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Fellows David Waldstreicher and Jean Marie Lutes with Lesley Herrmann (center), Executive Director of the Gilder Lehrman Institute
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hrough prizes and fellowships, the Institute supports outstanding scholarship. The Institute co-sponsors the Lincoln and Frederick Douglass Prizes, both for outstanding books in American History, which are among the most prestigious awards for history writing in the U.S. Some fifty Gilder Lehrman Fellowships per year enable scholars to work in the Gilder Lehrman Collection and other New York City archives. Additionally, the Institute's essay prizes for high school students recognize the achievements of promising scholars-in-the-making.
Available to postdoctoral scholars, doctoral candidates,
and journalists, Gilder Lehrman Fellowships in American
History support research in five New York City archives.
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The Lincoln ($50,000) and Douglass ($25,000) Prizes have set new standards for book awards.
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The Institute sponsors a summer research internship program for outstanding college undergraduates, as well as two annual prizes for high school students, one in New York and one nationwide.
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