Hibernian Research Award

Funded by an endowment from the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the purpose of this award is to further the scholarly study of Irish America by scholars of any academic discipline engaged in a research project studying the Irish experience in the United States.

Application Guidelines

Purpose

To promote the scholarly study of the Irish in the United States.

Eligibility

An award of up to $2000.00 will be made to a scholar of any academic discipline who is engaged in a research project related to the study of the Irish people in the United States.

Application Procedures

Submit one copy of the required application material:

  1. Application form
  2. A current curriculum vitae
  3. A brief 1,000-word description of the project in which you are engaged
  4. A proposed budget
  5. Letters of recommendation from two people who know your work. These letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the Cushwa Center.

Deadline

This material, including letters of recommendation, must be postmarked no later than December 31 and mailed to the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism. No application will be accepted unless all required documents are received by the deadline.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in March.

Conditions

Recipients of awards will be requested to:

  1. Supply the Center with a short report on the results of their research
  2. Acknowledge the award provided by the Center in all publications which result from this research
  3. Provide the Center with one copy of any publication resulting in whole, or in part, from the award.

Grant Recipient for 2008

Funded by an endowment from the Ancient Order of Hibernians, this annual award provides travel funds to support the scholarly study of the Irish in America. The recipient for 2008 is the following:

Cynthia Nicoletti, University of Virginia, received the 2008 Hibernian Research Award for her project, “The Great Question of War: The Legal Status of Secession in the Aftermath of the Civil War, 1865-1869.” Nicoletti’s dissertation examines the disputed legal status of state succession in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, 1865-1869. In this context, she focuses on the legal strategy and political ideology of New York attorney Charles O’Conor, who served as Jefferson Davis’ defense counsel when he was tried for treason.