The Eberly Family Special Collections Library

November 21, 2024

Applications are being accepted for research grants utilizing The Eberly Family Special Collections Library. For 2024-2025, awards of $4,000 to be used for travel and/or research expenses related to the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Penn State’s University Park campus to utilize the Library’s collections for academic research are available in the areas listed below.

Dorothy Foehr Huck Research Award (Multiple)

This award supports researchers using any of the Eberly Family Special Collection Library’s collections. Visit our Collections page for an overview of collection strengths.

Helen F. Faust Women Writers Research Award

This award supports researchers whose work focuses on women writers, and who would benefit from the use of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library’s collections.

V.P. Franklin African American History Research Award

Thanks to a generous gift from Dr. V.P. Franklin, Penn State alumnus (‘69) and esteemed scholar of African American history, we are offering a new award this year This award is focused on supporting research in our growing Black History and Visual Culture collections. We especially invite applicants interested in exploring research topics drawing on materials from two recent notable archival acquisitions: the V.P. Franklin papers and the Guion S. Bluford papers.

Albert M. Petska Eighth Air Force Archives Research Award

This award supports researchers utilizing the Eighth Air Force archive, 1939-2009 at the Eberly Family Special Collections Library.

Mary Ann O’Brian Malkin Research Award

This award supports researchers whose work focuses on the history of dance and dance notation, and who would benefit from using the Malkin collection of early dance, 1531-1804.

William W. Scranton Research Award

This award supports research in the personal papers of the late Governor William W. Scranton covering his legacy as a Pennsylvania congressional representative (1961-1963), governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1963-1967), chair of the Presidential Commission on Campus Unrest, presidential candidate (1964); and U.S. representative to the United Nations (1976-1977).

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants may not be Penn State faculty, staff, or students.
Applicants and their research topics must meet the individual requirements of the award for which they apply.
Preference will be given to applicants that reside and/or at least 100 miles from Penn State University Park.

For additional details and application, please visit the Research Grants page.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 10, 2024
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