History Scholars will receive a stipend of $2,400, along with room, board, and travel expenses for a six-week program in New York City, from June 20th to July 31st, 2004. During the program, Scholars will conduct primary source research to prepare historical materials for publication. At the end of six weeks each student will have completed a project that will result in a publication credit as co-editor. Scholars will also participate in weekly meetings with eminent historians, such as Eric Foner of Columbia University and James McPherson of Princeton University, to discuss historical issues and gain insight into history as a profession. A third component of the program will be weekly behind-the-scenes visits, led by archivists, to leading repositories of American historical documents, printed books, and material culture.

Finalists not selected for the six-week program will be invited to an all expenses paid, one-week program that aims to foster an interest in American history through field trips, discussions with non-academic professionals about careers for history majors, and lectures by leading scholars such as David Brion Davis, James McPherson, and Pauline Maier.

To apply, students must be enrolled in their sophomore or junior year in an accredited college or university in the U.S. or Canada and should submit these materials:

1. A cover letter describing their interest in this program and providing the following information: name, college/university, campus and permanent mailing addresses, campus and permanent telephone numbers, email address, social security number, and the names of two recommenders
2. A resume and an official college transcript.
3. A sample of their historical writing. (This should be no more than 5 double-spaced pages and can be drawn from class assignments or independent work.)
4. Two letters of recommendation by faculty members, one of whom is a professor of American history.

   All applicants will be automatically considered as candidates for both the six-week and one-week programs. No separate application is necessary.

   Applications should be sent to the address below.

   Applications must be postmarked by March 15th. Recipients will notified by April 23rd.

   For more information about the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, visit www.gilderlehrman.org. Sorry, but no faxed or electronically transmitted applications can be accepted.