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RD Webinar: American Philosophical Society's (APS's) Research Grant and Fellowships Programs

Date: Thurs., Sept. 5, 2024 at 3pm-4pm ET

Location: Zoom (link provided to registrants)

Featuring an agency representative and two FSU grant winners, this webinar will offer FSU faculty an opportunity to learn about the American Philosophical Society's (APS's) exciting funding programs.  The APS, founded in 1743 in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin, is an academic scholarly organization which promotes learning in the humanities and natural sciences.  The agency offers fifteen research grant and fellowships programs spanning a range of disciplines.  

As the talk begins, Ms. Linda Musumeci, Director of Grants and Fellowships for the American Philosophical Society (APS), will present on several of APS's programs, focusing particularly on the "Franklin Research Grant Program," but also spotlighting the "Phillips Fund for Native American Research," "Library Fellowships" (both short- and long-term), and "Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research." 

Afterward, two FSU faculty members who have won the Franklin Research Grant will share on their experiences: Drs. Sonia Hazard and Maximilian Scholz.  Dr. Hazard, from the Department of Religion, was awarded the grant in FY2022-23 for her project, Christianity and the Book in the Cherokee Diaspora, 1828-1861.  Dr. Scholz, from the Department of History, was awarded the grant in FY2021-22 for his project, Fruitful Migrant: Refugees and the Construction of the Prussian State, 1530-1700.

Finally, the floor will be opened to the audience for questions and conversation.  Audience members are encouraged to bring questions related to their own projects. 

* Franklin Research Grants supports travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses.  (Deadlines: Oct. 1, 2024 and Dec. 2, 2024)

* Phillips Fund for Native American Research supports research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans, in the continental United States and Canada.  (Deadline: March 1, 2025)

* Library Fellowships (short- and long-term) support residential and non-residential work at the Library & Museum.  These awards are connected to APS's core areas of early America, the history of science, and Native American and Indigenous studies, and are abundant in number and variety.  

* Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research supports exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation. (Deadlines: Nov. 15, 2024 for applications; letters of support due Nov. 12, 2024)