[Linganth] Deadline Extended: Long-Term Fellowship Opportunities at the American Philosophical Society's Library & Museum

Wed Feb 2 14:58:42 UTC 2022

 Dear all --

Because we could all use a bit more time these days, *the deadline to apply
for long-term residential fellowship opportunities at the Library & Museum
of the American Philosophical Society has been extended until Monday,
February 14, 2022*. A complete list of available opportunities is included
below.

A reminder that short-term opportunities are also available and will close
on March 4, 2022.

Please share with your networks and let me know if you have any questions.

With thanks,
Adrianna
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The Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia
invites applications for sabbatical, postdoctoral, predoctoral, and
short-term research fellowships for projects in all fields, and
particularly those 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.

Long-Term Fellowships

Deadline: February 14, 2022

APS-NEH Sabbatical Fellowship

This fellowship offers $5,000 per month for 6 or 12 months to a mid-career
or senior scholar seeking sabbatical support for the completion of a book
project in all fields. These opportunities are funded by The National
Endowment for the Humanities.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98822

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/98494

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

These fellowships offer $25,000 to an advanced Ph.D. student working on a
dissertation in Native American and Indigenous Studies.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98495

David Center for the American Revolution Predoctoral Fellowship

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

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98350

John C. Slater Predoctoral Fellowship in the History of Science

This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 to an advanced Ph.D. student
working on a dissertation pertaining to the history of science, broadly
defined.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98484

Friends of the American Philosophical Society Predoctoral Fellowship

This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 to an advanced Ph.D. candidate in
any field working on a dissertation related to Library & Museum collections.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98499

Short-Term Fellowships

Deadline: March 4, 2022

Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships

These fellowships provide support for researchers in all fields using
Library & Museum collections for their projects. A stipend of $3,000 per
month is awarded to all successful applicants for a minimum of one month
and a maximum of three months.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98453

Digital Humanities

These fellowships provide $3,000 per month for  1-2 months to scholars at
all career stages developing digital projects that: 1) utilize Library &
Museum collections, open datasets, or other holdings to advance a digital
component of an independent research project, or, 2) seek to apply existing
tools and expertise to digital projects developed in collaboration with the
Library & Museum’s Center for Digital Scholarship.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98457

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative Digital
Knowledge Sharing Fellowships

These fellowships support university- and community-based scholars and
researchers working on digital projects that connect archives and
Indigenous communities. Successful applicants will receive $3,000 plus the
costs associated with visiting the APS’s Library & Museum for the summer
workshop with other DKS fellows.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98491

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative
Undergraduate Internships

These paid 8-week internships provide three talented undergraduates with
the opportunity to conduct research, to explore career possibilities in
archives and special collections, and to learn about advanced training in
Native American and Indigenous Studies and related fields. Interns will
receive a stipend between $3000 and $3500 (depending on housing costs),
plus a travel allowance.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98497

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/98461

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 Library & Museum collections.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98354

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’s Library & Museum, and other repositories in the Greater
Philadelphia Region.

To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98488

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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.

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Adrianna Link, Ph.D.
Head of Scholarly Programs
Library & Museum
American Philosophical Society
105 South Fifth Street
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