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EXPLORATORY RESEARCH GRANTS These grants support one-week visits by scholars who believe that their project will benefit from Hagley research collections, but need the opportunity to explore them on-site to determine if a Henry Belin du Pont research grant application is warranted. Priority will be given to junior scholars with innovative projects that seek to expand on existing scholarship. Proposals must demonstrate which Hagley collections might be pertinent to the project. Applicants should reside more than 50 miles from Hagley, and the stipend is $400. Low-cost accommodations on Hagley's grounds are available on first-come, first serve basis. Researchers who use this housing are strongly encouraged to have a car available for transportation during their residency. Deadline March 31, 2021 All application materials must be submitted in the order below in one PDF file through the online link as indicated. Please include the following materials: Project abstract (maximum length: 1...

LOUIS GALAMBOS NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP IN BUSINESS AND POLITICS Louis Galambos National Fellowship in Business and Politics supports completion of exceptional dissertations for which the Hagley’s Library research materials constitute a significant source and that connect with the mission of the National Fellowship Program. Like other National Fellows, the Galambos Fellow is paired with a senior scholar in the fellow’s field who will serve as a mentor and provide critical guidance during the year. The Fellow also participates in the fall and spring conferences and receives training on how to reach broader audiences. The Galambos Fellow is expected to be in residence at Hagley for the fall and spring academic year. While in residence, the Fellow will receive an office, stack access, inter-library loan privileges, internet access, the opportunity to present a paper in Hagley’s seminar series, and use of Hagley’s accommodations for visiting scholars.  The Fellow receives a stipend of $25,0...

HENRY BELIN DU PONT DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS Henry Belin du Pont Dissertation Fellowships are designed for graduate students who have completed all course work for the doctoral degree and are conducting research on their dissertation. We invite applications from Ph.D. candidates whose research on important historical questions would benefit from use of Hagley's research collections. Applications should demonstrate superior intellectual quality, present a persuasive methodology for the project, and show that there are significant research materials at Hagley pertinent to the dissertation. Use of Hagley's collections may take place prior to application for the dissertation fellowship. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with Hagley staff prior to submitting their dossier. This is a residential fellowship with a term of four months. The fellowship provides $6,500, free housing on Hagley's grounds, use of a computer, mail and internet access, and an office. ...

BHC Doctoral Colloquium in Business History   The 2021  BHC Doctoral Colloquium in Business History will be held in spring 2021. This prestigious workshop, funded by Cambridge University Press, will most likely also take place on a remote basis, over two days in either late May or early June.  We may spread the sessions out even more this year, given the likely need for digital interaction. Typically limited to ten students, the colloquium is open to early stage doctoral candidates pursuing dissertation research within the broad field of business history, from any relevant discipline.  Topics (see  https://thebhc.org/doctoral-colloquia  for past examples) may range from the early modern era to the present and explore societies across the globe. Participants work intensively with a distinguished group of BHC-affiliated scholars (including at least two BHC officers), discussing dissertation proposals, relevant literatures and research strategies, a...

Request for Applications: Directorship of BHC Doctoral Colloquium, 2021-24 The Business History Conference invites applications from senior scholars who would like to direct the BHC’s Doctoral Colloquium , beginning a three-year term at the conclusion of the 2021 BHC annual meeting. The BHC sponsors the Colloquium with the generous support of Cambridge University Press. Overview of the Colloquium and the Director’s Role Initiated in 2004, the Colloquium has become a BHC fixture, serving as a major conduit for early career scholars to learn about and become active in the organization.   The Colloquium provides student participants with substantive critiques and discussions about their dissertation research, as well as sessions on key aspects of professional development (publishing strategies, the value of side projects, career trajectories, etc.). Each year, the Colloquium Director is responsible for selecting a group of faculty participants whose research and teac...

Accepting Applications : The Hagley Program in the History of Capitalism, Technology, and Culture The Hagley Program in the History of Capitalism, Technology, and Culture at the University of Delaware invites applications for academic year 2020-21 by those wishing to pursue an M.A. or Ph.D. in history . Since 1954, this program has been training graduate students interested in industrialization, capitalism, science, technology, consumption, business, labor, and the environment, preparing them for both academic and non-academic professional positions. Many of our students develop an expertise in the study of material culture, and a large number earn a certificate in Museum Studies. Within the program, students pursue projects on a diverse range of subjects, from transportation and agriculture to marketing and mass media. Affiliated faculty members include a broad array of internationally recognized scholars, and the program has a close working relationship with the Hagley Museum and L...

Hagley Exploratory Research Grants.  Next deadline is  October 31, 2019. These grants support one-week visits by scholars who believe that their project will benefit from Hagley research collections, but need the opportunity to explore them on-site to determine if a Henry Belin du Pont research grant application is warranted. Priority will be given to junior scholars with innovative projects that seek to expand on existing scholarship. Applicants should reside more than fifty miles from Hagley, and the stipend is $400. Henry Belin du Pont Research Grants.  Next deadline is  October 31, 2019. These research grants enable scholars to pursue advanced research and study in the collections of the Hagley Library. They are awarded for the length of time needed to make use of Hagley collections for a specific project. The stipends are for a maximum of eight weeks and are prorated at $400/week for recipients who reside further than fifty miles from Hagley, and $20...

Business History (Routledge) invites applications for three Co-Editors to join the Editorial Team. The deadline for applications is Friday 13th September 2019. The positions are for terms of three years starting in January 2020, renewable by mutual consent for further terms at Routledge’s discretion. About the Journal Business History is an international journal concerned with the long-run evolution and contemporary operation of business systems and enterprises. Its primary purpose is to make available the findings of advanced research, empirical and conceptual, into matters of global significance, such as corporate organization and growth, multinational enterprise, business efficiency, entrepreneurship, technological change, finance, marketing, human resource management, professionalization and business culture. The Journal has won a reputation for academic excellence and has a wide readership amongst management specialists, economists and other social scientists and e...

The call for applications to attend the fully funded Ph.D. summer school Business beyond the Business Cycle: Crises, Resilience and Risk Management, c.1850-2000  at the University of Glasgow, 26-28 August 2019, closes next June 10th . Following on from 2017’s successful summer school at the University of Tuebingen, The Centre for Business History in Scotland (CBHS), at the University of Glasgow is delighted to announce funding for an intensive three-day event aimed at PhD students and early career Post-Docs (within 2 years of PhD submission) in history and affiliated fields working on any topic which overlaps with the theme of the workshop (see ‘further notes for applicants’ below). Participants will be hosted in Glasgow’s West End, and will present, debate and discuss their work-in-progress with leading international scholars within a world-class university. The school aims to provide participants with an overview of relevant research and of innovative tools and methodologies ...