Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc.

Abraham Lincoln Institute Scholarship Award

The Abraham Lincoln Institute’s competition for dissertation grants for graduate students working on Lincoln-centered topics in American history.

The Abraham Lincoln Institute announces a travel grant of $1,000.00 (one thousand dollars) for graduate students in the Civil War field.

The project should cover topics in which the Lincoln administration was involved, including political history, military history, diplomatic history, social history, economic history, and the history of emancipation. The deadline is October 1, 2024. Applicants must be full-time Ph.D. candidates in good standing at accredited institutions. They should submit a three-to-five page letter describing the project; a vita; a proposed budget; and a letter of support from a member of the dissertation committee.

Please send these materials to Joan E. Cashin, Committee Chair; Michelle Krowl; Diana Schaub; and Scott Sandage.