The Cecilia L. Johnson travel stipend provides funds for out-of-state researchers who wish to come to the University of Florida to work in the Florida history collections. Application is open to all graduate students and faculty at higher institutions of learning. Awards are for a maximum of $1000. Researchers are required to spend at least one week (five working days) on the University of Florida campus making use of materials in the George A. Smathers Libraries. Preference will be given to students or faculty who are currently working on an article, thesis, or book dealing with some aspect of Florida history, or in which Florida is a major component of research. All applications will be reviewed by a judging panel composed of archivists and historians at the University of Florida. Applicants should explain why their research is significant to the history of Florida and should identify resources at the university library that they intend to use. Award recipients are expected to acknowledge the Cecilia L. Johnson Award and the University of Florida in any published work or final thesis or dissertation.

Guidelines for Applying for Summer/Fall 2008 Research: There will be a maximum of two awards made. Procedures for Application to be Announced