INFORMATION FOR NEW FELLOWS

Welcome, and congratulations on your Newberry Library fellowship. The links below will provide information for:

ALL FELLOWS | FOREIGN FELLOWS | NEH FELLOWS

Diane Dillon, Assistant Director of Research and Education, administers the fellowship program here at the Newberry Library. Please contact her ( (312) 255-3662 or dillond@newberry.org) if you have any questions about your fellowship that are not answered by the information provided on these pages. You can also contact Molly Schultz, Program Assistant for Research and Education, at (312) 255-3666 or research@newberry.org. As soon as you know the dates you will be in residence, please contact us to set up an appointment for your orientation to the Library, which typically occurs on the first day of your residency.

INFORMATION FOR ALL FELLOWS

• The Handbook for Fellows, which gives you information about the fellowship program, the expectations we have of fellows, and the privileges they receive; the Library, its programs, rules, and amenities; and the Newberry Neighborhood. This will help to answer any questions you may have about what to expect while you're here.
  
  
• A housing list, with hotels, apartments, dormitories, guest houses, and sublets available in the area. Rents are relatively high, and space relatively scarce near the Newberry, which is downtown. We recommend that you investigate housing well ahead of your stay.
  
  
• A list of fellows for 2007-2008
  
  
• A W-9 form. If you have not yet done so, please fill this out and return it as soon as possible to: Molly Schultz, The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610. We must have a signed copy of this form before we can issue stipends.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN FELLOWS

• Non-U.S. Citizens or residents coming from abroad will find a description of how to obtain a visa and medical insurance for your stay here; you must obtain both to enter the country. This pages also includes a brief description of the U.S. medical system, which will be unfamiliar to those accustomed to universal national health coverage.
  
  
• Please familiarize yourself with the U.S State Department's "Exchange Visitor Program Welcome Brochure."
  
  
• You should have received a W8BEN tax form with your award letter. If you have not done so already, please fill this out and return it as soon as possible to: Molly Schultz, The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610. We must have a signed copy of this form before we can issue stipends. Directions for filling out this complicated form can be found here.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR NEH FELLOWS

Fellows whose stipends are paid in whole or in part out of National Endowments for the Humanities funds (as specified in your awards letter) must also review:

• Responsibilities of Recipients of NEH Fellowships
  
  
• Certification for Participants (what is this?)
  
  
• NEH Research Misconduct Policy
  
  
• Newberry Library Research Integrity Policy
  
  
• Acknowledgement form. After reading the above documents, please sign and date the Certification and Acknowledgement forms, and return them to: Molly Schultz, The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610. We must have a signed copy of these forms before we can issue NEH stipends.

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