[Linganth] 2021-2022 Fellowship Opportunities, Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society

Tue Nov 24 18:37:53 UTC 2020

2021-2022 Fellowship Opportunities, Library & Museum of the American
Philosophical Society

The Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia
invites applications for postdoctoral, predoctoral, and short-term research
fellowships for projects pertaining to Native American and Indigenous
Studies, Early American History and Culture, and the History of Science,
Technology, and Medicine.

The Library & Museum’s collections make it among the premier institutions
for documenting and exhibiting the history of the American Revolution and
founding, the history of science from Newton to NASA, Native American
languages and culture, and the development of American anthropology. The
Library & Museum houses over 14 million manuscripts; 275,000 volumes of
printed materials and bound periodicals; 250,000 images, fine art, and
other objects; thousands of maps and prints; and more than 3,500 hours of
audio recordings of Native American languages.

Comprehensive, searchable guides and finding aids to our collections are
available online at https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/search-collections
and http://amphilsoc.pastperfectonline.com/.

See individual fellowship descriptions below for more information and
instructions on how to apply. For a complete listing of all APS grant and
fellowship opportunities, visit www.amphilsoc.org/grants/fellowships.
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Postdoctoral Fellowships

Deadline: January 29, 2021 [excluding Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial]

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship

**Note: The deadline for this opportunity is December 4, 2020.**

This 24-month fellowship offers $51,548 plus benefits and hands-on
curatorial experience to a recent Ph.D. interested in exploring career
paths in libraries, museums, and cultural heritage institutions.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/79200

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative
Postdoctoral Fellowship

This 12-month fellowship offers $45-60K plus health benefits for a recent
Ph.D., professor seeking sabbatical support, or an independent scholar
working closely with an Indigenous community on a project.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/79204

David Center for the American Revolution Postdoctoral Fellowship

This 24-month fellowship offers $50,000 per year to support a recent Ph.D.,
professor seeking sabbatical support, or an independent scholar working on
a project about the American Revolution and Founding Era.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/80961

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Predoctoral Fellowships

Deadline: January 29, 2021

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative
Predoctoral Fellowship

These fellowships offer $25,000 (12 months) or $12,500 (6 months) for
advanced Ph.D. students working toward the completion of the dissertation
in Native American and Indigenous Studies.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/79205

David Center for the American Revolution Predoctoral Fellowship

This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 to an advanced Ph.D. student
finishing a dissertation about the American Revolution and Founding Era.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/80960

Friends of the American Philosophical Society Predoctoral Fellowship in
Early American History (to 1840)

This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 to support twelve months of work on
dissertation topics pertaining to early American history (to 1840).

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/79202

John C. Slater Predoctoral Fellowship in the History of Science

This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 to support twelve months of work on
dissertation topics pertaining to the history of science, broadly defined.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/79197%20
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Short-Term Fellowships

Deadline: March 5, 2021

Indigenous Community Research Fellowship

These short-term fellowships offer up to $5,000 to support research by
Indigenous community members and others regardless of background seeking to
examine Library & Museum materials in support of Indigenous community-based
priorities.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/80835

David Center for the American Revolution Short-Term Research Fellowship

These one month fellowships provide $3,000 for researchers working on
projects about the American Revolution and Founding Era who show a
demonstrated need to use the APS’s Library & Museum collections.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/79138

Swan Foundation Short-Term Resident Research Fellowship for
Revolutionary-Era Material Culture

This fellowship provides one month of support to work in the artifact
collections of the Swan Historical Foundation, the American Philosophical
Society, and other repositories in the Greater Philadelphia Region.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/80954

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Contact regarding the fellowship program and the Library & Museum of the
American Philosophical Society may be directed to Adrianna Link, Ph.D.,
Head of Scholarly Programs, at alink at amphilsoc.org or by phone at
215-440-3415.

The American Philosophical Society is committed to maintaining the highest
standards of scholarly excellence while supporting a working and
intellectual environment that fosters an inclusive atmosphere for learning,
prizes diverse origins and points of view, advances equal opportunities to
learn and communicate, and encourages the widest possible access to its
collections. The APS has titled these goals the APS IDEA (Inclusivity,
Diversity, Equality, and Access) for its enduring institutional commitment
to these values.

-- 
*The American Philosophical Society is undertaking strong social distancing
measures to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. APS
offices and the Library are closed to the public indefinitely. We will be
hosting virtual programs during this time. Read more about these programs
and other ways you can engage with the APS remotely
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/blog/engage-aps-remotely>. Please check the APS
website for the latest updates
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/blog/updated-american-philosophical-society-response-novel-coronavirus-covid-19>.*

Adrianna Link, Ph.D.
Head of Scholarly Programs
Library & Museum
American Philosophical Society
105 South Fifth Street
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Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386
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215-440-3415
alink at amphilsoc.org
she/her

-- 
*The American Philosophical Society is undertaking strong social distancing
measures to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. APS
offices and the Library are closed to the public indefinitely. We will be
hosting virtual programs during this time. Read more about these programs
and other ways you can engage with the APS remotely
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/blog/engage-aps-remotely>. Please check the APS
website for the latest updates
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/blog/updated-american-philosophical-society-response-novel-coronavirus-covid-19>.*

Adrianna Link, Ph.D.
Head of Scholarly Programs
Library & Museum
American Philosophical Society
105 South Fifth Street
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/American+Philosophical+Society/@39.9486222,-75.1494434,15z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xc12102f09b11efe0!2sAmerican+Philosophical+Society!8m2!3d39.9486222!4d-75.1494434!3m4!1s0x0:0xc12102f09b11efe0!8m2!3d39.9486222!4d-75.1494434>
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/American+Philosophical+Society/@39.9486222,-75.1494434,15z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xc12102f09b11efe0!2sAmerican+Philosophical+Society!8m2!3d39.9486222!4d-75.1494434!3m4!1s0x0:0xc12102f09b11efe0!8m2!3d39.9486222!4d-75.1494434>
215-440-3415
alink at amphilsoc.org
she/her
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