James Ingebretsen Memorial Travel Fellowship

The James Ingebretsen Memorial Travel Fellowship encourages research within the conservative and libertarian manuscript collections at the UO Libraries. These significant holdings reflect the conservative movement in the last half of the twentieth century and the early twenty-first century. Papers include those of James Ingebretsen, Pedro Del Valle, Elgin Groseclose, Merwin Hart, Granville Knight, Robert LeFevre, Eugene Lyons, William Mullendore, Polly King Ruhtenberg, Marjorie Shearon, the Keith Stimely Collection on Revisionist History and Neo-Fascist Movements, among many others.

Fellowship Description

Awards of $2,500 support travel for the purpose of research at SCUA and are open to any non-UO individual, regardless of institutional affiliation. The fellowship selection committee includes representatives from SCUA and selected academic faculty. Fellows should be aware that, depending on their status and country of origin, the US government may consider their award taxable income. It is recommended that fellows familiarize themselves with their tax status and take necessary steps to plan for and pay any potential fees.

Fellows Will

  • Complete their research at the UO within a year of award notification
  • Present a 30-45 minute, recorded lecture at a virtual speaker series hosted by SCUA, followed by a moderated Q&A
  • Submit a copy of their final project or publication to SCUA
  • Acknowledge the James Ingebretsen Memorial Travel Fellowship and its sponsor, SCUA, in all publications resulting from the research fellowship
  • A 1,000-word (maximum) proposal that describes the project for which these collections will be consulted, as well as the role that the applicant expects these collections will play in the project
  • A curriculum vitae or résumé
  • Full contact information
  • Full name of applicant must appear on each page of the application
  • Two letters of recommendation (must be submitted separately to Emily Moore at mlemoore@uoregon.edu)

Applications for 2025 are currently open and will be accepted until 5pm PST on Friday, January 3, 2025. 

Fellows awarded funding will be notified by late March of the application year. 

Access application here.

Ingebretsen Fellows

  • 2021: (dual awards): Seth Cotlar and Josh Lappen
  • 2023: (dual awards): Micah Wright and Whitney MacIntosh
  • 2024: (multiple awards): Aaron Multon, Faith McGlothlin and Alex McPhee-Browne