Harry S. Truman Library Institute Dissertation Year Fellowships

Dissertation Year Fellowships are intended to encourage historical scholarship of the public career of Harry S. Truman or the Truman era. This fellowship is intended to free a doctoral student from teaching or other employment to facilitate completion of his or her dissertation. Preference will be given to projects based on extensive research at the Truman Library, but since the research is presumed to be complete, there is no requirement of residence at the Library during the fellowship year.

A maximum of two $20,000 grants are given annually; awards are payable to the student in two installments, September and January. Completed applications should be submitted to the Committee no later than February 1. The Committee’s funding decision will be announced by the first week of April. The Committee reserves the right to withhold the making of any award if the quality of the applications does not justify it.