James Ingebretsen Memorial Research Award

The James Ingebretsen Memorial Research Award encourages research within the conservative and libertarian manuscript collections at Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA). 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.

Award Description

This $2,500 award supports research in SCUA. These short-term research awards are open to undergraduates, master’s and doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, college and university faculty at every rank, and independent scholars. The award selection committee will include representatives from the UO Libraries SCUA and selected UO faculty. Award recipients 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 awardees familiarize themselves with their tax status and take necessary steps to plan for and pay any potential fees.

Application Requirements

In addition to completing the research award application form, applicants are asked to submit: 

  • A curriculum vitae or resume 
  • Project proposal 
  • 1-2 paragraph project summary describing your project and its significance to your work, discipline, and/or community 
  • A statement detailing what SCUA materials you are planning on examining, their importance for the project, and how the research award will assist in supporting the project (maximum two pages)
  • Two references, to be contacted if applicant is a finalist

Award Recipients Will

  • Complete their research at the UO within a year of award notification
  • Present a 10-15 minute lecture as part of SCUA's virtual Annual Research Award Panel
  • Submit a copy of their final project or publication to SCUA
  • Acknowledge the James Ingebretsen Memorial Research Award and its sponsor, SCUA, in all publications resulting from the research award

Applications are currently closed and will reopen in summer of 2026. 

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

Ingebretsen Award Winners

  • 2021: (dual awards): Seth Cotlar and Josh Lappen
  • 2023: (dual awards): Micah Wright and Whitney MacIntosh
  • 2024: (multiple awards): Aaron Multon, Faith Lazar and Alex McPhee-Browne
  • 2025: Austin Zinkle
  • 2026 (dual awards): Samuel Levin and Christoph Schulze