MDAH is proud to offer emerging scholars the opportunity to work in the most extensive collection of Mississippi-related materials, including the Eudora Welty Collection and the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Papers. Learn more about the Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Research Fellowship.
Eudora Welty Fellowship
MDAH is now accepting applications for the 2023 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship. Offered in partnership with the Eudora Welty Foundation, this annual fellowship awards a $5,000 stipend to one graduate student to conduct research using the Eudora Welty Collection at MDAH for two weeks during the summer. The deadline is March 3, 2023.
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Research Fellowship
MDAH is now accepting applications for the 2023 Medgar and Myrlie Evers Research Fellowship. Offered in partnership with the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Institute, this annual fellowship awards a $5,000 stipend to one graduate student to conduct research using the Evers Papers and other archival collections at MDAH for two weeks during the summer. The deadline is March 24, 2023.