Subject-Specific Awards
Nancy and Randall Burkett Award for Research in Black Print Culture
This award supports researchers exploring the Rose Library's holdings of rare manuscripts, ephemeral, photographic, and print materials produced by and for African Americans.
Billops-Hatch Award
This award supports researchers working in the Camille Billops and James V. Hatch Archives. Past fellowship recipients include post-graduate students, authors, professors, and scholars researching areas of African American art and art history, including the visual arts, theater, film, and literature.
LGBTQ Collections Award
This fellowship supports research in Rose Library's LGBTQ related papers and archives that document the history, culture, politics, and public health initiatives.
J. Herman Blake and Emily L. Moore Award
This fellowship is for research in Black Panther Party (BPP) related collections provides funding for researchers to explore the Rose Library's holdings related to the organization's founding in 1966, and the impact it had on American race relations, especially the social, economic, and political status of African Americans.
Leonard and Louise Riggio Award
This fellowship supports residencies of 2-4 weeks to undertake research in the Alice Walker papers and related archives.
Marcus Garvey Foundation Award
This award is supported by The Marcus Garvey Foundation, Inc.
Richard A. Long / HBCU Award
In honor of the late Richard A. Long (1927-2013), who was a professor of English and African American Studies at Atlanta University and Emory University, the Rose Library offers 2 awards annually to graduate students and faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).
The Benny Andrews Award
The Benny Andrews Award provides funding for researchers exploring the collection of visual artist, teacher, activist, critic, and writer Benny Andrews. The Rose Library holdings include correspondence, manuscript materials, photographs, negatives, exhibit files, journals, printed materials including books and art catalogs.
The Donald C. Locke Award
The Donald C. Locke Award provides funding for researchers exploring the collection of visual artist, teacher, critic, poet, and writer Donald C. Locke. The Rose Library holdings include correspondence, manuscript materials, photographs, negatives, and printed materials including books and art catalogs. Materials related to Locke’s exploration of African diasporic themes and ideas are readily accessible.
Pellom McDaniels Award
In memory of Pellom McDaniels, curator of African American collections for the
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library. The Pellom MdDaniels award supports research and creative projects utilizing Rose Library collections documenting African American history and culture. The work that results from these awards will continue his efforts to document and celebrate African American lives, history, and expression.
Geffen and Lewyn Family Southern Jewish Collections Research Award
Funded by the Anna and Louis Geffen Endowed Fund for Special Collections, this award supports research in the Rose Library’s holdings documenting Jewish life in Atlanta, Georgia, and the South. It encourages graduate students, professors, scholars, and authors to research and write about Jewish history, families, culture, businesses, activism, and politics in the South. Collections in this area include the Morris B. Abram papers, the American Jewish Committee Atlanta oral history interviews, the David R. Blumenthal papers, the Louis and Anna Geffen family papers, the Isaac Don Levine papers, the Bert and Esther Lewyn family papers, the Jacob M. Rothschild papers, and many others.
Dana White Graduate Award for Research in Atlanta History
Named for longtime Emory faculty member and urban historian Dana White, the Travel Award supports graduate student research in the Rose Library’s holdings documenting the development, history, culture, social movements and politics of Atlanta.
Rose Research Travel Award
The Rose Research Travel Fellowship funds research in Rose Library collections and University Archives.
The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library will accept applications starting Sunday, February 1, 2026, through Friday, May 15, 2026 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline. Award announcements will be made on Friday, August 14, 2026.
For the 2026-2027 awards cycle, the following 7 awards will be offered:
Billops-Hatch Award
Donald C. Locke Award
LGBTQ Collections Award
Dana White Graduate Student Travel Award for Research in Atlanta History
Richard A. Long/HBCU Award
Marcus Garvey Foundation Awards*
Leonard and Louise Riggio Award*
Travel and award applicants are required to submit a research plan and are evaluated on the following criteria:
1. the qualifications of the candidate;
2. a clearly articulated research topic; and
3. a demonstrated understanding of the research materials available in the Rose Library to support their work.
Equal weight is given to each of these three aspects in determining the final priority rating.
AWARD INFORMATION
Awards are given at $1,000 per week. The total award amount depends on the applicant's research proposal.
Travel can begin on September 1, 2026 and must be completed by August 1, 2027.
All award recipients are required to submit a report of their experiences and work at Rose Library for our blog.
Funds are disbursed to award recipients 4-6 weeks AFTER the completion of their research visit and submission of blog post.
Application deadline is May 15, 2026.
Important Information for International Travel Award Applicants
Please familiarize yourself with the appropriate visa type for your desired length of stay at the Rose Library. For more information, please consult your U.S. Consulate or the Emory office of the International Student and Scholar Programs well in advance of your planned trip.