Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
In partnership with Penn State’s Africana Research Center, the Richards Center established a competitive, one-year postdoctoral fellowship in 2012. The fellowship rewards recently graduated Ph.D.s studying aspects of the African American experience from slavery to Civil Rights.
Beginning in 2020, Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts, Department of History, and the Richards Center will host a second Center-sponsored postdoctoral fellowship (in addition to our joint RCWEC/ARC fellowship). The fellowship rewards recently graduated Ph.D.s studying aspects of the Civil War era, particularly focusing on slavery and emancipation.
Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program
In recognition of the challenges graduate students have faced throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the Richards Center invites applications for two pre-doctoral dissertation fellowships in the history of the Civil War era.
Center and Institute Fellows Program
In conjunction with the College of the Liberal Arts and the Humanities Initiative Dissertation Release Program, the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center will host two graduate students as Center and Institute Fellows in 2022-2023.
The Catto-LeCount Fellows Program for Equity and Inclusion exposes undergraduate juniors, seniors, and recent graduates from underrepresented backgrounds to doctoral study in history. Attendees learn about the graduate admissions process, the academic profession, and the Penn State Department of History’s strengths in African American, Latino/a, and Native American studies.
Read more about the Catto-LeCount Fellows Program for Equity and Inclusion
Past Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellows have gone on to amazing careers after their time at Penn State. Learn more about them here!