Short-Term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships
The American Antiquarian Society offers short-term visiting academic
research
fellowships tenable for one to three months each year.
AAS also offers long-term fellowships,
intended for
scholars
beyond the
doctorate.
The following short-term fellowships are
available for scholars
holding the Ph.D. and for doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation
research. Candidates holding a recognized terminal degree appropriate to
the area of proposed research, such as the master's degree in library
science or M.F.A., are also eligible to apply.
A single form is used to
apply for short-term fellowships offered by the Society in each of the
categories below; a link to obtaining application material follows the
description of each of the fellowships the Society offers.
- Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowships are for research on
any topic
supported by the collections. Stipends derive from the income on an
endowment provided by the late Hall J. Peterson and his wife, Kate
B. Peterson.
Application deadline: January 15
Further information
- The Legacy Fellowship, also for research on any topic supported
by the
collections, is funded by the gifts of former fellows and research
associates.
Application deadline: January 15
Further information
- Stephen Botein Fellowships are for research in the history of
the book
in
American culture. Funding is derived from an endowment established by the
family and friends of the late Mr. Botein.
Application deadline: January 15
Further information
- The Joyce Tracy Fellowship is for research on newspapers
and
magazines
or
for projects using these resources as primary documentation. This award
derives from an endowment established in memory of the Society's longtime
curator of newspapers and periodicals.
Application deadline: January 15
Further information
- AAS-Northeast Modern Language
Association Fellowships
are for research in literary history of America and the Atlantic World in
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that can be supported by the
collections of the American Antiquarian Society. The award is jointly
funded by the Northeast Modern Language Association and AAS.
Application deadline: January 15
Further information
- AAS-American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowships
are
for
research on projects related to the American eighteenth century. The
award is jointly funded by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century
Studies and AAS.
Application deadline: January 15
Further information
- American Historical Print Collectors Society Fellowship is for
research on
American prints of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries or for projects
using prints as primary documentation. The award is jointly funded by the
American Historical Print Collectors Society and AAS.
Application deadline: January 15
Further information
- The Reese Fellowship supports research in American
bibliography and
projects in the history of the book in America. Funding for this award is
provided by the William Reese Company, New Haven, Connecticut.
Application deadline: January 15
Further information
- The "Drawn to Art" Fellowship
supports research on American
art,
visual culture, or other projects that will make substantial use of
graphic materials as primary sources. Funds have been provided by Diana
Korzenik, a painter, author, and historian of art education.
Application deadline: January 15
Further information
- Jay and Deborah Last Fellowships
are for research on American
art,
visual culture, or other projects that will make substantial use of
graphic materials as primary sources. The awards are funded from the gift
of
Jay and Deborah Last.
Application deadline: January 15
Further information
- The Christoph Daniel Ebeling Fellowship
is jointly funded by the German Association for American Studies (DGfA)
and AAS. Application for this short-term fellowship is made through the
DGfA. Scholars in American studies at the dissertation or habilitation
research level at a university in Germany are eligible to apply.
Application deadline:
early in 2008; check the German Association for American
Studies
website
Further information
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