The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies is pleased to announce that Harry Merritt has been awarded the 2023-2024 Research Grant for Emerging Scholars.
The research grants of up to $6,000 support early-career scholars in any field of the Baltic studies. Proposals are evaluated according to the scholarly potential of the applicant and the quality and scholarly importance of the proposed work, especially to the development of Baltic Studies. Funds may be used for travel, duplication, materials, equipment, or other needs as specified.
The 2023 applications were evaluated by the AABS 2023-2024 Grants and Awards Committee consisting of AABS VP for Professional Development Dr. Kaarel Piirimäe, AABS President Dr. Dovilė Budrytė, and AABS Director-at-Large Dr. Daunis Auers. You can find a full list of 2023 awardees here.
Harry C. Merritt is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Brown University. He earned a Ph.D. in History from Brown University in 2020. From July 2023, Merritt will be a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of History and the Carolyn and Leonard Miller Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Vermont. His current research focuses on the origins, wartime experiences, and legacies of Latvian national units during World War II.