Tag: Archival

Fellowships that provide funds to visit libraries, archives, etc.

University of Iowa Women’s Archives – Kerber Fund Travel Grant

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Grant supports travel to Iowa City, Iowa, to conduct research in the Iowa Women’s Archives. Applicants from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The strengths of the Iowa Women’s Archives include rich collections on the history of the women’s movement, political activism, African Americans, rural women, and Latinas, especially in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collections are global in scope. Applicants’ research topics should be strongly supported by the collections of the Iowa Women’s Archives.

Eligibility:

We welcome applications from graduate students, academic and public historians, and independent researchers and writers who reside outside a 100-mile radius of Iowa City, Iowa, and whose research projects would be substantially enriched by the use of materials held by the Iowa Women’s Archives.

Research topics should be strongly supported by the collections of the Iowa Women’s Archives. We encourage each prospective grant applicant to discuss his or her research project and the collections that might support it with the Iowa Women’s Archives staff before submitting an application.

For information about the collections, please see our collection guides.

Deadline: April 15

Awards: $1,000.

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Fellowship Contact:

lib-women@uiowa.edu

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies

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The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies encourages original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. The WW Women’s Studies Fellowships support the final year of dissertation writing for Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and social sciences whose work addresses topics of women and gender in interdisciplinary and original ways.

The Women’s Studies competition is for projects in the humanities and social sciences; projects in fields such as management, the clinical and biological sciences, and law are not eligible unless they have a demonstrable academic grounding in the humanities and social sciences. Applicants working on health-related issues in the social sciences should consider carefully whether their work demonstrably centers on the topic’s social, cultural, and individual aspects.

Deadline: October 15.

Eligibility: please consider the following questions to be certain that you are eligible:

Have you completed all pre-dissertation requirements?
Are you writing on issues related to women, gender, women’s studies or feminist/gender/LGBTQ theory?
Are you enrolled in a graduate school in the United States?
Is your area of study in the humanities or social sciences?
Do you expect to complete the Ph.D. by summer 2020?
If the answer to all of these questions is YES, you are eligible to apply for a Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies.

Awards: $5,000 to be used for expenses connected with completing their dissertations, such as research-related travel, data work/collection, and supplies.

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Wolfsonian – Florida International University (FIU) Fellowship

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The Wolfsonian–FIU Fellowship program promotes scholarly research on The Wolfsonian’s collections. The Wolfsonian’s collection—among the largest university art collections in the country—focuses on North American and European decorative arts, propaganda, architecture, and industrial and graphic design dating from 1850 to 1950. The United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands are the countries most extensively represented in the collection, with a smaller but significant number of materials from Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Japan, the former Soviet Union, Hungary, and more. With over 180,000 objects, the collection includes works on paper (posters, prints, design drawings, and more), furniture, paintings, sculpture, books and ephemera, glass, textiles, ceramics, lighting and other appliances, and beyond.

Fellowships are awarded for full-time research at The Wolfsonian, generally for periods of three to four weeks. Fellowships include a stipend, accommodations, and round-trip travel. The timing of dates will be negotiated with individual awardees. The program is open to holders of master’s or doctoral degrees, Ph.D. candidates, and to others who have a significant record of professional achievement in relevant fields. Scholars from outside of the United States are eligible.

Deadline: December 31.

Eligibility: The program is open to holders of master’s or doctoral degrees, Ph.D. candidates, and others with a significant record of professional achievement in relevant fields. Scholars from outside of the U.S. are eligible.

Awards: A stipend, accommodations, and round-trip travel.

 

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Applicants are encouraged to email research@thewolf.fiu.edu to discuss their project prior to submitting an application.

Yale LGBT Studies Research Fellowship

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The  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Fellowship at Yale University is offered annually, and is designed to provide access to Yale resources in LGBT Studies for scholars who live outside the greater New Haven area.

Deadline: April 19, 2019 (Application form will be active January 15, 2019)

Eligibility: Scholars from across the country and around the world are invited to apply for the Yale LGBT Studies Research Fellowship. This fellowship supports scholars from any field pursuing research in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer studies at Yale University, utilizing the vast faculty resources, manuscript archives, and library collections available at Yale. Graduate students conducting dissertation research, independent scholars, and all faculty are invited to apply. Scholars residing within 100 miles of New Haven are ineligible.

Awards: $4,000; The recipient is expected to be in residence for a minimum of twenty days during the period of their award and is encouraged to participate in the activities of Yale University.

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Fellowship Contact: lgbts@yale.edu

Abe Fellowship: International multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern

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The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics. It strives especially to promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between the Japanese and American academic and professional communities committed to and trained for advancing global understanding and problem solving.

Research support to individuals is at the core of the Abe Fellowship Program. Applications are welcome from scholars and nonacademic research professionals. The objectives of the program are to foster high quality research in the social sciences and related disciplines, to build new collaborative networks of researchers around the four thematic foci of the program, to bring new data and new data resources to the attention of those researchers, and to obtain from them a commitment to a comparative or transnational line of inquiry.

Deadline: September 1 annually

Eligibility: 

  • This competition is open to citizens of the United States and Japan as well as to nationals of other countries who can demonstrate strong and serious long-term affiliations with research communities in Japan or the United States.
  • Applicants must hold a PhD or the terminal degree in their field, or have attained an equivalent level of professional experience at the time of application.
  • Previous language training is not a prerequisite for this fellowship. However, if the research project requires language ability, the applicant should provide evidence of adequate proficiency to complete the project.
  • Applications from researchers in professions other than academia are encouraged with the expectation that the product of the fellowship will contribute to the wider body of knowledge on the topic specified.
  • Projects proposing to address key policy issues or seeking to develop a concrete policy proposal must reflect nonpartisan positions.

Awards:  The program provides Abe Fellows with a minimum of 3 and maximum of 12 months of full-time support over a 24-month period. Fellowship tenure must begin between April 1 and December 31 of a given year. Fellowship tenure need not be continuous, but must be concluded within 24 months of initial activation of the fellowship.

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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program Award

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This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. Projects deepen research knowledge on and help the nation develop capability in areas of the world not generally included in U.S. curricula. Projects focusing on Western Europe are not supported. 

Deadline: 
The intent to apply deadline: May 30th (2018).
The institutional deadline: June 21 (2018). The institutional deadline is ahead of the federal deadline to allow project director to review information for all applicants. No exceptions will be made.

Eligibility: 
Students must apply through their institutions. To be eligible to receive a fellowship under the DDRA program, a student must:

  • be a citizen of the United States or be a permanent resident of the United States;
  • be a graduate student in good standing at an institution of higher education in the United States who, when the fellowship begins, is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages and area studies at that institution;
  • plan a teaching career in the United States upon graduation, or plan to apply language skills (in world areas vital to US national security) and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, international development, and various professions; and
  • possess adequate skills in the language(s) necessary to carry out the dissertation project.

Students may not accept certain grants (Fulbright US Student Program [FUSP], Boren, IREX, Japan Foundation) in the same fiscal year that they receive a US/ED Fulbright-Hays grant. Student applicants who have received support for more than six months under the DDRA Program are not eligible to re-apply.

Awards: 

  • travel expenses, including excess baggage to and from the residence of the fellow to the host country of research;
  • maintenance and dependent(s)’ allowances based on the cost of living in country or countries of research for the fellow and his or her dependent(s);
  • project allowance for research related expenses such as books, copying, tuition and affiliation fees, local travel, and other incidental expenses;
  • health and accident insurance premiums; and
  • an administrative fee of $100 to applicant institution.

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More Information on Federal Register

 

Harry Ransom Center at UTexas @Austin

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For its 2018–2019 fellowship program, the Ransom Center will award 10 dissertation fellowships and up to 50 postdoctoral fellowships for projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections. The fellowships support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history.

 

DEADLINE:The application deadline for 2018–2019 research fellowships has passed. Decisions will be announced by email on or before March 31, 2018. Application instructions for 2019–2020 fellowships will be posted in the summer.

ELIGIBILITY:

The fellowships are open to scholars of any nationality. Previous recipients of Ransom Center fellowships are eligible to reapply after two full fellowship cycles have passed. One- to three-month fellowships and travel stipends are open to scholars with a Ph.D. or with a substantial record of professional achievement, demonstrated on their curriculum vitae. If the Ph.D. is in-progress at the time of application, the proposal and letters of recommendation must clearly indicate completion by June 1, 2018. Successful applicants must complete the Ph.D. by this date in order to accept the fellowship.

Dissertation fellowships are open to doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research by the time of application.

AWARD:

ONE- TO THREE-MONTH FELLOWSHIPS

$3,500 PER MONTH (DOMESTIC) •
$4,000 PER MONTH (INTERNATIONAL)

One- to three-month fellowships are available for postdoctoral or independent scholars whose projects require extensive use of the Ransom Center’s collections.

TRAVEL STIPENDS

$2,000 (DOMESTIC) • $2,500 (INTERNATIONAL)

Travel stipends are available for postdoctoral or independent scholars whose projects require less than one month’s use of the Center’s collections. Travel stipends may not be combined with other Ransom Center fellowships.

DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS

$2,000 (DOMESTIC) • $2,500 (INTERNATIONAL)

Dissertation fellowships are available for graduate students whose doctoral dissertations require use of the Center’s collections.

The Center gratefully acknowledges the principals of the endowments and annual sponsors that support these fellowships.

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Folger Institute Fellowship- Short term

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Short-term Fellowships

Short-term fellowships support scholars in residence for one to three months with a monthly stipend of $2,500.  Scholars must hold a terminal degree in their field in order to be eligible for a short-term fellowship.  To evaluate our applications each year, the Fellowships Program assembles external and internal committees of respected scholars, aiming for disciplinary, methodological, and geographical diversity.  Committee membership changes annually.  The committee is charged with evaluating applications based on the proposed topic’s impact, its relevance to the field, the originality and sophistication of the scholar’s approach, the feasibility of the scholar’s research objectives, and their expected use of Folger collections.  Particular weight is accorded to the scholar’s stated plan of work, and how their efforts will be concentrated in the Folger’s collections.  The Folger Institute’s Assistant Director for Fellowships, Dr. Amanda Herbert, chairs the committee meeting and reviews the committee’s recommendations with the Executive Director, Dr. Kathleen Lynch, in light of the Folger’s standards of professional ethics, priorities, and policies about conflicts of interest (all of which are described to the committee members in advance).  At its discretion, the Folger may supplement committee recommendations.

The Folger has now opened its short-term fellowships to members of the performing arts community, as well as scholars working at archives, museums, and libraries. We welcome applications from archivists, creative artists, curators, librarians, performers, and playwrights whose research will benefit from focused engagement with the Folger collections.

DEADLINE: The next deadline for application is March 1, 2018 for a period of residence from June 2018 through June 2019, which offers scholars an opportunity to undertake a three-month fellowship during the summer months.  The short-term fellowship application portal will open December 15, 2017.

ELIGIBILITY:Before beginning your application, please be sure to review the Rules and Requirements for the Folger Institute Fellowships Program. You can also consult the FAQs for further information.

To apply for a short-term fellowship, please submit the following:

  1. 250-word abstract of your project.
  2. 1,000-word description of your project, placing particular emphasis upon the ways that you intend to work with the Folger’s collections.
  3. Two-page CV.
  4. One-to-two page list of primary sources, rare materials, or digital assets you wish to consult at the Folger Library.  This list will be used to help determine the viability of your project in view of the availability, condition, and conservation or exhibition status of the Folger’s collections.
  5. Two letters of recommendation.

AWARD: Short-term fellowships support scholars in residence for one to three months with a monthly stipend of $2,500.

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Folger Institute Fellowship- Long Term

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Long-term Fellowships

Long-term fellowships support scholars in residence for six to nine months with a monthly stipend of $5,555.55 for up to $50,000.  Scholars must hold a terminal degree in their field in order to be eligible for a long-term fellowship.  To evaluate our applications each year, the Fellowships Program assembles an external committee of respected scholars, aiming for disciplinary, methodological, and geographical diversity.  Committee membership changes annually.  The committee is charged with evaluating applications based on the proposed topic’s impact, its relevance to the field, the originality and sophistication of the scholar’s approach, the feasibility of the scholar’s research objectives, and their expected use of Folger collections.  Particular weight is accorded to the project’s impact, relevance, and approach.  The Folger Institute’s Assistant Director for Fellowships, Dr. Amanda Herbert, chairs the committee meeting and reviews the committee’s recommendations with the Executive Director, Dr. Kathleen Lynch, in light of the Folger’s standards of professional ethics, priorities, and policies about conflicts of interest (all of which are described to the committee members in advance).

DEADLINE: The application portal for the next fellowship competition will open on September 1, 2017. The next deadline for long-term fellowship applications is November 1, 2017 for periods of residence from July 2018 through June 2019. KEEP CHECKING FOR NEW DEADLINES

ELIGIBILITY: Before beginning your application, please be sure to review the Rules and Requirements for the Folger Institute Fellowships Program. You can also consult the FAQs for further information.

Long-Term Fellowships

To apply for a long-term fellowship, please submit the following:

  1. 250-word abstract of your project.
  2. 1,500-word description of your project, placing particular emphasis upon the proposed topic’s importance, its relevance to the field, and the originality and sophistication of your approach.
  3. Two-page CV.
  4. One-to-two page list of primary sources, rare materials, or digital assets you wish to consult at the Folger Library.  This list will be used to help determine the viability of your project in view of the availability, condition, and conservation or exhibition status of the Folger’s collections.
  5. Two letters of recommendation.

AWARD:Long-term fellowships support scholars in residence for six to nine months with a monthly stipend of $5,555.55 for up to $50,000.

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Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship

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The Big Ten Academic Alliance universities share the Smithsonian’s goals and commitments.  Through collaboration, member universities build upon the strengths, assets and expertise of each member university, connecting scholars with resources and opportunities and exploring ways to promote greater strategic engagement across the spectrum of the research enterprise. The goal of the program is to identify current students from Big Ten Academic Alliance universities who have been admitted into doctoral candidacy and satisfied all requirements except completion of dissertation. These doctoral candidates find appropriate advisers at the Smithsonian to conduct research and scholarship that will further the development of their respective theses.

DEADLINE: Rolling applications

ELIGIBILITY: Only students currently enrolled in one of the Big Ten Academic Alliance member universities are eligible. Students must have completed all course work for their programs, and must have been admitted into doctoral candidacy and satisfied all requirements except completion of the dissertation by the time their appointment begins in order to qualify. The program is open to US citizens and Non-US citizens. Applicants whose native language is not English are expected to have the ability to write and converse fluently in English. All application materials must be presented in English. Applicants must propose research that is conducted at the Smithsonian in an area of research outlined in the publication, Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study (SORS).

AWARD: Varies, up to $36,000

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