Allan Bérubé Memorial Research Stipend

The Allan Bérubé Research Stipend honors the legacy of Allan Bérubé (1946–2007), a queer historian and founding member of the GLBT Historical Society. It is designed for the purpose of enabling researchers to consult the GLBT Historical Society’s archives in San Francisco. The stipend was created by the Allan Bérubé Memorial Trust for Historical Research, Preservation and Education and the GLBT Historical Society.

Fellowship Information & Application Form

The fellowship committee expects to make one grant of up to $3,000 in the 2023–2024 funding cycle.

Eligibility: Applications are welcome from anyone working on topics in LGBTQ history who is interested in consulting the archives of the GLBT Historical Society.

Preference will be given to:

  • Graduate students;

  • Early career academics (assistant professors, lecturers, adjuncts, visiting assistant professors or other contingent faculty, etc.);

  • Independent scholars, researchers and creators;

  • Members of the LGBTQ community;

  • Members of historically marginalized communities;

  • Those with the greatest financial need.

The application has three questions that require you to upload documents: a narrative statement of up to 1,000 words, a CV, and a budget. These can be uploaded in .docx or .pdf format. Attachments must be under 10MB each.

The application process for the 2023-2024 cycle has closed. The recipient will be announced in March.

About Allan Bérubé

Portrait of Allan Bérubé, ca. 1990; photographer unknown, Allan Bérubé Collection (1995-17), GLBT Historical Society.

Allan Bérubé (1946–2007) was a queer historian and founding member of the GLBT Historical Society. His best-known work was the book Coming Out Under Fire, which examined the stories of gay men and women in the U.S. military between 1941 and 1945. His extensive personal and research papers are preserved in the society’s archives, as are the files for many of his research projects.

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