UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Penn State University Libraries is awarding five $3,000 research grants for travel and resource expenses to the University Park campus during the 2024 calendar year.
Grants are currently available to researchers who wish to utilize collections from the Eberly Family Special Collections Library, located at 104 Paterno Library, on Penn State’s University Park campus. The application deadline is Thursday, Aug. 31, and recipients will be notified by Oct. 1 for grants that will cover expenses incurred with travel between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, 2024. Any non-Penn State faculty member, graduate student or independent scholar with a research project that utilizes the Special Collections Library may apply, with preference given to applicants who live beyond a 100-mile radius of State College, Pennsylvania.
Awards will be based on the quality of proposed research and its relevance to Penn State’s special collections holdings. All applicants are encouraged to discuss proposed projects with the Special Collections Library staff prior to submission. Grant recipients are expected to participate in an informal public talk about the research project during the 2024 fall semester.
Special Collections Research Grants are available in the areas listed below:
- Dorothy Foehr Huck Research Award (2 grants available)
Supports researchers using any of the Eberly Family Special Collection Library’s collections. Visit our Collections page for an overview of collection strengths. - Albert M. Petska Eighth Air Force Archives Research Award
Supports researchers utilizing the Eighth Air Force archive, 1939-2009 at the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. - Mary Ann O'Brian Malkin Research Award
Supports researchers whose work focuses on the history of dance and dance notation, and who would benefit from using the Malkin Collection of Early Dance, 1531-1804. - William W. Scranton Research Award
Supports research in the personal papers of the late Governor William W. Scranton covering his legacy as a Pennsylvania congressional representative (1961-63), governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1963-67), chair of the Presidential Commission on Campus Unrest, presidential candidate (1964); and U.S. representative to the United Nations (1976-77).
For application and grant use requirements, visit Penn State University Libraries Special Collections Research Grant information page. Questions or concerns may be directed to Racine Amos, Instruction & Outreach Specialist, at rla5306@psu.edu.