This fellowship is for women of American Indian heritage working on a project appropriate to the collections of the Newberry Library. Applicants may be working in any graduate or pre-professional field. Financial support varies according to their need and may include travel expenses. Allen Fellows are expected to spend a significant part of their tenure in residence at Newberry's D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History. The tenure of the fellowship is from one month to one year. Applicants must submit a budget of travel and research expenses. Awards will vary from $1,200 to $8,000 of approved expenses. The annual deadline for applications is March 1.
First awarded in 1983, the fellowships were established in 1980 by will of Frances Cornelia Wolfe Allen (1894-1980). A strong advocate of education, Allen became interested in the Newberry Library's programs after her 1977 and 1978 visits, while her daughter, Helen Hornbeck Tanner, was director of the Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History Project.
Information: Click here for more information or to download application materials for fellowship programs at the Newberry Libray. If you would like materials sent to you by mail, write to Committee on Awards, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610-3380. Phone: 312-255-3666. E-mail: research@newberry.org.