Each year Houghton Library awards a number of short-term visiting fellowships in support of scholarly use of our collections. Fellows will also have access to collections in Widener Library as well as to other libraries at the University. Preference is given to scholars whose research is closely based on materials in Houghton collections, especially when those materials are unique; fellowships are normally not granted to scholars who live within commuting distance of the library. Each fellow is expected to be in residence at Houghton for at least four weeks during the period from July 2014 through June 2015 (these do not have to be consecutive weeks). The stipend for each fellowship has been raised to $3,600 (note that the website may not yet reflect this recent change). The deadline for applications is 17 January 2014.
For further information, consult the Houghton Library website.
Fellowships to be Awarded in 2014-2015
- Beatrice, Benjamin, and Richard Bader Fellowship in the Visual Arts of the Theatre
- W. Jackson Bate/ Douglas W. Bryant, American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowship
Successful applicants must either be an ASECS member in good standing or be willing to become a member in order to receive this fellowship. - William Dearborn Fellowship in American History
- Rodney G. Dennis Fellowship in the Study of Manuscripts
- The Ralph Waldo Emerson Fellowship
- Eleanor M. Garvey Fellowship in Printing and Graphic Arts
- Houghton Mifflin Fellowship in Publishing History
- Donald and Mary Hyde Fellowship for the Study of Dr. Samuel Johnson and his Circle
- Joan Nordell Fellowship
- Katharine F. Pantzer Jr. Fellowship in Descriptive Bibliography
This fellowship is available to assist scholarly research in descriptive bibliography at Houghton Library and carries a stipend of $3,000 per month, up to twelve months (maximum $36,000). Fellows are expected to be in residence at Houghton Library for the duration of the fellowship. - Howard D. Rothschild Fellowship in Dance
- John M. Ward Fellowship in Dance and Music for the Theatre
[Thanks to William Stoneman, Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts, for contributing this post.]