Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships
Newberry Library
Quick Facts
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About This Scholarship
The Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships support PhD-holding scholars and PhD candidates with ABD status who need to use specific items in the Newberry collection. Selected fellows spend one to two months in residence in Chicago and receive $3,000 per month to help cover living, travel, and housing costs.
What This Scholarship Covers
- $3,000 per month stipend
- 1 to 2 months of in-residence research support
- Participation in the Newberry scholarly community
Who Can Apply
- 1 Must be a PhD-holding scholar at any stage of their career, or a PhD candidate with ABD (all-but-dissertation) status or the equivalent.
- 2 Proposed project must demonstrate a specific need to work with items in the Newberry’s collection.
- 3 Open to researchers from any field, and applicants do not need to be faculty members (curators, librarians, and independent scholars are welcome).