FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 19, 2026
GCAH INVITES GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
Deadline approaching for 2026/2027 academic year
Madison, N.J. –Grants and awards focused on United Methodist history, particularly as it relates to youth, women, ethnic groups, and archival science, are available from the General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH) for qualifying graduate-level students, educators, researchers and MDiv students.
Multiple financial awards are available, including the $10,000 Josephine Forman Scholarship for minority grad students pursuing study in archival science (Feb. 28 deadline); the $1,000 Racial/Ethnic History Research Grant to promote excellence in research and writing in the history of four groups – Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Native American – in The United Methodist Church or its antecedents (March 17 deadline); the $1,000 Ken E. Rowe Memorial Research Grant for LGBTQ+ Methodist History to support projects related to LGBTQ+ Methodist History (March 17 deadline); the United Methodist History for Children and Youth Grant to provide seed money to create curriculum for teaching The UMC history to children and youth (March 17 deadline); and others.
The scholarships will be awarded to be used for the 2026-2027 school year. A full list of scholarships and application details can be found at gcah.org. In 2025, GCAH awarded approximately $20,000 in grants and scholarships.
"Promoting and preserving the history of The United Methodist Church is our mission at the General Commission on Archives and History,” explains Dr. Ashley Boggan, GCAH general secretary. “By supporting students and researchers with grants and awards, we can encourage and ensure the rich and diverse heritage of the denomination is shared for now and future generations.”
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About General Commission on Archives and History
The General Commission on Archives and History(GCAH), organized in 1968, is one of the general agencies of The United Methodist Church, with offices located in the Archives & History Center. GCAH offers assistance to local churches and Annual Conferences through publications, workshops, research services, and other programs. The Commission maintains relationships with the five Jurisdictional Commissions on Archives and History, the Central Conferences, the World Methodist Historical Society, the World Methodist Council, and the Charles Wesley Society.
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