Research and Writing Grants

SUMMER ARCHIVAL INTERNSHIPThe internship is designed to give a college or graduate/seminary student practical archival experience at each of the four Mennonite Brethren archival institutions in North America. Spanning five weeks during May and June 2019 (exact dates to be determined), the intern will spend a week at each of the MB archives (Winnipeg, Hillsboro, Fresno, and Abbotsford). Airfare and accommodations are included along with a $1,000 stipend. The application deadline is February 4, 2019.

WOMEN’S STUDIES RESEARCH GRANTSGrants of up to $2,000 in support of research and publication relating to the history and contribution of Mennonite Brethren women. The grant is made possible by generous support from the Katie Funk Wiebe Fund. The application deadline is April 22, 2019.

ARCHIVAL DEVELOPMENTGrants of up to $2,000 to support Mennonite archives around the world—one specifically for non-U.S.-Canadian archives and another for US-Canadian archives. The application deadline is April 22, 2019.

PROJECT GRANTS Grants of up to $2,500 in support of a historical and/or theological project of interest to Mennonite Brethren around the world. The application deadline is April 22, 2019.

GAMEO ARTICLESStipends of $50 to $100 for approved GAMEO articles — biographies, congregational histories, institutional histories.

 

Criteria and application details—as well as news releases about past recipients—for these five funded initiatives are also available at www.mbhistory.org.