Fellowships and Awards
The Department of History is able to offer some financial support to M.A., M.H.P. and Ph.D. students, including several named fellowships for entering M.A. students. The department also awards two named prizes in recognition of the accomplishments of graduate students.
Named Fellowships
Named fellowships are available for award to students who apply for and receive a Graduate Research Assistantship.
Joseph O. Baylen Fellowship in History
Ethel Illges Woodruff Fellowship in Southern History
Margaret Ewing Endowment for the Enrichment of Research in Family Oral Histories
An additional felowship is available for M.H.P. students.
Jenny Thurston Fellowship in Historic Preservation
Named Prizes
Two named prizes recognize the accomplishments of graduate students.
The John A. Alexander Memorial Award
The John M. Matthews Distinguished Thesis and Dissertation Award
University Fellowships
External Fellowships
Southern Regional Education Board's Dissertation Year Fellowship Award
