The William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan welcomes applications for 2027-2028 research fellowships. Interested in joining a community of researchers, scholars, artists, creatives, journalists, and musicians? Join the newest cohort of long-term, short-term, or week-long fellows making use of the Clements archives for their research.

The Clements’ holdings–books, manuscripts, pamphlets, maps, prints and views, newspapers, and ephemera– are among the best in the world on almost any aspect of the American experience from 1492 through 1900, and support a diverse array of research projects.

There are rich resources in the collections for projects with topics relating to the United States , Caribbean and/or Atlantic World in the 18th-20th centuries. Other strengths of the collections include: Native American history and culture, ephemera, African American history and culture, the history of science, health, technology and medicine, material culture, the history of cartography, graphics and visual art, disability studies, and more.

Of particular interest is the Mary G. Stange Fellowship for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers which offers $1,500 to support research conducted by artists, performers, creative writers, playwrights, documentarians, journalists, filmmakers, or any creative working professionally. Projects designed for public engagement will be given preference over projects created for academic or educational purposes.

Also of note the James E. Laramy Fellowship in American Visual Culture this week-long fellowship provides $1,500 for any researcher working on a topic supported by the library’s collection of visual and graphic materials. Creative projects are welcome.

FOR NEW ARCHIVAL RESEARCHERS: Junior or senior-class undergraduate students are eligible for the Introduction to Archival Research/Forty-Three Foundation Fellowship. The $1,500 supports research on any topic in American history and culture supported by the collections.

The Clements offers long-term (two to four months), short-term (one month), and week-long fellowships, as well as a digital fellowship without a residency requirement. Applications are due by January 15, 2027 for research to be undertaken between June 1, 2027 - May 31, 2028.

Please visit our website at http://clements.umich.edu/research/fellowships or email clements-fellowshipsumich.edu for more information.