Grants & Fellowships
Applications EXTENDED through April 10, 2026
Supporting innovative research and creative projects that deepen understanding of the US South, our grants and fellowships provide students, faculty, and researchers with resources to realize their scholarly goals.
McColl Dissertation Year Fellowship
The application deadline for the 2026-27 McColl Fellowship is Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT.
The Center for the Study of the American South offers the McColl Dissertation Year Fellowship in Southern Studies to support the completion of a dissertation by a doctoral candidate at UNC-Chapel Hill on a subject related to the history, culture, or society of the American south. We define the South broadly, to include the states of the southeastern U.S., adjoining areas, and regions that are conceptually or ideologically southern. The fellowship includes in-state tuition for up to 3.0 credit hours, health insurance, and a stipend of $22,000. This fellowship is made possible through the generous support of Hugh L. McColl, Jr.
Fellowships begin at the start of the fall semester and continue through the last day of the spring semester. Fellows will participate in campus discussions and present their research. Recipients may not defer the McColl Fellowship.
Please note that this fellowship does not require completion of the dissertation but should be awarded to students who are approaching the final phase of their writing and research.
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CSAS Summer Research Grants
The 2026 CSAS Summer Research Grants application deadline is Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT.
The Center for the Study of the American South invites UNC graduate and professional students in all disciplines to apply for $3,000 awards to support dissertation research, thesis research, and other academic projects pertaining to the U.S. South during the summer of 2026.
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Jacquelyn Dowd Hall Fellowship
The 2026 Jacquelyn Dowd Hall Research Fellowship application deadline is Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT.
The Jacquelyn Dowd Hall Research Fellowship is made possible by its namesake fund, in honor of the founding director of the Southern Oral History Program. The summer research fellowship provides one graduate student currently attending UNC Chapel Hill with a $4,000 award to pursue oral history research or fieldwork during the summer of 2026.
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Francis Ferris Hall Summer Fellowship
The 2026 Francis Ferris Hall Summer Fellowship application deadline is Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT.
Francis Ferris Hall, the fund’s namesake, supports undergraduate research across UNC departments on topics related to the American South, broadly defined. A Mississippi-born educator and writer, Hall and her spouse, Parker Hall Jr., were devoted to their large extended family in Chicago.
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The Southern Oral History Program (SOHP) Graduate Field Scholars
The 2026 Southern Oral History Program (SOHP) Graduate Field Scholars application deadline is Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT.
The Southern Oral History Program’s Graduate Field Scholars are selected each year through a competitive process from across UNC–Chapel Hill’s departments and disciplines to work with the program for 15 hours a week, contributing new research, producing oral histories, and supporting SOHP’s teaching, archival, and public engagement work. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, they help process and interpret interviews, work alongside community partners, mentor students, and develop the scholarly and practical skills essential to their future work as scholars and practitioners.
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