Rubenstein Library Research Travel Grants (incl. Mary Lily, Franklin Center, Human Rights Archive, History of Medicine)
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Libraries
Travel grants of up to $1,500 for in-person research in Duke's designated collections, including women's history (Sallie Bingham Center), African American history (Franklin Center), the Human Rights Archive, LGBTQ+ history and history of medicine.
- Indicative award
- up to $2k (total award)Page states grants of up to $1,500, paid as reimbursement for transportation, lodging, meals and childcare; scanning and personal-vehicle fuel excluded.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · FebNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.2026-27 deadline was Friday, February 27, 2026, for travel between May 2026 and June 2027.
- Who can apply
- Master's / undergraduate, Doctoral candidate, Any faculty rank, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Applicants must be over 18, live more than 100 miles from Durham, NC, and not be current Duke students or employees; open to students, faculty, artists, writers and independent researchers.
- SSWR clusters
- Special Interest Groups
- Topics
- archival research · women's history · african american history · human rights archives · travel grant
- Apply at
- https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/research/grants-and-fellowships
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-09-23. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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