Gilman Research and Travel Grants
The Program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) at UNC invites applications for Donald Gilman Research and Travel Grants for the 2026-27 cycle. The deadline for applications is 13 March 2026. For updates and further information, please consult the MEMS website here.
The Gilman Research and Travel Grant program was established in 2008 through a generous bequest by Dr. Donald Gilman. These grants, which typically provide support of up to $2,000, offer financial assistance to a UNC graduate student who wishes to travel to a primary source archive or to a specific location for research purposes. Any graduate student currently enrolled at UNC and working in the field of premodern studies, broadly defined, is welcome to apply. Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to the following:
- Archive trips, especially for the consultation of manuscripts, early printed books (especially those that feature unique annotations or marginalia), and papers or records that have not been digitized;
- Travel and living expenses associated with archaeological or site-specific fieldwork;
- Expenses incurred while studying or working in museums outside of Chapel Hill; and
- Support for expenses incurred while studying a building, monument, or work of art that is located outside of Chapel Hill and that cannot be studied remotely.
To apply for a Gilman Travel and Research Grant, please combine the following items into a single PDF application and then submit them to mems@unc.edu, cc-ing Dr. Jes Boon (jboon@email.unc.edu).
- A completed application form, which can be found here, and
- An up-to-date and complete curriculum vitae.
Moreover, please arrange to have your advisor submit, under separate cover, a letter of recommendation to mems@unc.edu, cc-ing Dr. Jes Boon. Please note that this letter need not be tailored to MEMS or the Gilman Grant competition; it can be a short letter of the kind that an advisor would submit to any other fellowship competition.