E.P. Thompson Fellowship in United States History
The Ph.D. Program in History offers an annual E.P. Thompson Fellowship in United States History to a dissertation-level student whose work utilizes or relates to E.P. Thompson’s approaches to history. The award is for one year and carries a stipend of $20,000. Only students who have completed all course work and examinations, had their proposals approved, and been “Advanced to Candidacy” are eligible.
The fellowship is named for Professor Edward Palmer Thompson (1924-1993), the distinguished British historian, in honor of his impact on U.S. historians. It is awarded annually to the CUNY doctoral student whose work best exemplifies the standards of scholarship exhibited by Professor Thompson in his pioneering works of social, intellectual, and political history.
Applicants must submit the following material to the E.P. Thompson Fellowship Committee, c/o History Program:
(1) a dissertation proposal;
(2) a brief statement describing how their dissertation is in
a genre associated with Professor Thompson’s work and
relates to the project of social history, as exemplified by
his scholarship and legacy;
(3) a letter of recommendation.
Please submit both an electronic copy of (1) and (2) to Marilyn Weber, APO at mweber@gc.cuny.edu. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed. All materials must be received by Monday, April 7, 2014.