Am I eligible to apply to work on UGRR?
Paul Levengood
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Discussion of
research and
writing about
Virginia history
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Discussion of
research and
writing about
Virginia history
Dear List Members,
Below, please find an announcement of the 2006 Research Fellowship program
at the Virginia Historical Society. All interested parties are encouraged
to apply.
Happy Holidays,
Paul Levengood
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2006 Research Fellowships at the Virginia Historical Society
To promote the interpretation of Virginia history and access to its
collections, the Virginia Historical Society, funded by a matching grant
from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and gifts from individuals, offers
fellowships of up to four weeks a year.
Awards include the Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowships, the Betty Sams
Christian Fellowships in business history, the Frances Lewis Fellowships in
women's studies, and the Reese Fellowships in American Bibliography and the
History of the Book in the Americas. We make awards on the basis of the
applicants' scholarly qualifications, the merits of their proposals, and
the appropriateness of their topics, as demonstrated by citation to
specific sources in our collections. Applicants whose research promises to
result in significant publication, including the Virginia Magazine of
History and Biography, will receive primary consideration.
Because the program is designed to help defray travel expenses, residents
of the Richmond metropolitan area are not eligible. We award a few grants
($150 per week) for mileage to commuting researchers who live outside that
area. The majority of awards ($500 per week) go to those who live farther
away and incur greater expenses. We expect recipients to work on a regular
basis in our reading room during the period of their award. We welcome
applications from doctoral candidates. Undergraduates, master's students,
and graduate students not yet admitted to Ph.D. candidacy are not eligible.
Applicants should send an original and three copies of the following: a
cover letter, a résumé, two letters of recommendation (which may be sent
separately), and a description of their research project not longer than
two double-spaced pages that also states the length of the award requested.
The deadline for applications is 1 February 2006; awards will be announced
by 15 March 2006. The committee will make partial awards and will consider
reapplications in following years up to these limits: for doctoral
candidates, a maximum of three weeks in a five-year period; for faculty or
independent scholars, a maximum of six weeks in a five-year period.
Founded in 1831, the VHS is a private, nonprofit, educational institution
supported by membership dues and endowment. Its wealth of cataloged
materials includes books, paintings, photographs, maps, broadsides,
newspapers, artifacts, and more than 7 million manuscripts.
Send applications to: Dr. Nelson D. Lankford, Chairman, Research Fellowship
Committee, Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA
23220; telephone 804-358-4901; fax 804-355-2399;
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