*********************************
There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
*********************************
Atlanta, GA | Posted: February 25, 2019
Summary Sentence:
This is a $4000 research grant for advanced grad students and early-career faculty to use the Medgar Evers papers in Jackson, Mississippi.
Full Summary:
No summary paragraph submitted.
Medgar EvansThe Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH), with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, are delighted to announce the 2019 Medgar and Myrlie Evers Research Scholars Program, designed to encourage and support research using the wealth of primary resources documenting the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi and the nation at the archives in Jackson.
This comprehensive scholarship of $4,000.00 will be awarded to an upper-level graduate student or early-career faculty member for research conducted at the Archives in summer 2019. The stipend may be used to cover travel, housing, and other expenses incurred while in Jackson.
Please visit http://www.mdah.ms.gov/new/news/nominations-open-for-2019-evers-scholarship/ for an application and additional information. The deadline to receive applications is Friday, March 22, 2019, 5:00 p.m. CST.
