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 USD25,500 to USD 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 USD 70,000
for a full professor (or its equivalent outside the academy) and USD 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 USD 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 researchnewberry.org or (312)
255-3666.

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