The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History



$10 Confederate bill, ca. 1864. (Detail, GLC 07271.07.03)




Fellows David Waldstreicher and Jean Marie Lutes with Lesley Herrmann (center), Executive Director of the Gilder Lehrman Institute




T 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.

Scholarly Fellowships

With more than 500 fellowships awarded since 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Fellowships offer doctoral candidates, postdoctoral scholars, college and university faculty at every rank, dissertation graduate students, and independent scholars the opportunity to research within the archival holdings of any institution in New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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National Books Prizes

The Lincoln ($50,000) and Douglass ($25,000) Prizes have set new standards for book awards.
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Student Prizes and Awards

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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Overview
Scholarly Fellowships
Current Fellows
Past Recipients
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National Book Prizes
Essay Prizes for High School Students




Matthew Brady, Civil War photograph, ca. 1861-65. (GLC 05111.01.0524)
For Historians Fellowships and Prizes Overview