The IHR Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in the Humanities,
2003-2004.
PhD Candidates registered at North American universities are invited to
apply for the IHR Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in the
Humanities. These Fellowships are administered by the Institute of
Historical Research in London and are funded by the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation. The Fellowships are intended to help students registered as
doctoral candidates at a North American university to work in original
source materials in the humanities in the United Kingdom and to help
doctoral candidates in the humanities to deepen their ability to develop
knowledge from original sources.
There are two types of Fellowships, the Pre-Dissertation Fellowship
Programme and the Dissertation fellowship Programme. The Pre-Dissertation
Fellowships are offered for a maximum of 2 months (from June to September
2003) and are intended to help candidates to draw up a dissertation
proposal, candidates must have completed their coursework and examinations
prior to the start of the Fellowship. The total value of these fellowships
will be $3,000 each.
The Dissertation Fellowships are offered to candidates who are working on
a dissertation, which has already been formally approved. These
fellowships will last for one year and will run concurrently with the
academic year, i.e. from 1 October 2003 to 30th September 2004. The
total value of these fellowships will be $20,000 each.The deadline for
applications is 13th January, 2003.

For further assistance, information and application forms please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely,
Nicola Cowee
Fellowship Assistant

Fellowships Office,
Institute of Historical Research,
Senate House,
Malet St, London, WC1E 7HU

Direct Line: 020 7862 8747
Fax: 020 7862 8745