Fellowships

The D. F. Plett Historical Research Foundation provides competitive fellowships for researchers exploring topics that fall within the Plett Foundation mandate of supporting and promoting historical research on the antecedents and descendants of the 1870s Mennonite migrants from Russia to Manitoba.

Topics could include the effects of Dutch/West Prussian Anabaptist theology, the cultural background of Mennonite in Imperial Russia before the 1870s, and any aspects of Low German settler society in Canada and the Americas. A maximum of two Fellowships can be held at the University of Winnipeg at any given time.

Graduate/Postdoctoral Fellowships

Graduate fellowships are available to eligible candidates who have been admitted or are applying to complete a Master of Arts degree in history in the Joint Master’s Program of the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba, or a Ph.D. in history at the University of Manitoba. The thesis or dissertation must be supervised by one of the co-directors of the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg. The value of the Master’s Fellowship is $15,000, and the value of the Ph.D. Fellowship is $20,000. Ph.D. Fellowships may be renewed once, subject to the availability of funds and a satisfactory progress report. This results in a maximum award for a Ph.D. Fellowship candidate of $40,000.

A Postdoctoral Fellowship is available for students who have successfully completed a Ph.D. program. Postdoctoral Fellowships must be supervised by one of the co-directors of the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg. The value of a Postdoctoral Fellowship is $35,000, plus benefits through the University of Winnipeg.

One Master’s Fellowship is available at Canadian Mennonite University. Eligible candidates must have been admitted to a Master of Arts degree in Theological Studies and have completed the program’s 36 hours of course work. They must be supervised by a faculty member in the Biblical and Theological Studies Department at Canadian Mennonite University and their study must be based on primary source research. The value of this fellowship is $10,500.

Short-Term Visiting Fellowship

A short-term visiting fellowship is available for 1–3 months at the University of Winnipeg.  Fellowship holders will typically have completed a graduate degree or be completing one. Visiting fellows will have access to the University of Winnipeg library and the Mennonite Heritage Archives, and will be supervised by one of the co-directors of the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies. The value of the fellowship is $1,000 per month plus travel and subsistence costs for researchers outside of Winnipeg. Fellowship holders will write a report on their research for Preservings and will be encouraged to submit an article based on their research to the Journal of Mennonite Studies.

Application Deadline for all Fellowships: February 15

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