Named for Benjamin Quarles and Nathan Huggins, two outstanding historians of the African American past, the Huggins-Quarles Award is given annually to graduate students of color to assist them with expenses related to travel to research collections for the completion of the PhD dissertation. These awards were established to promote greater diversity in the historical profession. Applicants must be advanced ABD, defined as at minimum a graduate student with ABD designation in their 5th year in a PhD program. The applicant's dissertation must focus on U.S. history. One complete copy of each application clearly labeled "2027 Huggins-Quarles Award Entry," must be submitted through email directly. To apply, the student should submit the following items in one PDF document and in the following order: cover letter; CV; project prospectus-dissertation proposal; explanation how funds will be used and which archives (locations, names) the applicants will visit and/or projected scholarly work; itemized budget explaining travel and research plans; and a letter from the dissertation adviser attesting to the student's ABD status and the ways in which the Huggins-Quarles Award facilitates dissertation project completion. Advisers should email their letters separately to the committee co-chairs. Please visit the award's website or contact the Organization of American Historians for more information.