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The Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research in
the John W. Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and
resources for a period of up to one year. Established in 2000 through an
endowment of $60 million from John W. Kluge, the Center is located in the
splendid Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. The Kluge Center
furnishes attractive work and discussion space for Kluge Chair holders, for
distinguished visiting scholars, and for post-doctoral Fellows supported by
other private foundation gifts. Residents have easy access to the Library's
specialized staff and to the intellectual community of Washington.

The Kluge Center especially encourages humanistic and social science
research that makes use of the Library's large and varied collections.
Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, or multi-lingual research is particularly
welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the world's
largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and
periodicals. Deep special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films,
recorded sound, prints and photographs are also available. Further
information about the Library's collections can be found on the Library's
website: www.loc.gov.


APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY. Scholars who have received a terminal advanced degree
within the past seven years in the humanities, social sciences or in a
professional field such as architecture or law are eligible. Exceptions may
be made for individuals without continuous academic careers. Applicants may
be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals. Upon selection, foreign nationals
will be assisted in obtaining the appropriate visa. To meet the minimum
eligibility requirements, the degree must be formally awarded by the
deadline date.

TENURE & STIPEND. Fellowships are tenable for periods from six to twelve
months at a stipend of $3500 per month for residential research at the
Library of Congress. The constraints of space and the desirability of
accommodating the maximum number of Fellows may lead to an offer of fewer
months than originally requested. Fellows may be in residence at any time
during the fourteen-month window between June 1 of the year in which the
Fellowship is awarded and August 1 of the year following. Stipends will be
paid monthly by the Library of Congress, by means of electronic transfer to
a U.S. bank account.

APPLICATIONS. All application materials must be written in English. The
Fellowship application requires a research proposal (no longer than three
single-spaced pages) and one paragraph summary, a two-page curriculum vitae
which should indicate major prior scholarship; and three letters of
reference (in English) from people who know the quality of the applicant's
scholarship. In the research proposal, applicants should indicate the
collections of the Library of Congress that will be used for research.

Application / Reference forms (PDF)

DUE DATE. Applications (in nine copies) must be received at the Office of
Scholarly Programs, Library of Congress by August 15, 2002.

LANGUAGE CERTIFICATION. For applicants whose native language is not English,
there must be evidence that the applicant is fluent in English so as easily
to conduct research, discuss work with colleagues, and make a public
presentation, although the ultimate product of the research may be written
in the applicant's native language. For English speakers who seek to do
research in the Library's foreign language collections, there must be
evidence that they have a command of the relevant language or languages at
the level requisite for serious research.


EXPECTATIONS. Kluge Fellows will give one public presentation of their
research and provide a final report on their research and its results. Two
copies of any ultimate product of this research (book, article, film,
website, etc.) should be sent to the Library of Congress. Kluge Fellows will
also have opportunities to meet with Library specialists and curators, and
on occasion with Members of Congress and Congressional staff.

AWARDS. Up to twelve Kluge Fellowships will be awarded annually by the
Library of Congress. Awards will be announced no later than March 15 of the
year following that in which the application is due. For overseas Fellows,
award letters will address visa questions and include a a form which must be
filled out and submitted to the Library of Congress to determine tax
residency status and the potential for U.S. Federal income tax withholding.
Scholars who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who do not
already have a U.S. Social Security number will be required to submit a Form
W-7 to the Internal Revenue Service to get an individual taxpayer
identification number (ITIN) prior to commencing their fellowship at the
library, regardless of the taxability of their income under this program or
exemption under a treaty with the United States. Transportation arrangements
are the responsibility of each Fellow. To cover transportation and other
start-up costs, an amount of $750 will be added to the initial stipend check
for the United States and Canadian Fellows and $1500 for overseas Fellows.
Housing is not provided by the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress
does not supply health insurance coverage but can provide contacts with
commercial providers. Because the United States does not have a national
health plan, if a selectee becomes ill or injured during the term of
appointment, there is no provision for care.

CONTACT INFORMATION. Completed Applications, questions, and other requests
for information should be sent to:

The John W. Kluge Center Office of Scholarly Programs
Library of Congress, LJ 120
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4860
tel. 202-707-3302 fax 202-707-3595
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