Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Mellon Fellowship in Dissertation Research in the Humanities in Original Sources

The CLIR is offering the Mellon Fellowships in Dissertation Research in the Humanities in Original Sources, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for graduate students enrolled in a doctoral program in a graduate school in the U.S.  To be eligible, students must:

• complete all doctoral requirements except the dissertation and be ready to start research for it as early as June 1, 2005, and no later than September 1, 2005, with approval of the dissertation proposal six months before the starting date;
• plan to do dissertation research primarily in original source material in the holdings of archives, libraries, historical societies, museums, related repositories, or a combination;
• write the dissertation and receive the Ph.D. degree in a field of humanities or in a related element of the social sciences.

CLIR offers approximately 10 competitively awarded fellowships carrying stipends of up to $20,000 to support dissertation research for a period of 8 to 12 months.

Deadline:  November 15, 2005.  Application forms and detailed information may be found on the program web page.