2023 Enslaved.org Summer Research Opportunities Program

2023 Enslaved.org Summer Research Opportunities Program

Enslaved.org is pleased to announce its third Summer Research Opportunity Program for undergraduates. This SROP will be hosted at the University of Maryland and the University of California, Riverside. The 2023 cohort will participate in a seven-week (June 5-July 21, 2023) residential research experience, working closely with project faculty and partners to learn methods for data-informed historical research, develop a dataset to be published in the Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation related to history of enslavement and the recovery of enslaved lives in State of Maryland, and share their findings with academic and public audiences. 

Successful applicants will work closely with the program mentors, meet with various members of the Enslaved.org team, and participate in seminars to learn more about graduate studies and the application process. Meetings will vary between in-person and remote. Health and safety guidelines permitting, field experiences will include guided research opportunities in several libraries and archives, as well as visits to historic sites in regions surrounding College Park. The program ends with a five-day Scholars Institute, to be held at the UCR Palm Desert Center (Palm Desert, CA), culminating with a hybrid public presentation of research findings. 

For more details and how to apply, see the information HERE