The Texas State Historical Association

announces

The 2008
Lawrence T. Jones III Research Fellowship
in Civil War Texas History

$1,000

The Lawrence T. Jones III Research Fellowship is awarded annually for the best research proposal having to do with Texas history and the Civil War.

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.) that will result from the research. Please include a complete vita with the application. The award will be announced at the Association's annual meeting in March 2009. Judges may withhold the award at their discretion.

Individuals should submit four copies of a proposal to the TSHA office by December 31, 2008.

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

The Lawrence T. Jones III Research Fellowship was established in 2000 to honor Lawrence T. Jones III for his many contributions to the study, collection, and publication of Texas and Civil War history.