NEH-GBHI Scholarship


Rare Book School’s NEH-GBHI Scholarships are funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities matching grant received by RBS in December 2016. These scholarships form part of the School’s Global Book Histories Initiative (GBHI), an effort to increase course offerings relating to non-Western and immigrant book history and bibliography over the next several years. Eligible applicants from any allied field will come from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, or will work with organizations primarily serving such groups. Successful applicants will demonstrate how they intend to share what they learn from RBS course content with colleagues in their own communities (e.g., presentations, publication, &c.). Scholarship recipients will receive $500 toward tuition to any RBS course, in Charlottesville or a remote location, as well as a stipend of $1,500 to help defray the costs of travel and lodging.

2024 Awardees


Esther Cohen
Christina Vortia
Carolyn Quijano

Abdul Jabbar
Lavonda Kay Broadnax
Javanshir Lale


2020 Awardees


Javiera Barrientos
Carol DeGrasse
Criss Guy
Raven Johnston
Milton Machuca-Galvez

Keala Richard
Spring Storm Stoker
Jerilyn Tinio
Kelli Yakabu


2019 Awardees


Karen Cana-Cruz
María Beatriz H. Carrión
Joy Doan
Britney Henry

Joy Orillo-Dotson
Christie Pavey
Sara Whisnant


2017 Awardees


Lara Aase
Victor Betts
Ephranette Brown
Brieanna Chillious
Lisa Cruces
Zayda Delgado
Hoan-Vu Do
Veronica Franco
Juan-Pablo Gonzalez
Kendra Greendeer
Monica Hahn

Nancy Hampton
Houra Kadivar
Marisa Méndez-Brady
Veronica Ivette Mercado Oliveras
DeLisa Minor Harris
Philippe Mongeau
Kristin Moriah
Karen Ng
Allyson Ota
Emma Whittington
Lizeth Zepeda