CCH requires a disclaimer statement for all events it funds. The following language must be included in any publicity materials or event listings:
“Contributions to and sponsorship of any event does not constitute departmental or institutional endorsement of the specific program, speakers or views presented.”
CCH applies a strict rubric when considering funding:
*All requests should be for an event or programming activity that is academic in nature and with a demonstrable historical component. Events that are claimed to be historic in nature (visits by dignitaries, inaugurations, etc.) are not considered.
*While we will assist in bringing visitors to campus for supported events, we do not fund travel unless it is associated with a reciprocal scholarly exchange in which faculty accompany students to or from Princeton.
*Any events that do not take place on Princeton's campus must be easily accessible for faculty and students. In general this limits our range to the Philadelphia-New York corridor.
We do not fund any events that take place on, or whose larger program clashes with, the Davis Center seminar, held each Friday morning.
More specifically, CCH will consider the following questions in making funding decisions:
Is it scholarly? Do the participants reflect the best scholars in this field (at their career stage)? Will the field benefit from this gathering and ensuing publications? Is the knowledge produced going to have a long shelf life? CCH can support excellent public history but is not intended as a platform for commentary on contemporary events that do not have a scholarly or historical component.
Is it historical? Have the presenters done new research? Have they done archival research? Are they presenting new interpretations of the past? Do they know the languages of the actors they study so that they can access the original sources? We are particularly interested in showcasing unpublished archival work and providing the kind of feedback that will result in scholars achieving their best possible work in publication.
Is it collaborative? Are there other members of our department, or other historians at the university, who work on the subject and could be involved in the event? CCH is open to interdisciplinary work that fits with the first two criteria. We also support collaborative work between members of our department and scholars at other institutions.”
Please allow 30 days for a response to funding applications. For more information on specific requests, please contact Jackie Wasneski at [email protected].
