Research Grants
Grant Overview
One type of grant available is a Research, Publication, Genealogy, & Digitization Grant. The SC American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission sees this anniversary as an excellent opportunity to advance research in SC’s role in the American Revolution. SC250 is looking to support well-researched and written pamphlets and monographs, commercial and scholarly articles, and books associated with South Carolina’s 250th Anniversaries. In addition to scholarly treatises there is a need for well-written and accurate consumer editions on many topics. SC250 also hopes to support the collection, transcription, and annotation of American Revolution in SC era papers. Anticipated end result can be a digital asset as long as research standards are met. Books and digital assets to aid researching American Revolution era (1770-1783) genealogy and digitization projects can also be considered under this grant type.
Research Topics
Potential American Revolution in SC Projects could include, but are not limited to:
Revolutionary Era Papers, Biographies of South Carolina’s Revolutionary Era, Unit Histories and Military Organization in South Carolina, South Carolina’s Loyalists, South Carolina’s Dis-enfranchised: Women, Children, Enslaved and Free African-Americans, and Native Americans, South Carolina’s Governance and Economy, Naval Affairs, Logistics and Supplies, Society and Culture, Campaigns and Battles, Source Materials, Prisoners of War or Other American Revolution in SC topics.
“We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again!”
-Gen. Nathanael Greene
Grant Details
Grant Requirements
- The project should feature significant Revolutionary Era people, places, events, or ideas particularly in their connection to SC.
- These projects require the highest standards of scholarship, balance, and documentation.
- These works must be fully referenced and clearly delineate accepted facts from the author’s interpretation and opinion. Even if not eventually published with complete scholarly referencing, the Commission’s files will retain the fully referenced papers.
- References shall be made in accord with Chicago Manual of Style conventions.
- All opinion pieces must be referred to as an opinion piece, clearly name the author, and include a statement that it does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission.
- We want to avoid boasting – “senior superlatives” – best, biggest, fastest, most, etc.
- All of the Commission’s endorsed research and publications must be peer reviewed by subject matter experts prior to publication (digital or print).
- None of these projects are works of any pre-determined length.
- Where appropriate and possible, we must tell South Carolina’s stories from multiple points of view. Applicants are encouraged to also tell their Revolutionary Era stories from non-traditional points of view, such as Loyalist – Women – Children – enslaved and free African Americans – Native Americans.
- Projects can be part of a larger project. If so, please make sure to clearly describe the phase of the project in context to the whole in the grant narrative.
- Project Sponsor must agree to SC250 (and its successor designee) royalty free access to the research/publication upon completion.
- The Project Sponsor will supply its proposed Budget and Timeline to completion.
- The research must cite the SC American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission.
- Project Sponsor shall provide all project management.
- Genealogy projects should feature the 1770-1783 time period. The applications should list the books, subscriptions, experts, etc. that would be purchased/hired as part of the project.
- Digitization projects must feature items within the 1770-1783 American Revolution Era. A list of items to be digitized should be provided with application.
Key Questions
- Topic of Research
- Plan for Access to Assets
- Diversity of Perspectives
- Plan for Documenting Sources
- Clearly Defined Deliverables/End Result of Research Phase – What will you have at the end of the grant? For example, the end result may be a spreadsheet of findings, a list of researched documents and location visits, a teacher’s guide to interpreting findings, formal paper of results, a written document (researched, written, edited, annotated, and ready for publication phase), etc. If the activity is part of a larger project, briefly describe those plans to provide context for how this application satisfies a certain section of a larger endeavor. However, make sure you are clearly defining what deliverables will be the end result of this grant funding if approved. What scope of work is part of this application? Activities funded by grants must retain a focus on the American Revolution in SC and creatively provide for audience involvement or access to materials.
Additional Documents
- Scholar Resume
- Scholar sample work
- Sample of potential publication piece
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