Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the research collections. The Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Fund also supports a limited number of library fellowships in Hellenic studies, and the Cotsen Children’s Library supports research in its collection on aspects of children’s books. The Maxwell Fund supports research on materials dealing with Portuguese-speaking cultures. In addition, awards will be made from the Sid Lapidus ’59 Research Fund for Studies of the Age of Revolution and the Enlightenment in the Atlantic World. This award covers work using materials pertinent to this topic donated by Mr. Lapidus as well as other also relevant materials in the collections.

These Library Research Grants, which have a value of up to $4,000 plus transporations costs, are meant to help defray expenses incurred in traveling to and residing in Princeton during the tenure of the grant. The length of the grant will depend on the applicant’s research proposal, but is ordinarily up to one month. Library Research Grants awarded in this academic year are tenable from May 2017 to April 2018, and the deadline for applications is January 31, 2017.

Applications will be considered for scholarly use of archives, manuscripts, rare books, and other rare and unique holdings of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, including Mudd Library; as well as rare books in Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and in the East Asian Library (Gest Collection).

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://rbsc.princeton.edu/friends-princeton-university-library-research-grants

The Bibliographical Society of America (BSA)
2017 Fellowship Program Announcement

The Society invites applications for its annual Katharine Pantzer Senior Fellowship in Bibliography and the British Book Trades as well as its annual short-term fellowships, all of which support bibliographical inquiry and research in the history of the book trades and in publishing history. Eligible topics may concentrate on books and documents in any field, but should focus on the book or manuscript (the physical object) as historical evidence. Such topics may include establishing a text or studying the history of book production, publication, distribution, collecting, or reading. Thanks to the generosity of donors, certain special fellowships support research in particular areas of study. Applicants should therefore read the fellowship titles and guidelines here to determine project eligibility and fit. Please note: these fellowships do not support enumerative bibliography (i.e. the preparation of lists). Individuals who have not received support in the previous five years will be given preference. All fellowships require a project report within one year of receipt of the award, and a copy of any subsequent publications resulting from the project, to be sent to the BSA.

For a full list of all fellowships on offer, and how to apply, please visit: https://bibsocamer.org/awards/fellowships

Applications are due 1 December of each year.

The Spiros Zournazis Memorial Fellowship supports research into the Australian War Memorial’s extensive art collection by early career scholars. The Fellowship is open to honours or postgraduate students undertaking a thesis as part of their degree, or those who have completed a PhD, MA or Mphil since January 2014. Fellows are free to determine their own course of research provided it focuses primarily on the Memorial’s art collection. Scholars working in the fields of art history, cultural studies, museology, sociology and related disciplines may apply. Research projects that demonstrate methodological innovation will be considered favourably.

The Fellowship is four weeks in duration and the recipient will be awarded return airfares to Canberra (from within Australia), accommodation in a studio apartment at the Gorman Arts Centre and a stipend of $2000 to cover other expenses. The Fellowship also includes a study space with desk, phone and computer facilities within the Memorial’s Art department and full access to the art collection and archive. Fellows will be supported by Memorial curators and the Head of Art, and will have the opportunity to consult with Dr Mary Zournazi, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of NSW, filmmaker and a specialist in global war and peace studies, during the Fellowship period.

The Fellowship is funded through a generous bequest to the Australian War Memorial by Spiros Zournazis.

More information, including details of how to apply: https://www.awm.gov.au/research/grants/spiros_fellowship

Applications close 5:00pm, 11 December, 2016.

Heckman Research Stipends
The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota

Heckman Stipends, made possible by the A.A. Heckman Endowed Fund, are awarded semi-annually. Up to 10 stipends in amounts up to $2,000 are available each year. Funds may be applied toward travel to and from Collegeville, housing and meals at Saint John’s University, and costs related to duplication of HMML’s microfilm or digital resources. The Stipend may be supplemented by other sources of funding but may not be held simultaneously with another HMML Stipend or Fellowship. Holders of the Stipend must wait at least two years before applying again.

The program is specifically intended to help scholars who have not yet established themselves professionally and whose research cannot progress satisfactorily without consulting materials to be found in the collections of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.

Applications:

Applications must be submitted by April 15 for residencies between July and December of the same year, or by November 15 for residencies between January and June of the following year.

Applicants are asked to provide:

• a letter of application with current contact information, the title of the project, length of the proposed residency at HMML and its projected dates, and the amount requested (up to $2,000)
• a description of the project to be pursued, with an explanation of how HMML’s resources are essential to its successful completion of the project; applicants are advised to be as specific as possible about which resources will be needed (maximum length: 1,000 words)
• an updated curriculum vitae 
• a confidential letter of recommendation to be sent directly to HMML by an advisor, thesis director, mentor, or, in the case of postdoctoral candidates, a colleague who is a good judge of the applicant’s work

Please send all materials as email attachments to: fellowships@hmml.org with “Heckman Stipend” in the subject line. Questions about the Stipends may be sent to the same address.

The Society for Theatre Research annually makes Research Awards, which are wholly and exclusively for research into aspects of the British Theatre. However, the Society has received a substantial bequest from the estate of the late Paul Iles, the terms of which state that it is to be used: “specifically for research awards in the area of Australian theatre”.

Initial declarations of interest and outline proposals are invited. Although it is expected that projects dealing with Paul’s own interests (such as postcolonial/post-British dominated theatre in Australia, and in particular those companies he was closely associated with – the State Theatre Co at the Adelaide Festival, the Nimrod Theatre of Sydney and the North Queensland Theatre Co.) would be favourably considered, the field is open to other topics.

There is up to £10,000 available; it has not been decided whether there will be several small awards, just one major award, or a mix of larger and smaller. That will depend on the number and quality of the projects submitted. This is a one-off event, so there is likely to be more discussion possible around the development of the chosen project(s) than there can be over the normal STR Awards. There is no application form for awards from this Bequest and there is no specific closing date for these awards: applicants are encouraged to send in outline proposals as soon as may be convenient, after which there may be further discussion and development with the committee (via email). It is expected, nevertheless, that an announcement of successful proposals will be made in 2017. Please send submissions to awards@str.org.uk.

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC supports research on all aspects of British and European literary, cultural, political, religious, theatrical, and social history from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. The collections include over 160,000 printed books, 60,000 manuscripts, and 90,000 prints, costumes, drawings, photographs, paintings, historical objects, and other works of art.

APPLY BY 1 NOVEMBER 2016
For long-term fellowships with residencies of six to nine months. Stipends up to $50,000.

APPLY BY 1 MARCH 2017
For short-term fellowships with residencies of one to three months. Stipends of $2,500 per month.

We welcome applications from humanities faculty, and also from artists, archivists, curators, independent scholars, and librarians.

APPLY NOW FOR 2017-18: For further information please visit: http://www.folger.edu/fellowships

The Medieval Academy of America provides a limited number of travel grants to help Academy members who hold doctorates but are not in full-time faculty positions, or are adjuncts without access to institutional funding, attend conferences to present their work. The deadline for application is 1 November, 2016 for meetings to be held between 16 February and 31 August, 2017.

For full details, please visit: https://medievalacademy.site-ym.com/page/Travel_Grants

The AFI Research Collection, in partnership with Screen Cultures from the Centre for Communications, Politics and Culture, is pleased to announce the 2017 AFIRC Research Fellowship.

We invite proposals from scholars wishing to undertake research that utilises and promotes the resources of the AFI Research Collection.

The Fellowship is designed to showcase the unique holdings of the AFIRC, including film stills, newspaper clippings and other significant artefacts from the Australian film and television industry.

The Fellowship will provide a stipend of up to $5,000 (AUD).

Applications close Thursday 27 October, 2016.

Read more and apply at http://afiresearch.rmit.edu.au/?page_id=122

Contact Alexander Gionfriddo (alexander.gionfriddo@rmit.edu.au) for further questions.

The Newberry Library’s long-standing fellowship program was created to provide outstanding scholars with the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking scholarship. In addition to our intriguing and often rare materials, we promise fellows access to a lively, interdisciplinary community of researchers; individual consultations with staff curators, reference librarians, and other scholars; and an array of both scholarly and public programs–all of which will contribute to your ability to advance scholarship in your field, develop new interpretations, and expand our understanding of the past in ways that can help us better understand the present.

We invite interested individuals who wish to utilize the Newberry’s collection to apply for our many fellowship opportunities:

• Long-Term Fellowships are available for 4 to 12 months; applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on November 15. These fellowships are generally available without regard to an applicant’s place of residence and are intended to support significant works of scholarship that draw on the strengths of the Newberry’s collection.
• Short-Term Fellowships are available for 1 to 2 months; applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on December 15. These fellowships are intended to assist researchers who need to examine specific items in the Newberry’s collection. These “travel-to-collection” grants are mainly restricted to individuals who live outside of the Chicago metropolitan area.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.newberry.org/fellowships