Research

The WHC is involved with a wide range of research activities.

Funded Research Projects

The WHC has received several research grants from federal agencies and private foundations. Read more

Collaborative Research Support

The WHC and its leadership collaborate with groups around the world on world-historical research projects. Read more

Support and Sponsorship

The WHC sponsors fellowships and scholarships for current faculty and graduate students, we offer official Center affiliation to world historians around the globe, and we cosponsor events at Pitt and around the world. Read more

Message from the Director

Message from the Director of the World History Center, Dr. Ruth Mostern.

Project to build a World-Historical Gazetteer

Members of the World History Center were recently awarded a research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to build a World-Historical Gazetteer. The project will be funded by the NEH for three years.