The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) announces a grant program for the 2017/2018 academic year. SHSI will award up to ten stipends of $1,000 each to support
original research and interpretive writing related to the history of
Iowa or Iowa and the Midwest. Preference will be given to applicants
proposing to pursue previously neglected topics or new approaches to or
interpretations of previously treated topics. SHSI invites applicants
from a variety of backgrounds, including academic and public historians,
graduate students, and independent re-searchers and writers.
Applications will be judged on the basis of their potential for
producing work appropriate for publication in The Annals of Iowa. Grant
recipients will be expected to produce an annotated manuscript targeted
for The Annals of Iowa, SHSI’s scholarly journal.Applications for the 2017/2018 awards must be postmarked by April 15, 2017. Download application guidelines from our web site or request guidelines or further information from:
Research Grants
State Historical Society of Iowa
402 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City IA 52240-1806
