Short-Term Fellowships
Application Deadline: March 2, 2009* (unless otherwise noted)
Short-term fellowships are generally restricted to post-doctoral scholars, Ph.D. candidates, or holders of other terminal degrees from outside of the Chicago area who have a specific need for Newberry collections; some fellowships, however, are open to other categories of applicants and Chicago residents. Please read the following descriptions carefully for the eligibility restrictions on particular fellowships. The tenure of short-term fellowships varies from one week to two months, unless otherwise noted under the award description. A majority of fellowships will be for one month or less. Unless otherwise noted, the amount of the award is $1600 per month, pro-rated for shorter periods.
- American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowship This short-term fellowship is for Ph.D. candidates or post-doctoral scholars wishing to use the Newberry's collections to study the period 1660-1815; applicants must be members of the ASECS at the time of the award.
- Lipking-Newberry Fellowship*: Friday April 17, 2009 Midnight. The
annual Lipking-Newberry Fellowship is designed to enable a qualified
Northwestern graduate student in English to spend a quarter conducting
research at the Newberry Library. In addition to its superb
collections, the Newberry will provide the privileges of Fellows, which
include a carrel, access during extended hours, and participation in
the Fellows seminar. A stipend of $5,130.00 plus tuition will be
provided. Candidates for the Fellowship should supply a Newberry Library Short-Term and Special Awards Cover Sheet,
CV, a letter of recommendation, and a description (no more than 500
words) of the research they plan to carry out and its relation to
Newberry resources. Decisions about the award will be made by a
Newberry committee. In the unlikely event that no English graduate
student should qualify, the Fellowship will be opened to other
Northwestern departments. Applications should be submitted as
email attachments to research@newberry.org, copied to Nathan Mead:
n-mead2@northwestern.edu.
- Lester J. Cappon Fellowship in Documentary Editing This award for postdoctoral scholars provides up to $5000 to support historical editing projects based on Newberry sources. It supports residential research in the Newberry's collections in preparation of the edition, and also can defray other costs related to its preparation and publication, including travel, photocopying, digitization, copyright fees, publication subventions, and so forth. Application is by letter to the Committee on Awards (see address below in Application Instructions), with an attached budget listing anticipated expenses by category, with supporting documention as relevant. Applicants need not be from outside the Chicago area.
- Short-Term Fellowship in the History of Cartography This short-term fellowship for Ph.D. candidates or post-doctoral scholars supports work in residence at the Newberry on projects related to the history of cartography and focused on cartographic materials in the Library's collection.
- Short-Term Fellowships in Irish and Irish-American Studies This short-term fellowship for Ph.D. candidates or post-doctoral scholars supports work in residence at the Newberry on projects in the field of Irish and/or Irish American Studies focused on materials in the Library's collection.
- Institute for the International Education of Students Faculty Fellowships Two one-month IES-sponsored fellowships are available. These fellowships will be awarded to faculty members from any IES Center. In addition to providing a stipend of $1600, these fellowships fund travel to the Library and lodging for the period of the fellowship.
- Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA) Fellowship This short-term fellowship for Ph.D. candidates or post-doctoral scholars offers up to a month's support for work in residence at the Newberry. MMLA membership must be current at the time of application and through the period of the fellowship.
- Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA) Fellowship This short-term fellowship for Ph.D. candidates or post-doctoral scholars offers up to one month's support for work in residence at the Newberry. NEMLA membership must be current at the time of application and through the period of the fellowship. Preference will be given to projects focusing on materials written in French, German, Italian, or Spanish.
- Newberry Library Short-Term Resident Fellowships for Individual Research These short-term fellowships provide access to the Newberry's collections for Ph.D. candidates or post-doctoral scholars who live and work outside the Chicago area.
- Susan Kelly Power and Helen Hornbeck Tanner Fellowship This fellowship for Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral scholars of American Indian heritage supports up to two months of residential research in any field in the humanities, using the collections of the Newberry Library, and provides a stipend of $1600 per month. Applicants for this fellowship need not be from outside the Chicago area.
- South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA) FellowshipThis one-month fellowship for Ph.D. candidates or post-doctoral scholars supports work in residence at the Newberry Library by a member of the South Central Modern Language Association with a $2000 stipend. SCMLA membership must be current at the time of application and through the period of the fellowship. Graduate students must have been SCMLA members for one year before applying. All other applicants must have been SCMLA members for two years before applying.
- Arthur Weinberg Fellowship for Independent Scholars This award is for scholars working outside the academy who are working in a field appropriate to the Newberry's collections. Preference is given to scholars working on historical issues related to social justice or reform. Applicants for this fellowship need not be from outside the Chicago area.
*All deadlines are post-mark deadlines. Applications should be stamped by the dates listed; they do not need to be received by those dates.