The external funding opportunities listed here are of particular interest to students in Gender and Women’s history.
- American Association of University Women—American Dissertation Fellowships (women in any field)
- Association of American Indian Affairs Scholarships for Graduate Students (enrolled members of federally recognized tribes)
- The Coordinating Council for Women in History’s Catherine Prelinger Scholarship
- Duke’s Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library’s Mary Lily Research Grants
- The Ford Foundation—Pre-Doctoral and Dissertation Fellowships
- The Kosciuszko Foundation’s Tuition Scholarship Program (American students of Polish descent)
- Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship (female candidates in the fields of Greek or French)
- OAH Huggins-Quarles Award (graduate students of color)
- The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans (immigrants or children of immigrants)
- School for Advanced Research Resident Scholars (Native Americans or underrepresented scholars)
- Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Myrna F. Bernath Fellowship (women scholars)
- The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies