Long-term fellowships are available to post-doctoral scholars for periods of four to 12 months. Applicants for post-doctoral awards must hold a PhD at the time of application (unless otherwise noted). These grants support individual research and promote serious intellectual exchange through active participation in the Newberry’s scholarly activities, including a biweekly fellows’ seminar. The stipends for these fellowships are $4,200 per month; awardees must indicate in their applications how many months they intend to be in residence at the Newberry. Applicants may combine these fellowship awards with sabbatical or other stipendiary support. Scholars may apply for any of the long-term fellowships using the same application. Each fellowship has specific eligibility requirements. Please read the individual descriptions carefully to determine eligibility and refer to Application FAQs. Applications which do not meet the eligibility requirements for at least one of these awards will not be considered.
Applications must be received by December 12, 2011 (unless otherwise noted). All deadlines are post-mark deadlines for paper submissions. Electronic submissions must arrive by 11:59 p.m. on the deadline. Please note that the total limit of 1,500 words for the project descriptions will be strictly observed.
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships: These fellowships support post-doctoral scholars in any field appropriate to the Newberry’s collections. Applicants must be United States citizens or foreign nationals with three years’ residence. Preference is given to applicants who have not held major fellowships for three years preceding the proposed period of residency. The fellowship carries a monthly stipend of $4,200. Applicants must request at least four and no more than 12 months of support.
Lloyd Lewis Fellowship in American History: The Lloyd Lewis Fellowship is awarded to post-doctoral scholars pursuing projects in any area of American history appropriate to the Newberry’s collections. The fellowship carries a monthly stipend of $4,200. Applicants must request at least four and no more than 12 months of support.
Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel Fellowship: The Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel Fellowship is for post-doctoral scholars who wish to use the Newberry’s extensive holdings in late medieval and early modern history and literature. Preference will be given to projects focusing on Romance cultures, including work that draws on sources from the colonial Americas. Topics in Portuguese, Spanish, and Latin American studies are especially welcome, as are translation projects. Recent recipients of the PhD are encouraged to apply. The fellowship carries a monthly stipend of $4,200. Applicants must request at least four and no more than six months of support.
Monticello College Foundation Fellowship for Women: This award is designed for a post-doctoral woman at an early stage of her academic career, whose work gives clear promise of scholarly productivity and who would benefit significant from research, writing, and participation in the intellectual life of the Newberry. The applicant’s topic must be related to the Newberry’s collections. Preference will be given to proposals particularly concerned with the study of women. The fellowship carries a monthly stipend of $4,200 per month. Applicants must request at least four and no more than six months of support.
Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies Faculty Fellowship: This award is designed for faculty members at institutions participating in the consortium. Preference is given to scholars at an early career stage. The fellowship carries a monthly stipend of $4,200. Applicants must request at least four and no more than six months of support.
ACM/GLCA Faculty Fellowships: These fellowships support faculty from the colleges of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and the Great Lakes Colleges Association, Inc. Fellows teach a small group of select undergraduate students in an advanced research seminar. Applicants can come from any of the colleges in ACM or GLCA, from any discipline. For more information, visit the Associated Colleges of the Midwest’s call for proposals. Potential applicants should contact John Ottenhoff, Vice President, at the ACM by phone at (312) 263-5000 or by e-mail at jottenhoff@acm.edu.
Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars: Application deadline: September 28, 2011. The American Council of Learned Societies offers fellowships supporting advanced scholarly work in the humanities at one of its participating national residential research centers, which includes the Newberry. Applicants must apply directly to the American Council of Learned Societies.
Newberry Library/École Nationale des Chartes Exchange Fellowship: This fellowship provides auditor tuition and a three-month stipend to partially cover living expenses for an American or Canadian graduate student in a PhD program to study at the École Nationale des Chartes in Paris. Preference will be given to students attending member institutions of the Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium. It is strongly recommended that the recipient be in residence at the École during the fall semester. Applications are especially encouraged from students who are in the early stages of preparing their dissertations. The Project Abstract and Project Description should provide specifics about a need for the training available at the École des Chartes and how it will contribute to a dissertation or future projects. Please note that this award is governed by different eligibility and selection criteria than the other long-term fellowships.