The purpose of the Colonel Donald Heiliger Research Grant at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum (WVM) is to encourage the use of the museum’s collections in the study of American military history from the Civil War to the present. Applicants will be scholars at the graduate, postgraduate, or instructor/professor level; or be other professional scholars or authors; or have comparable qualifications based on experience. They will be writing dissertations, articles for scholarly peer reviewed journals, or books on significant subjects that are well supported in the WVM collections. The grant will be provided in the form of a $2,000 honorarium to support research expenses at the WVM (travel, lodging, meals).
A committee reviews each application based on the applicant’s research topic, the availability of relevant materials in the WVM collections, and the potential for producing publishable work. The grant does not support research at other institutions and it does not provide general tuition support. Applications must be submitted via email to reference.desk@dva.wisconsin.gov by April 15. Notification will be made by May 15.