The following opportunities are described below:
Our preference is to provide support for advanced students in a semester when they are not teaching. Depending on the applications received, the Selection Committee may elect to offer one year-long fellowship in lieu of two single-semester fellowships.
Send application to Fiona Somerset, director of graduate studies:
Fiona Somerset
Or hand-deliver applications to the English Dept. main office in 314 Allen.
The deadline for applications for 2008-2009 funding is February 1, 2008. Further details for the 2009-2010 fellowship application process will be announced in December 2008.
Please contact Fiona Somerset with any questions:
Cyndi Duke
There are two types of fellowships, the Pre-Dissertation Fellowship
Programme and the Dissertation Fellowship Programme.
The Pre-Dissertation Fellowship Programme is offered for a maximum of 2
months and is intended to help candidates to draw up and revise a
dissertation proposal, candidates must have completed their coursework and
examinations prior to the start of the fellowship.
The Dissertation Fellowship is offered to candidates already working on
their dissertation and who need to spend time in the United Kingdom to
carry out archival research. These fellowships will last for a year and
will run concurrently with the academic year, i.e., 1 October 2008 to
30 September 2009.
Further details can be found in the attached documents:
Application deadline: 14 January 2008
For more information, contact: James Lees, Fellowship Officer Phone: 020
7862 8747
Eligibility: Applicants must possess an earned doctorate or be a
Ph.D. candidate at the dissertation stage. Topics proposed for research
may include any subject supported by the collections of the Vatican Film
Library or the rare book and manuscript collections of Pius XII Memorial
Library in areas such as paleography, codicology, illumination, text
editing, history, philosophy, theology, science, literature, scriptural
and patristic studies, Roman and Canon law, etc. Highest priority will be
given to applicants possessing the requisite paleographic and linguistic
skills to take full advantage of the materials in these collections.
Scholars affiliated with St. Louis University or who reside within
commuting distance of St. Louis University are not eligible for these
fellowships. Terms of Appointment:
Fellows are required to deliver one public lecture on the topic
of their research. Fellows are not permitted to teach courses or to engage
in other employment during the tenure of their fellowship nor are they
permitted to combine this fellowship with a Vatican Film Library Mellon
Fellowship.
Application Procedure:
Applications should include four copies each of a cover letter
briefly describing the proposed project, including the intended dates of
research; a full description of the project not to exceed five
double-spaced pages; a listing of specific manuscripts, documents, or
other materials in our collections needed for the research; and a current
full curriculum vitae. Applicants may apply for one five-week period or two consecutive five-week periods within a set schedule. Dates for 2008-2009 are:
1. DUKE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES DISSERTATION SEMESTER FELLOWSHIPS
Duke's Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program will be able to provide up
to two dissertation semester fellowships of $9,445 plus $2,865 fees ($2,545 for registration; $285 for health; $35 for recreation) for the
2008-09 year. Any graduate student affiliated with the Center and writing
a dissertation in the field may apply. To apply, assemble the following:
Dept. of English
502 Allen Bldg.
Box 90015
somerset@duke.edu
2. DUKE PREDISSERTATION / DISSERTATION RESEARCH TRAVEL AWARDS
Duke Graduate School awards ranging from $500 to $3,000 to conduct research off campus.
Deadline for application (2007-2008 awards): February 23, 2007
Information and an application can be found at:
http://www.gradschool.duke.edu/financial_support/predisstravel.pdf
For more information, contact:
The Graduate School
127 Allen Building
Duke University
Durham NC 27708
919 681-1560 (phone)
919 684-2277 (fax)
3. IHR MELLON FELLOWSHIPS FOR DISSERTATION RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES
The IHR Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in the Humanities are
administered by the Institute of Historical Research in London and funded
by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The fellowships are intended to help
students registered as doctoral candidates at a North American university
to (1) work in original source materials in the humanities in the United
Kingdom; (2) help doctoral candidates in the humanities to deepen their
ability to develop knowledge from original sources; and (3) provide
insight from the viewpoint of doctoral candidates into how scholarly
resources can be developed most helpfully in the future.
Fellowships Office
Institute of Historical Research
University of London
Senate
House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
U.K.
Fax: 020 7862 8745
Email:James.Lees@sas.ac.uk
4. NEH RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS, VATICAN FILM LIBRARY, ST. LOUIS
UNIVERSITY
The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
of Saint Louis University invites applications for six fellowships of five
weeks duration to conduct research in the collections of the Vatican Film
Library or in the rare book and manuscript collections of Pius XII
Memorial Library at Saint Louis University. The Vatican Film Library holds
extensive portions of the Vatican Library's medieval and Renaissance
manuscripts on microfilm. In addition, it holds one of the largest
collections of microfilmed Jesuit historical documents from the sixteenth
to the nineteenth centuries. For details on the Vatican Film Library,
visit the website.
|
Fall Semester, 2008 August 25 - September 26 September 29 - October 31 November 3 - December 5 |
Spring Semester, 2009 January 12 - February 14 February 16 - March 20 March 23 - April 24 |
No formal deadline. Review of applications will begin on April 1. Applications will be accepted until all six time-periods are filled.
For more information, please contact:
Teresa Harvey, Administrative Assistant
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Saint Louis University
3800 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
cmrs@slu.edu
Phone: (314) 977-7180
5. HILL MONASTIC MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY:
HECKMAN RESEARCH STIPENDS
The Hill Monastic Manuscript Library invites applications for the Heckman
Research Stipends, made possible by the A. A. Heckman Fund at the Library.
Each year HMML awards up to ten such grants, in amounts ranging up to
$2,000. Stipends may be used toward the cost of travel, room and board,
microfilm reproduction, photo-duplication, and other expenses associated
with research at the Library. Length of residence may vary from a minimum
of two weeks up to six months. Graduate or post-doctoral scholars (those
who are within three years of having completed a terminal master¹s or
doctoral degree) are eligible. 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 Monastic Manuscript Library.
Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a brief (one-page) description of the research project including length of stay, an explanation of how the Library¹s resources will enable them to advance their project, and a confidential letter of recommendation from their advisor, thesis director, mentor, or, in the case of postdoctoral candidates, a colleague who is a good judge of their work. Please direct all inquiries and materials to the Committee on Research, Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Bush Center, Box 7300, Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321-7300.
Grants are awarded twice each year, with application deadlines of:
The Hill Monastic Manuscript Library houses extensive resources for the study of manuscripts and archives. With nearly 90,000 manuscripts on microfilm, HMML has microfilmed extensively in Austria, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Malta, and Ethiopia; and it is currently microfilming the manuscript collection at the Royal Library in Stockholm. Because HMML has filmed entire collections of manuscripts, its resources support research across a wide spectrum of topics. The Library is particularly strong in theology, philosophy, history, literature, liturgy, and music. Scholars may consult the Library¹s website for further information, including a partial electronic inventory of its collections. Please go to www.hmml.org for more information, or e-mail hmml@csbsju.edu, or call 320-363-3514.
Manuscript Microfilm Collections at HMML
6. FOLGER INSTITUTE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Duke graduate students are strongly encouraged to avail themselves of the
resources at the Folger Institute in Washington, D.C. While the year-long
or semseter-long trips up to D.C. might be difficult for some to schedule,
the weekend seminars or month-long ones are much easier to schedule.
Program descriptions, application materials, and guidelines can be found at the Folger website;
the deadlines for applying for grants-in-aid are earlier than for
admission only. I would hope that many of you will find programs of interest and usefulness among
this rich slate of options. It's a great chance to meet fellow-scholars
in your areas of interest, both of your vintage and more senior scholars. More detailed descriptions of all the programs can be found at the Folger website.
Coming up in 2008-2009
Semester-Length Programs
Anonymity
Fall semester seminar (Fridays): Robert Griffin (Texas A&M University) and Marcy North (Pennsylvania State University)
From Wyatt to Donne: The Development of Poetry in Early Modern England
Fall semester seminar (Thursdays): Dympna Callaghan (Syracuse University)
Introduction to Paleography
Fall semester skills course (Thursdays): Heather Wolfe (Folger Shakespeare Library)
An Introduction to Archival Research
Spring semester Master's seminar
Researching Theatre History
Spring semester Center for Shakespeare Studies seminar (Thursdays) and Annual Birthday Lecture: Russell Jackson (University of Birmingham)
A Libelous History of the Seventeenth Century, c.1580-1688
Spring semester seminar (Fridays): Alastair Bellany (Rutgers University)
Year-Long Programs
Dissertation Seminar
Monthly seminar for PhD candidates
Forms of Religious Experience in the Seventeenth-Century British Atlantic World
Monthly colloquium: David Hall (Harvard Divinity School) and Laura Knoppers (Pennsylvania State University)
Faculty Weekend Seminars
College and University Culture
Fall faculty weekend seminar (mid-October): Nicholas Tyacke (University College London)
Empire and Cosmopolis: Universalism from Rome to Washington
Spring faculty weekend seminar: Anthony Pagden (University of California, Los Angeles)
Late-Spring Seminars
British Political Thought
TBA
Secularization and Selfhood
Late-spring seminar (late-May through June): Phyllis Mack (Rutgers University)
Further details and descriptions, including application deadlines, will be forthcoming from the Folger Library.
Application materials and guidelines can be obtained from the Folger
website; http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=1346
or from the Institute's offices at:
institute@folger.edu
(202) 675-0333
7. SUMMER INSTITUTE IN THE HUMANITIES
The Summer Institute is conceived for advanced graduate students in humanistic studies (Literature and Language, History, Architectural History, History of Art, Music, Philosophy), and it is a two-year commitment over successive summers.
The first year consists of lectures and site visits on the history, archives, urban development, monuments, and visual arts of Venice. During this first session the graduate scholars identify a research project connecting some aspect of Venetian culture with their own scholarly interests and research. The results of this research, developed during the year, will be presented to the reassembled group in the second one-week session in the following summer.
The goal of the program is to provide an international, interdisciplinary and high-level introduction to Venice and the Veneto for advanced graduate students whose research is in other fields, giving them new methodologies and approaches. The main purpose is to offer to young scholars an environment where knowledge and learning can occur without academic pressure, and where friendships and collegial relationships can be created between the younger scholars and the faculty.
The program is open to 20 students (10 American and 10 European) who have been accepted by the Admission Board. All students are expected to be able to understand both English and Italian, and lectures will be in both languages.
For each of the summer sessions, the Institute will cover travel costs (at current rate of exchange up to an equivalent of $350 for European participants, up to $800 for American participants, upon presentation of travel receipts) for scholars accepted into the program.
The scholars and some faculty will be housed on the premises of Venice International University on the island of San Servolo, and lectures with the exception of site visits will occur there. The accommodations are simple but sufficient; most rooms are doubles, and the roommate will be assigned for the duration of the program. Lunch and dinner are served at the San Servolo dining hall, but there will also be some meals for the group in Venice and on the study trips.
The seminar is supported by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and the Fondazione di Venezia; it is organized by Professors Donatella Calabi of the Università Iuav di Venezia and Caroline Bruzelius of Duke University.
Past Sessions:
2005/2006 - Tradition and Circulation of Knowledge, 1605-1797: From the Interdict to the Fall of the Republic
2003/2004 - The Venetian Renaissance
2001/2002 - 700-1450: The Private and the Public in Venice: Absorption, Integration and Reinvention
Applications are generally due in the January or February preceding the first of the two summer sessions.
For information and application, please contact:
Venice International University
Summer Institute in the Humanities
Isola di San Servolo
30100 Venezia
Italy
Tel: +39 041 2719 511
Fax: +39 041 2719 510
Caroline Bruzelius
tel. 919-684-6798
home: 919-402-1784
fax: 919-684-4398
8. MEDIEVAL ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP AND GRANTS
The Medieval Academy of America offers several fellowships and grants for graduate students working in medieval studies. To be eligible to apply for these fellowships and grants, you must be a member of the Medieval Academy. Click the links for more details about these opportunities and for information on applying and deadlines.
Birgit Baldwin Fellowship
The Birgit Baldwin Fellowship in French Medieval History was established in 2004 by John W. Baldwin and Jenny Jochens in memory of their daughter Birgit. It is endowed through the generosity of her family. The Baldwin Fellowship provides a grant of $20,000 to support a graduate student in a North American university who is researching and writing a significant dissertation for the Ph.D. on any subject in French medieval history that can be realized only by sustained research in the archives and libraries of France.
Schallek Fellowship and Awards
The Medieval Academy, in collaboration with the Richard III Society-American Branch, offers a full-year fellowship and five graduate student awards in memory of William B. and Maryloo Spooner Schallek. The Schallek Fellowship provides a one-year grant of $30,000 to support Ph.D. dissertation research in any relevant discipline dealing with late-medieval Britain (ca. 1350-1500). The Schallek awards support graduate students conducting research in any relevant discipline dealing with late-medieval Britain (ca. 1350-1500). The $2,000 awards help defray research expenses such as the cost of travel to research collections and the cost of photographs, photocopies, microfilms, and other research materials.
Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants
To commemorate its seventy-fifth anniversary, The Medieval Academy has established a new program of dissertation grants named in honor of seven members who over many years contributed to the development of The Academy: Hope Emily Allen, Helen Maud Cam, Grace Frank, Etienne Gilson, and E. K. Rand, Frederic C. Lane, and Charles T. Wood. Medieval Academy dissertation grants support advanced graduate students who are writing Ph.D. dissertations on medieval topics. The $2,000 grants help defray research expenses such as the cost of travel to research collections and the cost of photographs, photocopies, microfilms, and other research materials.
John Leyerle-CARA Prize for Dissertation Research
In recognition of John Leyerle's outstanding contributions and continuous service to the Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA), to the Medieval Academy, and to the general conduct of medieval studies in North America, CARA has established an annual prize in the amount of $1,000 to support the doctoral research of a Medieval Academy member who needs to consult materials available in Toronto collections. These include the University of Toronto's Robarts Library, the collections of the Dictionary of Old English and the Records of Early English Drama projects, and the library of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies.
CARA Tuition Scholarships
The Medieval Academy's Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA) each summer awards full tuition scholarships to four students participating in Latin summer programs offered at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Toronto. Courses are in Medieval Latin and Latin paleography.
There will be three Graduate Consortium Seminars in 2008:
Interested Folger affiliates should register for these programs with the
Newberry and apply for Folger Institute grants-in-aid with the Institute
(the reciprocity agreement can be found at
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=1347). Questions should be
addressed to institute@folger.edu or
renaissance@newberry.org.
For more information on these programs and the full list of Newberry
offerings, visit
http://www.newberry.org/renaissance/renaissancehome.html
Complete applications (including transcripts and references) must be submitted using CLIR's online application form by November 23, 2007.
For more information and application details, see the CLIR website:
http://www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/mellon.html.
9. NEWBERRY LIBRARY CENTER FOR RENAISSANCE STUDIES:
NEH INSTITUTE
Folger consortium faculty and graduate students will be interested in
many of the upcoming offerings at the Newberry Library's Center for
Renaissance Studies, and they should recall that grants-in-aid may be
available for travel and lodging under our reciprocal agreement with the
Newberry.
10. COUNCIL ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES (CLIR) MELLON DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) offers fellowships funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities in original sources. The program offers about ten competitively awarded fellowships for 2008. Each provides a stipend of $1,600 per month for 8-12 months. Each fellow will receive an additional $800 upon participating in a symposium on research in original sources and submitting an acceptable report to CLIR on the research experience. Thus the maximum award will be $20,000. Fellowship awards will be announced by April 1, 2008. Fellowship stipends will support research beginning between June 1 and September 1, 2008, and ending within 12 months of commencing.