The Texas State Historical Association

announces

The 2009
John H. Jenkins Research Fellowship
in Texas History

$1,000

The John H. Jenkins Research Fellowship in Texas History is awarded annually for the best research proposal having to do with Texas history.

Applications must be submitted by December 31, 2008. The application, which should be no longer than one page, should specify the purpose of the research, the need for the money, and a description of the end product (article, book, or exhibition, etc.). The award will be announced at the Association's annual meeting in March 2009. Judges may withhold the award at their discretion.

Proposals should be sent to:

Jenkins Research Fellowship Committee
Texas State Historical Association
P.O. Box 28527
Austin, Texas 78755

The John H. Jenkins Research Fellowship in Texas History was established in 1994 from funds made available by the family and friends of John H. Jenkins. The fellowship honors Mr. Jenkins for all that he accomplished on behalf of Texas history as an author, editor, bookseller, and Fellow and member of the Executive Council of the Texas State Historical Association.