News & Announcements

September 9, 2025

Projects & Proposals Funding Deadline Extended

The ASLH is pleased to announce the extension of the deadline for Projects and Proposals funding until 9/18. The goal of P&P is the “funding of new initiatives in the study, presentation, and production of legal historical scholarship and in the communication of legal history to all its possible publics and audiences. It is the mission of the committee to find ways to bring talented new voices into our field, to promote novel forms of scholarly interchange, to support pedagogical experiments in legal history, and to seed new forms and venues for public history.” The ASLH has in the past funded workshops, conferences, and exhibits, but is open to a broad array of new ideas. Those interested in submitting an application can do so from the form on the website; inquiries can be directed to Felicia Kornbluh, the chair of the committee.

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