The New-York Historical Society offers several long- and short-term fellowships during the academic year. Designed to encourage and promote the use of the institution’s diverse collections of primary and secondary sources, the fellowships are open to scholars at various times during their academic careers. Visit nyhistory.org/library/fellowships for instructions and application checklists for each fellowship. The application deadline for all fellowships is January 8, 2018.
Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation – Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship
This fellowship will be awarded to an early-career scholar. Research projects should expand public understanding of New York State history and should include research based on the collections and resources of the New-York Historical Society. This ten-month residency will carry a stipend of $60,000, plus benefits. The fellowship will begin September 5, 2018 and will last through June 29, 2019.
Application deadline: January 8, 2018
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Short-Term Fellowships
New-York Historical Society awards a variety of short-term fellowships to enable researchers to conduct research on site for two-to-four week periods. Each award brings with it a stipend of $2,000. The fellowship period runs from July 1, 2018 through June 29, 2019. Applicants should apply simply for a short-term fellowship. The N-YHS will decide which fellowship to award a successful applicant based on the particular proposal.
Appel Fellowship (unrestricted)
Richard H. Brown Fellowship (Revolutionary War era, especially as it relates to New York)
Society of Daughters of Holland Dames (The Dutch in New York, 17th to the 20th centuries)
Pam and Scott Schafler Fellowship (Colonial and Revolutionary periods)
Sid Lapidus Fellowship (18th – century American History)
Pine Tree Foundation Fellowship (unrestricted but with a preference for culinary history)
Patricia and John Klingenstein Fellowships (unrestricted)
Causeries du Lundi , 1880 Fellowship for Research in Women’s History
Leo J. Hershkowitz Fellowship in New York History
Application deadline: January 8, 2018
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