Philadelphia

These fellowships are designed to promote scholarship in early American economy and society, broadly defined, from its colonial beginnings to roughly the 1850s. Some of the possible topics of research include the history of commerce, finance, technology, manufacturing, agriculture, internal improvements, and political economy. Four short-term fellowships, carrying stipends of $2,000 each, are tenable for a month of continuous research at the Library Company between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013.