The New York Public Library is delighted to announce the availability of short-term fellowships to support visiting scholars conducting research in the Library’s unique research and special collections. Fellowships stipends up to $4,000 are available to scholars from outside the New York metropolitan area engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, or independent research. Scholars researching in the humanities including but not limited to art history, cultural studies, history, literature, performing arts and photography are welcome to apply. Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents with the legal right to work in the U.S.
Fellowships will be held in the following areas of the New York Public Library:
Application Deadline: March 18, 2012 (Application period for 2012-2013 has closed )
Notification: May 1, 2012
Award Period: July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
Questions about the fellowship should be sent to short.term@nypl.org.
Fellowship Announcement. The awarding of the fellowships will be announced by e-mail on or before May 15, 2012. Fellowship recipients and their research projects will be acknowledged on The New York Public Library website and in Library publicity.
Residency. Fellows must take up residency between June 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. Fellows are expected to be in continuous residence for the duration of the fellowship award period as specified in the proposal.
Fellow’s Report. Each fellow is required to write a brief statement about his or her project and work completed by the end of the residency, suitable for the Library’s website.
Please visit www.nypl.org/collections/nypl-collections for detailed information about the research resources of The New York Public Library.
The New York Public Library's Short-Term Fellowship Program is generously supported by the Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Foundation.
Fellows on the NYPL Blogs
Joshua Britton, A Closer Look at Brooklyn History
Gary Guadagnolo, A Closer Look at Tatar-Language Pamphlets