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Grants
& Internships
Supporting
Marine Corps Historical Research
The
Marine Corps History Division, using non-appropriated funds
provided by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, offers
stipends for internships, as well as research grants, and
both master's thesis and doctoral dissertation fellowships.
The grants and fellowship programs are designed to encourage
serious contributions to the field of Marine Corps and,
more generally, military and naval history. The intern program
is designed to provide undergraduate students with practical
work experience and the acquisition of research skills.
For
information about these programs and application materials,
write to:
Marine
Corps History Division
Attn: Coordinator, Grants and Fellowships
3078 Upshur Avenue
Quantico, Virginia
22134
General
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. Memorial Dissertation Fellowship
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application
The
United States Marine Corps offers one $10,000 dissertation
fellowship per academic year, to be awarded to a qualified
graduate student working on a doctoral dissertation pertinent
to Marine Corps history.
Area
and Topics of Study
Topics
in U.S. military and naval history, as well as history and
history-based studies in the social and behavioral sciences,
with a direct relationship to the history of the United
States Marine Corps will be considered. Within this context,
topics may encompass wars, institutions, organization and
administration, policy, biography, civil affairs and civic
action, civil military relations, weaponry and technology,
manpower, training and education, strategy, tactics, and
logistics, as well as diplomatic, political, economic, social,
and intellectual trends affecting the Marine Corps during
peace and war. The topic must have the approval of the applicant's
dissertation director and contribute to the study and understanding
of Marine Corps history.
Eligibility
Requirements
Applicants
must be enrolled in a recognized graduate school, have completed
by September all requirements for the doctoral degree except
the dissertation, and have an approved, pertinent dissertation
topic. Recipients of the Marine Corps' master's thesis fellowships
may apply.
Stipends
and Payments
The
stipend of $10,000 comes from the Marine Corps Heritage
Foundation, a nonprofit organization which seeks to further
historical research related to the Marine Corps. The stipend
will be provided to the recipient in two equal payments,
the first upon certification from the parent academic institution
that the recipient is a candidate for a doctoral degree
and authorized to become a dissertation fellow. The second
half of the stipend will be paid in January upon receipt
of confirmation of satisfactory progress from the fellow's
dissertation director. There are no restrictions on how
fellows apply these funds.
Evaluation
and Selection
The
Director of Marine Corps History administers the fellowship
program, including screening and evaluating the applicants.
Evaluation of applicants is on the basis of academic achievements,
faculty recommendations, demonstrated research and writing
ability, and the nature of the proposed topic and its benefit
to the study and understanding of Marine Corps history.
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, the funding organization,
makes the final selection. All awards are based on merit,
without regard to race, creed, color, or gender.
Location
of Study
Since
one objective of the fellowship program is to enable fellows
to use the major archival and other information centers
in the nation's capital, fellows are encouraged to do a
portion of their research in the Quantico, Virginia-Washington,
D.C., area. Fellows will receive access to the History Division's
facilities and collections, and personalized assistance
in gaining access to other archival and library facilities
in the Washington area. This does not preclude research
in other locations as the recipient deems appropriate.
Role
of the Marine Corps History Division
The
History Division will designate one of its staff members
to serve as the fellow's advisor during the fellowship period
and will make its collections and specialists available
to the maximum extent possible. The division's staff will
review the fellow's dissertation if desired; however, the
responsibility for direction and control, progress, and
final approval of the dissertation rests solely with the
fellow's academic institution and faculty. The Marine Corps
asks only that a copy of the dissertation be deposited in
the Division's library.
Application
and Award Dates
The
deadline for filing applications and all supporting documents
is 1 May each year. The applicant is responsible for insuring
that all required documentation is mailed before the closing
date. The President of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
will notify all applicants individually of their  selection
or non-selection not later than mid-July.
Bernard M. Rosoff
Memorial Master's Thesis Fellowship
Lieutenant
Colonel Lily H. Gridley Memorial Master's Thesis Fellowship
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application
The
United States Marine Corps offers a number of $3,500 Master's
Thesis Fellowships each academic year to qualified graduate
students working on topics pertinent to Marine Corps history.
Area
and Topics of Study
Topics
in U.S. military and naval history, and history-based studies
in the social and behavioral sciences, with a direct relationship
to the U.S. Marine Corps will be considered. Within this
context, topics may encompass wars, institutions, organization
and administration, policy, biography, civil affairs and
civic action, civil-military relations, weaponry and technology,
manpower, training and education, strategy, tactics, and
logistics, as well as diplomatic, political, economic, social,
and intellectual trends affecting the Marine Corps in war
and peace. This program gives preference to projects covering
the pre-1991 period where records are declassified or can
be most readily declassified and made available to scholars.
In all cases the topic must have the approval of the graduate
student's thesis advisor, and it must have the potential
of furthering the understanding of some aspect of Marine
Corps history.
Eligibility
Requirements
Applicants
must be actively enrolled in an accredited master's degree
program which requires a master's thesis.
Stipends
and Payments
The
stipend of $3,500 comes from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation,
a nonprofit organization devoted to furthering Marine Corps
history. The responsibility for administering this program
rests with the Director of Marine Corps History. Fellows
receive their stipends in two equal parts, the first in
September upon certification from the parent academic institution
that the recipient is actively enrolled in an appropriate
master's degree program and is authorized to become a Marine
Corps Thesis Fellow. The second half of the stipend will
be paid in January upon receipt of certification from the
fellow's academic advisor that the student continues to
make satisfactory progress on the master's thesis. There
are no restrictions on how fellows apply these funds.
Evaluation
and Selection
The
Director of Marine Corps History screens and evaluates the
applicants before making recommendations to the Marine Corps
Heritage Foundation. This evaluation considers academic
achievements, faculty recommendations, demonstrated research
and writing ability, and the nature of the proposed topic
and its benefit to the study and understanding of Marine
Corps history. Final selection of fellows is by the Marine
Corps Heritage Foundation, the funding organization. All
awards will be based on merit, without regard to race, color,
creed, or gender.
Location
of Study
Since
the purposes of these fellowships include the desire to
expose fellows to research in the main Federal archival
centers, and to encourage the use of Marine Corps historical
archives and museum collections, fellowship recipients are
encouraged to do part of their research in the Quantico,
Virginia-Washington, D.C., area. This does not preclude
research elsewhere. The location of other thesis research
is at the fellow's discretion.
Role
of History Division
The
History Division will designate one of its staff to serve
as the fellow's advisor during the fellowship period, and
will make its collections and specialists available for
the fellow research in Quantico, Virginia. While the division
will review and comment on the thesis if desired, the responsibility
for direction and control, progress, and final approval
of the thesis remains solely with the fellow's academic
institution and its faculty. The History Division does ask
for the deposit of one copy of the finished thesis in its
library.
Application
and Award Dates
The
deadline for filing applications and all supporting documents
is 1 May each year. The applicant is responsible for insuring
that all documentation is mailed before the closing date.
The President of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation will
notify all applicants individually by letter of their selection
or non-selection not later than mid-July.
Research
Grants
Download
application
The
United States Marine Corps offers research grants of $400
to $3,000 to encourage graduate-level and advanced study
in Marine Corps history and related fields. These grants
come from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit
organization which seeks to further historical and museum
research related to the Marine Corps.
Eligibility
Requirements
While
the program concentrates on graduate students, grants are
available to other qualified persons. Applicants for grants
should have the ability to conduct advanced study in those
aspects of American military history and museum activities
directly related to the U.S. Marine Corps.
Areas
and Topics of Study
Applicants
may suggest study projects, or the staff of the History
Division can provide guidance for selection of an appropriate
topic. In either case, the researcher has considerable latitude
in choosing a topic. The research, for example, may encompass
such diverse topics as wars, institutions, organization
and administration, policy, biography, civil affairs and
civic action, civil-military relations, weaponry and technology,
manpower, training and education, strategy, tactics, and
logistics, as well as the interaction of diplomatic, political,
economic, social, and intellectual trends affecting American
military affairs during peace and war. Research may also
deal with such museum curatorial fields as exhibit design,
military art, ordnance, uniforms, equipment, aviation, and
other related topics.
The
program gives preference to projects covering the pre-1991
period where records are declassified or can be most readily
declassified and made available to scholars. In all cases,
the research must result in a finite product which directly
furthers or illuminates some aspect of the history of the
Marine Corps. Examples of such finite products are an article
for a professional journal, a publishable monograph or essay,
a bibliography, a work of art, a museum display, or a diorama.
Location
of Study
Since
the purposes of these grants include the desire to expose
fellows to research in the main Federal archival centers,
and to encourage the use of Marine Corps historical archives
and museum collections, recipients are encouraged to do
part of their research in the Quantico, Virginia-Washington,
D.C., area. This does not preclude research elsewhere. The
location of other thesis research is at the recipient's
discretion.
Payment
and Expenses
Grants
ordinarily will be paid in two installments, half on the
initiation of the approved project, and half on its successful
conclusion. There are no restrictions on how the recipients
apply these funds.
Applications
Preliminary
application for a grant involves the submission of a completed
application form to the Director of Marine Corps History.
The application and accompanying letter should outline the
applicant's qualifications, and should either propose a
specific topic or request a suggested topic based on the
applicant's interests and qualifications. If the evaluation
of the preliminary application is favorable, the applicant
will be asked to make formal application. The formal application
should include evidence of the applicant's professional
qualifications through appropriate letters of recommendation,
publications, or evidence of accomplishment in relevant
fields. Students should provide academic transcripts. Final
approval or disapproval of the grant request will be made
following submission of the formal application.
Applications,
preliminary or formal, will be considered throughout the
year, and research in the Washington, D.C., area can be
performed at any time mutually acceptable to the successful
applicant and the History Division. A division historian
will serve as the recipient's advisor for the duration of
the grant.
Evaluation
and Selection
The
Director of Marine Corps History makes the final selection
for grants less than $1,000; larger grants require the approval
of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, the funding organization.
All awards are made on merit, regardless of race, color,
creed, or gender. Evaluation is based upon evidence of ability,
including academic records, letters of recommendation, and
upon the nature of the proposed research and its potential
value to the Marine Corps' historical program.
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