Newberry Library Fellowships

The Newberry Library offers both long-term and short-term fellowships as well as a series of Special Awards and Fellowships.

• Long-term fellowships:  available to post-doctoral scholars (and Ph.D. candidates in the case of the Kade Fellowship only) 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 range from $25,200 to $70,000 unless specified under the award description.  Applicants may combine these fellowship awards with sabbatical or other stipendiary support. Scholars may apply for any of the long-term fellowships using the same application.  Deadline:  application and materials are due by January 12, 2009 (unless otherwise noted; refer to site)
  
• Short-term fellowships:  intended for post-doctoral scholars or Ph.D. candidates from outside of the Chicago area who have a specific need for Newberry collections. Scholars whose principal residence or place of employment is within the Chicago area are not eligible for most short-term 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 $1,600 per month, pro-rated for shorter periods.  Deadline:  application and materials are due by March 2, 2009
  
  
• Special Awards and Fellowships:  a variety of specialized funding and recognitions. 
  

For additional information regarding all funding opportunities, please visit the Library's Fellowships web page.