Schlesinger Library Grants

The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America invites applicants for a variety of research grants that require use of its resources. 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.

All applications open October 26, 2026 at 12:00 a.m.

The Schlesinger Library offers the following grants:

Harvard Student Opportunity

Carol K. Pforzheimer Student Fellowships

The Schlesinger Library invites Harvard undergraduates to apply for a Carol K. Pforzheimer Student Fellowship to support research in the library's collections. Fellowships of $4,000 will be awarded on a competitive basis. Pforzheimer Fellows will become part of a research cohort and will receive mentoring and research support from Schlesinger Library. The fellowships support independent research projects as well as projects for academic credit, such as a senior thesis or a seminar paper.

Opens October 26, 2026 at 12:00 a.m.

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Teacher Support Grants

The Schlesinger Library invites middle and high school educators to apply for support for research in our collections connected to their work in the classroom. Grants of $3,000 will be given on a competitive basis. Priority will be given to those who have demonstrated innovative pedagogy in social studies and history, and whose proposals make a compelling case about the ways materials available only at the Schlesinger Library will be incorporated into the applicant’s curriculum plans.

Opens October 26, 2026 at 12:00 a.m.

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Research Support Grants

The Schlesinger Library invites scholars and other serious researchers at any career stage beyond graduate school to apply for support for their work in our collections. Grants of $3,000 will be given on a competitive basis. Applicants must have a doctoral degree or equivalent research and writing experience and be located at least 60 miles away from Cambridge, MA. Priority will be given to those who have demonstrated research productivity and whose projects require use of materials available only at the Schlesinger Library.

Opens October 26, 2026 at 12:00 a.m.

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Dissertation Support Grants

The Schlesinger Library invites predoctoral scholars whose dissertation research requires use of the library's collections to apply for research support. Grants of $3,000 will be given on a competitive basis. Applicants must have advanced to candidacy in a doctoral program in a relevant field and have an approved dissertation topic, and be located at least 60 miles away from Cambridge, MA. Priority will be given to those whose projects require use of materials available only at the Schlesinger Library.

Opens October 26, 2026 at 12:00 a.m.

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Questions?
Contact slgrants@radcliffe.harvard.edu