Library-Museum Funding-Midwest, IPRH, U of I

Illinois:

Long-Term Fellowships
Newberry Library, Chicago

Long-term fellowships are available to post-doctoral scholars for periods of six to eleven months. Applicants for post-doctoral awards must hold the Ph.D. at the time of application. These grants support individual research and promote serious intellectual exchange through active participation in the Library's scholarly activities, including a biweekly fellows' seminar. The stipend for these fellowships is up to $40,000 unless specified under the award description.
Deadlines: vary between January and March

For more information, contact:
The Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel: (312) 255-3666
Fax: (312) 255-3680
Email: research@newberry.org, grossmanj@newberry.org
Website:
http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/long-term.html

Short-Term Fellowships
Newberry Library, Chicago

Short-term fellowships are generally restricted to post-doctoral scholars, Ph.D. candidates, or holders of other terminal degrees from outside of the Chicago area who have a specific need for Newberry collections; some fellowships, however, are open to other categories of applicants and Chicago residents. Please read the descriptions carefully for the eligibility restrictions on particular fellowships. The tenure of short-term fellowships varies from one week to two months, unless otherwise noted under the award description. A majority of fellowships will be for one month or less. Unless otherwise noted, the amount of the award is $1600 per month, pro-rated for shorter periods.
Deadlines: vary between January and March

Special Awards and Fellowships
Newberry Library, Chicago

Frances C. Allen Fellowships
Application deadline: March
This fellowship is for women of Native American heritage. While candidates for this award may be working in any graduate or pre-professional field, the particular goal of the Allen Fellowship is to encourage Native American women in their studies of the humanities and social sciences. Financial support varies according to need and may include travel expenses. Allen Fellows are expected to spend a significant part of their tenure in residence at the Newberry's D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History. The tenure of the fellowship is from one month to one year; the fellowship provides up to $8,000 in approved expenses. Please note: applicants for the Allen Fellowship must fill out a supplementary form in addition to the cover sheet for special awards and fellowships.
Newberry Library/British Academy Fellowship for Study in Great Britain
Application deadline: January
In cooperation with the British Academy, the Newberry Library offers an exchange fellowship for up to three months' study in Great Britain in any field in which the Newberry's collections are strong. This post-doctoral award pays £1350 per month; the Fellow's home institution is expected to continue to pay his or her salary. The Awards Committee gives preference to readers and staff of the Newberry and to scholars who have previously used the Library.
École des Chartes Exchange Fellowship
Application deadline: January
This fellowship provides a monthly stipend and free tuition for an American or Canadian graduate student to study at the École Nationale des Chartes in Paris for a period of three months during 2008-2009. The École des Chartes is the oldest institution in Europe specializing in the archival sciences, including paleography, bibliography, textual editing, and the history of the book. Preference will be given to students attending institutions that are members of the Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium. Applications for the 2008-2009 fellowship are due on January 10, 2008 and are available at: http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/fellapp.html .
Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel Fellowship
Application deadline: January for linked long-term fellowship; March for linked short-term fellowship
Applicants for long- and short-term fellowships at the Newberry may also ask to be considered for this joint fellowship providing an additional two-month fellowship in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. The proposed project should link the collections of both libraries; applicants should plan to hold both fellowships sequentially to ensure continuity of research. The award will pay 1,050 EUR per month plus up to 600 EUR for travel expenses. For more information on the Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, see their Web page at www.hab.de.
Weiss/Brown Publication Subvention Award
Application deadline: January
With support from the Roger W. Weiss and Howard Mayer Brown Fund, the Newberry Library will award up to $15,000 to subsidize the publication of a scholarly book or books on European civilization before 1700 in the areas of music, theater, cultural studies, or French or Italian literature. Authors must document that their projects have been accepted for publication and provide detailed information regarding the publication and the subvention request. The application requirements for this award differ from those for fellowships. Authors should download guidelines for this award or request them from research@newberry.org or (312) 255-3666.

Indiana:

Stipends for Short-term Postdoctoral Research
Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame

Stipends in the amount of $1,500 per month are available for three- to six-month periods for postdoctoral scholars who wish to conduct research in the Medieval Institute Library. The number of stipends available (up to three in a given year) varies and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Awards are made at the discretion of the director of the Medieval Institute.

For more information, contact:
Medieval Institute
University of Notre Dame
715 Theodore M. Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Tel: (574) 631-6603
Fax: (574) 631-8644
Email: medinst@nd.edu
Website:
http://www.nd.edu/~medinst/funding/funding.html

Stipends for Ambrosiana Microfilms Collection Research
Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame

Five stipends in the amount of up to $500 each are available annually for scholars who wish to visit the Medieval Institute to consult its extensive collection of microfilms and other materials that reproduce the holdings of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan. Advanced graduate students as well as postdoctoral and established scholars are eligible.

SIEPM Fellowship in Medieval Philosophy
Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame

In co-operation, the Société pour L'Étude de la Philosophie Médiévale (SIEPM) and the Medieval Institute announce a yearly competition for a stipend to conduct research at the Medieval Institute for a period of no less than one month and up to four months during either the Fall term (late August to December) or the Spring term (mid-January to May). The competition is open to young scholars, age 35 or under, who are members of the SIEPM and who have completed their doctorate or are in the final stages of research for their doctoral dissertations. The Société will provide the winning candidate with up to 700 euros; the Medieval Institute will provide $1,500 per month (for living expenses, etc.) during the period of the scholar's visit to Notre Dame.
Deadline: February 15.