Grants and Fellowships awarded
By the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware
The Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware is pleased to announce the recipients of grants and fellowships awarded July 2025. Please note that the next deadline for applications for the exploratory grant and Henry Belin du Pont Fellowship is October 31th, 2025; the Brandywine Dissertation Fellowship is March 31st. Here is the link on Hagley Museum and Library’s website for further info and to apply…. https://www.hagley.org/research/grants-fellowships.
Exploratory Grants
Aida Arosoaie, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison: A Survival Tool or a Geopolitical Weapon? Exploring the development and global consolidation of synthetic rubber
Nancy Campbell, Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Susquehanna Steam: An Energy History of a Northeastern Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant
Jasper Cattell, Ph.D. Candidate, Brown University: The World Without Work? The Regulatory Politics of the Work/Environment Divide
Sadie Couture, Ph.D. Candidate, McGill University: Long Time, First Time: A History of Call-in Radio in the United States and Canada, 1945-1975
Ronn Daniel, Associate Professor, Kent State University: Machine for Living In: Auto Interiors in the Mid 20th-Century
Matthew Hollow, Senior Lecturer, University of York: Teach the children to spend! Revisiting the cultural assumptions underpinning financial literacy education initiatives in the USA 1980-2010
Murat Iplikci, Visiting Scholar, Tufts University: Navigating Uncertainty: Thomas E. Gillingham and the Limits of U.S. Technocratic Power in Turkey, 1968-1974
Henry Jacob, Ph.D. Candidate, Yale University: Bridging Oceans and Corporations: A History of the Panama Canal and the National Foreign Trade Council
Lauryn Mannigel, Ph.D. Candidate, Arizona State University: Deodorization and Odorization Practices in the 20th and 21st Century in the United States
Hannah Morand, Ph.D. Candidate, Yale University: Salt, State, and Subject: Technology, Social Control, and the Experience of Taxation in France’s Age of Revolution
Hagley Exploratory Research Grants
These grants support one-week visits by scholars who believe that their project will benefit from Hagley research collections, but need the opportunity to explore them on-site to determine if a Henry Belin du Pont Fellowship application is warranted. Priority will be given to junior scholars with innovative projects that seek to expand on existing scholarship. Applicants should reside more than 50 miles from Hagley, and the stipend is $400. Application deadlines: March 31, June 30 and October 31
Henry Belin du Pont Fellowships
These research grants enable scholars to pursue advanced research and study in the collections of the Hagley Library. They are awarded for the length of time needed to make use of Hagley collections for a specific project. The stipends are for a maximum of eight weeks and are pro-rated at $400/week for recipients who reside further than 50 miles from Hagley, and $200/week for those within 50 miles. Application deadlines: March 31, June 30 and October 31
The Brandywine Dissertation Fellowships
Brandywine Dissertation Fellowship is designed for graduate students who are actively working on their dissertation. A residential fellowship for three to four months duration, it provides $10,000 and free housing on Hagley's grounds along with an office and other amenities. Brandywine Dissertation fellows are expected to work at Hagley at least four days weekly and to participate in events organized by Hagley's Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society.
We invite applications from Ph.D. candidates whose research on important historical questions uses Hagley's research collections. Applications should demonstrate superior intellectual quality, present a persuasive methodology, and show that the dissertation makes significant use of Hagley research materials. Research in Hagley's collections may take place prior to the fellowship residency. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with Hagley reference staff at askHagley@Hagley.org prior at to submitting their dossier.
Application Deadline: March 31