The Smithsonian National Postal Museum 2014-15 Research Scholarships

Publish Date: Aug 19, 2015

Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

2014-15 SCHOLARSHIPS:

The Smithsonian National Postal Museum (NPM) is pleased to announce, in conjunction with the Confederate Stamp Alliance (CSA), George W. Brett Memorial Scholarship, Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition, National Philatelic Exhibitions of Washington D.C. (NAPEX) and the United States Stamp Society, annual scholarships for the research of postage stamps or postal history leading to publication of the research findings.
The scholarships are available to PhD’s, or doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research, advanced graduate students, and/or other scholars so that the awardee may spend an uninterrupted block of time doing research in the NPM library and other Washington DC libraries on their projects and discussing their work with others. They are available for the research of postage stamps or postal history leading to publication on any topic supported by NPM collection or library, other Washington DC libraries, like the National Archives or the Library of Congress, or in State research libraries as described in the individual announcement.

Interested persons, wherever resident, are invited to apply at any time with the deadline being September 1, 2015, for these scholarships for scholarly research of postage stamps or postal history. The annual scholarship, for a sum up to $2,000, shall be a contribution toward expenses for a visit(s) to Washington DC.

Applications accepted year-round with the deadline being September 1, 2015

Completed applications should be sent or emailed to:

Winton M. Blount Chair in Research
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE
MRC 570 PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012

npmresearchchair@si.edu


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http://postalmuseum.si.edu/research/scholarships/index.html

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