Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2017
The Program in African American History Mellon Scholars Post-Doctoral Fellowship is designed to increase the participation of scholars from underrepresented backgrounds and others in the field of African American history prior to 1900. The fellowship promotes research in residence in the collections of the Library Company and enhances the production of scholarly work in African American history of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Fellows are expected to conduct the majority of their research in the Library Company’s collections but may also use the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
The Mellon Scholars Post-Doctoral Fellowship, with a stipend of $50,000, is tenable from September 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018. The award may be divided between two applicants, each of whom would receive $25,000 for the period September 1, 2017 to January 15, 2018 or January 15, 2018 to May 31, 2018. Recent recipients of the Ph.D. as well as senior scholars may apply, but applicants must hold a Ph.D. by September 1, 2017.
N.B. The application deadline for the Mellon Scholars Post-Doctoral Fellowship is March 1, 2017, with a decision by April 15.
Application procedures:
To apply, go to the official website; fill out an online coversheet and upload a single PDF document containing a brief résumé, a two- to four-page description of the proposed research, and a writing sample of no more than 25 pages. Applicants should have two letters of reference submitted online under separate cover in PDF format. For general information about the Library Company’s fellowship program, contact James Green via telephone (215) 546-3181 or e-mail jgreen@librarycompany.org. For more information about the Mellon Scholars Program, contact Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Program Director, at era@udel.edu
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