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The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture supports study and publication in early American history and culture from circa 1450 to 1820. Its field of interest includes related developments in the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and Africa — in short, any subject encompassing the Atlantic World in this period. Founded in 1943 as the Institute of Early American History and Culture by the College of William and Mary and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and still jointly sponsored by those institutions, the Institute was renamed in 1996, in recognition of a generous endowment pledged by Mr. and Mrs. Malvern H. Omohundro, Jr.

The Institute publishes the William and Mary Quarterly, monographs, documentary editions, and a newsletter, regularly plans and supports scholarly conferences, and annually offers one two-year postdoctoral fellowship, a year of which is supported by the NEH, and a one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. Fellows are encouraged to participate with the senior staff of working scholars in the Institute’s varied academic activities, in addition to conducting their own research. Institute/NEH fellows also have the option of spending a summer at the Huntington Library, on a full grant, within five years of their residency in Williamsburg. The potential of an applicant’s project for book publication by the Institute is a major factor in awarding both fellowships.

Application deadline: November 1, 2007

Contact:
Ronald Hoffman, Director
The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
P. O. Box 8781
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8781
Telephone: 757/221-1114
E-Mail: IEAHC1@wm.edu
website: http://www.wm.edu/oieahc/