Newberry Library Fellowships in the Humanities, 2009-2010
The Newberry Library, an independent research library in
Chicago, Illinois, invites applications for its 2009-2010 Fellowships in
the Humanities. Newberry Library fellowships support research in
residence at the Library, and all proposed research must be appropriate
to the collections (excluding the Terra Foundation Fellowship and
certain short-term awards). Our fellowship program rests on the belief
that all projects funded by the Newberry benefit from engagement both
with the materials in the Newberry’s collections and with the lively
community of researchers that gathers around those collections.
Long-term residential fellowships are available for periods of six to
eleven months to postdoctoral scholars who must hold the Ph.D. at the
time of application. The stipend for these fellowships ranges from
$25,500 to $70,000. In 2008-2009 the Library inaugurated a new Terra
Foundation for American Art Fellowship in Art History carrying an
academic-year stipend of $70,000 for a full professor (or its equivalent
outside the academy) and $50,400 for all other awardees. Short-term
residential fellowships are intended for postdoctoral scholars or Ph.D.
candidates from outside the Chicago area who have a specific need for
Newberry collections. The tenure of short-term fellowships varies form
one week to two months. The amount of the award is generally $1600 per
month. Applications for long-term fellowships are due January 12, 2009;
applications for most short-term fellowships are due March 2, 2009. For
more information or to download application materials, visit our website
at:
http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/fellowshome.html
If you would like materials sent to you by mail, write to the Committee
on Awards, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610-3380. If you have
questions about the fellowships program, contact [log in to unmask]
or (312) 255-3666.
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