Short-term fellowships are generally restricted to post-doctoral scholars, PhD candidates, or holders of other terminal degrees from outside of the Chicago area who have a specific need for Newberry collections. Some fellowships are open to other categories of applicants and Chicago residents. Please read the following descriptions carefully for the eligibility restrictions on particular fellowships and refer to Application FAQs. The tenure of short-term fellowships is one continuous month, unless otherwise noted under the award description. Scholars who have an extensive need for use of the collections may request two months of fellowship support. Unless otherwise noted, the amount of the award is $2,000 per month.
Applications must be received by February 6, 2012. This includes the applicant’s own materials and also all letters of reference. Electronic submissions must arrive by 11:59 pm. Paper submissions must be postmarked no later than the deadline.
Newberry Short-Term Resident Fellowships for Individual Research: These short-term fellowships provide access to the Newberry’s collections for PhD candidates or post-doctoral scholars who live and work outside the Chicago area. Normally, these fellowships are awarded to individual scholars. However, we will award a small number of fellowships for collaborative projects. Teams of two or three scholars who plan to collaborate on a single, substantive project are therefore also eligible to apply. The stipend is $2,000 per month for each scholar.
Susan Kelly Power and Helen Hornbeck Tanner Fellowship: This fellowship is for PhD candidates and post-doctoral scholars of American Indian heritage. The fellowship provides up to two months of residential research in any field in the humanities using the collections of the Newberry, and provides a stipend of $2,000 per month. Applicants for this fellowship need not be from outside the Chicago area. Please note: applicants for this fellowship must fill out a supplementary form in addition to the cover sheet for special awards and fellowships; see Apply for a Fellowship.
Short-Term Fellowship in the History of Cartography: This short-term fellowship for PhD candidates or post-doctoral scholars supports work in residence at the Newberry. Projects must be related to the history of cartography and focus on cartographic materials in the Newberry’s collection. The stipend is $2,000 per month.
Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA) Fellowship: This short-term fellowship for PhD candidates or post-doctoral scholars offers up to one month’s support for work in residence at the Newberry. Preference given to residents of the Northeastern United States or Eastern Canada; applicants must be members of the NeMLA at the time of the award. Preference will be given to projects focusing on materials written in French, German, Italian, or Spanish. The stipend is $2,000 per month.
Newberry Consortium on American Indian Studies Graduate Student Fellowships: These awards are designed for doctoral candidates at institutions participating in the consortium. The fellowships offer support for one to two months of dissertation research and carry stipends of $2,500 per month. Awards may be used to fund research at the Newberry, at other libraries, archives, and in the field.
Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA) Fellowship: This short-term fellowship for PhD 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. The stipend is $2,000 per month.
Lester J. Cappon Fellowship in Documentary Editing: This award for post-doctoral scholars provides support for historical editing projects based on Newberry sources. It supports residential research in the Newberry’s collections in preparation of a scholarly edition. Applicants need not be from outside the Chicago area. The stipend is $2,000 per month. Applicants may request up to three months of support.
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 $1,200, these fellowships fund travel to the Newberry and lodging for the period of the fellowship.
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowship: This short-term fellowship is for PhD 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. The stipend is $2,000 per month.
Lawrence Lipking Fellowship at the Newberry: The annual Lipking-Newberry Fellowship enables a qualified Northwestern graduate student in English to spend a quarter conducting research at the Newberry. Full-time residence at the Newberry is required. A stipend equivalent to Northwestern’s University Fellowship stipend ($5,130 in 2009-10) and tuition will be provided. Candidates for the Fellowship should supply a Newberry Library Short-Term Cover Sheet, CV, one letter of recommendation, and a research plan of no more than 500 words, detailing intended use of Newberry resources. Applicants should follow the general guidelines listed on Apply for a Fellowship. 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 n-mead2@northwestern.edu.
Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel Fellowship: Application deadline: December 12, 2011 for linked long-term fellowship; February 6, 2012 for linked short-term fellowship. Applicants for long and short-term fellowships at the Newberry may also ask to be considered for this joint fellowship providing an additional two-month fellowship in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. The proposed project must link the collections of both libraries; applicants should plan to hold both fellowships sequentially to ensure continuity of research. Applicants must follow the general guidelines listed on Apply for a Fellowship. Project Descriptions must describe the materials to be consulted at both the Newberry and the Herzog August Bibliothek. The award will pay 1,050 EUR per month plus up to 600 EUR for travel expenses. For more information, see Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel.
Frances C. Allen Fellowship: This fellowship is for women of American Indian heritage. While candidates for this award may be working in any graduate or pre-professional field, the particular goal of the Allen Fellowship is to encourage American Indian women in their studies of any field related to the Newberry’s collections. Allen fellows are expected to spend a significant part of their tenure in residence at the Newberry’s D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History. The tenure of the fellowship is from one month to one year; the standard award is $2,000 per month; supplemental funding may also be available on a case by case basis. Please note: applicants for the Allen Fellowship must fill out a supplementary form in addition to the cover sheet for special awards and fellowships; see Apply for a Fellowship.
Arthur and Lila Weinberg Fellowship for Independent Scholars and Researchers: The Arthur and Lila Weinberg Fellowship will be awarded to an independent scholar or researcher who wishes to participate in the rich and varied scholarly and public programming of the Newberry. The Newberry considers “independent scholars” to be individuals working outside of traditional academic settings, who are not employed as, or seeking to be employed as, full-time academic faculty. We seek scholars, journalists, writers, filmmakers, visual and performing artists, and other humanists, who wish to use the Newberry’s collections in the creation of a publication or comparable product. Preference is given to scholars working on historical issues related to social justice or reform. This fellowship is intended to support one month in residence at the Newberry; local residents who are awarded a Weinberg Fellowship may choose to distribute their time over a period of 9-12 months on a flexible basis to be determined in conversation with Newberry staff. The fellow will receive a total stipend of $2,000.
Weiss/Brown Subvention Award: With support from the Roger W. Weiss and Howard Mayer Brown Fund, the Newberry will award up to $15,000 to subsidize the publication of a scholarly book, monograph, or edition on European civilization before 1700 in one of the following fields: music, theater, French or Italian literature, or cultural studies. Authors must document that their projects have been accepted for publication and must provide detailed information regarding the publication and the subvention request. The application requirements for this award differ from those of fellowships. Authors should download guidelines for this award or request them from research@newberry.org.