Student from The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, New York University 2015 PHS Research Fellow Julian Cole Phillips, M.A. As a graduate student and aspiring historian, this fellowship provided me with the unique opportunity to conduct in-depth primary research into an important topic, while developing the skills necessary for my future studies and career."
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The generous support of a Research Fellowship at the Presbyterian Historical Society allowed me to spend three full weeks conducting research at PHS, where I used missionary records to reconstruct the history of a Presbyterian mission school in Iran during a crucial period in the history of US-Iranian relations.
"I am convinced that the best way to understand the past is through a close study of the individual institutions, figures, and events that shaped (and now reveal) deeper historical shifts. 2016 PHS Research Fellow Paul Putz from Baylor University I am grateful for the generous provision of a fellowship as well as for the expert assistance of the Society's staff during my visit. The Federal Council of Churches collection is particularly essential for my current research into the history of American social Christianity, but a number of other collections are directly relevant as well. It's vital holdings shed light on not just the history of American Christianity, but also the changing texture and organization of social, political, and economic life through the centuries. The Presbyterian Historical Society is a national treasure. 2018 PHS Research Fellow Johanna Peterson from University of California, San Diego Furthermore, the kind and enormously helpful staff greatly facilitated my time in the archive, offering helpful suggestions and insights into the PHS’s holdings on my topic. Without the funds provided by the PHS’s Research Fellowship Program, I would have found it very difficult to undertake my research there, particularly for the amount of time I did. The holdings of the Presbyterian Historical Society are vital to my dissertation research and project. 2019 PHS Research Fellow Yasmina El Chami from the Univrsity of Cambridge I hope that this unique opportunity will allow my dissertation to present new and novel aspects of both the American missionaries’ history in Lebanon and of architectural and urban history in the region, and be a testament to the importance of the extensive and well-preserved archives of the mission and the PHS. I am extremely grateful for having had the opportunity to visit the PHS archives and to have benefited from the generous support of the society in conducting my research. Consideration is given to those whose primary residence is more than seventy-five miles from Philadelphia. Each grant of $2,500 is awarded through a competitive application process and can be used to cover travel, lodging, and other research expenses. The significance of scholarship and access to research materials has never been more important. Fellows submit reports to PHS and are encouraged to publish their work in the Journal of Presbyterian History. Since 2004, the program has supported scholarship in a range of fields including mission history, social justice movement and ecumenism. The Presbyterian Historical Society’s Research Fellowship Program awards annual research and travel grants to eligible scholars, students and independent researchers who wish to use PHS’s rich holdings.
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