Kemble Fellowship in Maritime History Grant

Kemble Fellowship in Maritime History Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (The Huntington)
Amount: US $50,000
Last Updated: September 29, 2025

Summary

The Kemble Fellowship in Maritime History, offered by The Huntington Library, supports scholars pursuing research in maritime history. This prestigious fellowship provides a stipend of $50,000 for nine to twelve months of residency. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or have defended their dissertation by the application deadline. The fellowship encourages interdisciplinary exploration within The Huntington's vast collections, focusing on global trade, oceanography, and coastal studies, fostering innovative scholarship in maritime studies.

Overview

Mission The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens shares its world-renowned collections to support scholarship, foster learning, inspire creativity, and offer transformative experiences for diverse audiences. Long-Term Awards The Huntington offers 13 long-term fellowships for nine to 12 months in residence, each with a stipend of $50,000. Although nine of these are open to scholars working on projects in any area where The Huntington’s collections are strong, there are specific awards for maritime history (the Kemble Fellowship), the history of medicine (the Molina Fellowship), and the history of science (the Dibner Fellowship). Three awards (the Thom Fellowships) are reserved for recent postdoctoral scholars. Long-term fellows are expected to be in continuous residence at The Huntington, present at a two-day introductory symposium in September, and participate in weekly working group sessions from October to May. Kemble Fellowship in Maritime History Applicants must be pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to The Huntington’s collections in maritime history. Relevant fields might include the history of oceans and oceanography, coastlines and littorals, and global trade and migration.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Only those who hold a Ph.D. or who have successfully defended a dissertation by the application deadline are eligible.The majority of Huntington fellowships—short- and long-term—are open to scholars of any nationality.International scholars awarded a short- or long-term fellowship will need to apply for a J-1 visa.Eligible candidates may apply in collaboration with a colleague for either a joint short-term fellowship or a joint long-term fellowship.Candidates are therefore required to choose either a short-term or a long-term award and to convey in their proposal a clear sense of what it is that they hope to achieve within the time available.

Ineligibility

The Huntington will not award two long-term fellowships for work on the same project. You are eligible to compete for another long-term award as soon as you think a new project is sufficiently formulated to be competitive.