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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.
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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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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