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Huggins-Quarles Award

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Due: November 1, 2026

No essay

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Eligibility

Huggins-Quarles Award, with an application deadline in November, offers 2 awards that vary in amount. Ethnicity requirements apply.

Description

Named for Benjamin Quarles and Nathan Huggins, two outstanding historians of the African American past, the Huggins-Quarles Award is given annually to 1 or 2 graduate students of color to assist them with expenses related to travel to research collections for the completion of the PhD dissertation. These awards were established to promote greater diversity in the historical profession. Applicants must be advanced ABD, defined as at minimum a graduate student with ABD designation in their 5th year in a PhD program. The applicant's dissertation must focus on U.S. history. One complete copy of each application clearly labeled "2026 Huggins-Quarles Award Entry," must be emailed directly to the committee chair by the deadline. To apply, the student should submit the following items in one PDF document and in the following order: (1) cover letter, which should indicate the candidate's progress on the dissertation, including ABD status; (2) CV; (3) project abstract that consists of a five-page dissertation proposal (double spaced), which should include a definition of the project, an explanation of the project's significance and contribution to the field, and a description of the most important primary sources; (4) and one-page itemized budget explaining travel and research plans. Each application must also include a letter from the dissertation adviser attesting to the student's status and the ways in which the Huggins-Quarles Award will facilitate the completion of the dissertation project. Advisers should email their letters separately to the committee co-chairs. Please visit the award's website or contact the Organization of American Historians for more information.

Level of Study

Graduate Student

Scholarship Type

Minority Alaska Native Native American Asian African American Hispanic