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Date: 2023-11-22 19:48:51+00:00
From: Adrianna Link <alink@amphilsoc.org>
Subject: 2024-2025 Fellowship & Internship Opportunities at the American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum
2024-2025 Fellowship & Internship Opportunities at the American
Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum
The Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia
invites applications for sabbatical, postdoctoral, predoctoral, and
short-term research fellowships for projects in all fields working on
research projects utilizing its collections.
The APS's Library & Museum’s collections make it among the premier
institutions for documenting and exhibiting the history of the American
Revolution and founding, the history of science from Newton to NASA, and
Indigenous languages and cultures. The Society’s collections include more
than 14 million pages of manuscripts, 275,000 bound volumes, 250,000
images, thousands of hours of audio tape, and 3,360 three-dimensional
artifacts and fine art objects.
It is home to three research centers: the Center for Native American and
Indigenous Research (CNAIR) <https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/CNAIR>,
which has worked with over 80 Native American and Indigenous communities
since 2014; the Center for Digital Scholarship
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/center-digital-scholarship>, which interprets
and expands access to APS collections through digital projects and open
source data; and the David Center for the American Revolution
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/david-center-american-revolution>, a partnership
with the David Library of the American Revolution that formed a new
research center for the American Revolution at the APS and brought the
David Library’s collection of Revolutionary-era manuscripts, hundreds of
rare books and pamphlets, 8,000 reference volumes, and 9,000 reels of
microfilm to Philadelphia.
Comprehensive, searchable guides and finding aids to our collections are
available online at https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/search-collections
and http://amphilsoc.pastperfectonline.com/.
See individual fellowship descriptions below for more information and
instructions on how to apply. For a complete listing of all APS grant and
fellowship opportunities, visit www.amphilsoc.org/grants/fellowships.
Long-Term Residential Fellowships
Deadline: January 19, 2024
Postdoctoral/Sabbatical Fellowships
Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Postdoctoral
Career Pathways Fellowship
This two-year salaried position supports postdoctoral scholars at any stage
of their careers who would like to pursue a research project and also
develop or advance their professional skills in collections care and best
practices surrounding Native American and Indigenous collections in
archives, libraries, and museums. Additional funding is also available to
assist with relocation to Philadelphia and to support research.
Applications are open to scholars in any field and all periods of time.
Preference will be given to those who have sustained personal engagement or
experience with Indigenous communities.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/135178
Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Postdoctoral
Fellowship
This 12-month fellowship offers $50K plus a $5,000 research stipend for a
recent doctoral graduate, a professor at any level seeking sabbatical
support for a research project, or an independent postdoctoral scholar
working closely with an Indigenous community on a project. Additional
funding is also available to assist with relocation to Philadelphia and to
offset health insurance costs. Applications are open to scholars in any
field and all periods of time. Preference will be given to those who have
sustained personal engagement or experience with Indigenous communities.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/135180
Predoctoral Fellowships
Friends of the American Philosophical Society Predoctoral Fellowship
This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 plus a $5,000 research stipend to
support twelve months of work on dissertation topics in all fields
reflected in the APS’s Library & Museum’s collections.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/135145
David Center for the American Revolution Predoctoral Fellowship
This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 plus a $5,000 research stipend to
an advanced Ph.D. student finishing a dissertation about the American
Revolution and Founding Era.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/135144
John C. Slater Predoctoral Fellowship in the History of Science
This 12-month fellowship offers $25,000 plus a $5,000 research stipend to
support twelve months of work on dissertation topics pertaining to the
history of science, broadly defined.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/135143
Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Predoctoral
Fellowship
This fellowship offers $25,000 plus a $5,000 research stipend for an
advanced doctoral degree student working toward the completion of the
dissertation. Additional funding is also available to assist with
relocation to Philadelphia and to offset health insurance costs.
Applications are open to scholars in any field and all periods of time.
Preference will be given to those who have sustained personal engagement or
experience with Indigenous communities.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/135181
Short-Term Research Fellowships
Deadline: March 15, 2024
Residential Fellowships
Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships
One- to three-month fellowships are available for Ph.D. candidates, holders
of the Ph.D., and degreed independent scholars, within any field of study
that requires using the collections of the APS's Library & Museum.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/135146
David Center for the American Revolution Short-Term Research Fellowship
These one month fellowships provide $3,000 for researchers working on
projects about the American Revolution and Founding Era who show a
demonstrated need to use the APS’s Library & Museum collections.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/136014
Swan Foundation Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships for
Revolutionary-Era Material Culture
This funding opportunity provides one month of support for researchers to
work in the artifact collections of the Swan Historical Foundation, the
American Philosophical Society, and other repositories in the Greater
Philadelphia Region.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/137065
Non-Residential Fellowships
Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Digital
Knowledge Sharing Fellowship
These short-term fellowships support university- and community-based
scholars working on digital projects that connect archives and Indigenous
communities.
To apply, please submit materials to https://forms.gle/5HtSeEyEmEooEc9q9
Indigenous Community Research Fellowships
These fellowships support research by Indigenous community members, elders,
teachers, knowledge keepers, tribal officials, traditional leaders, museum
and archive professionals, scholars, and others, regardless of academic
background, seeking to examine materials at the APS's Library & Museum in
support of Indigenous community-based priorities.
To apply, please submit materials to https://forms.gle/rrvS75wgsCyonQ1t8
David Center for the American Revolution Research Fellowships for
International Scholars
These short-term fellowships support research by scholars based outside the
United States seeking to examine materials at the APS's Library & Museum or
other archives in the United States related to topics on the American
Revolution and Founding Era. Applicants must submit a timeline at the time
of application outlining the duration and locations of the proposed work.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/135937
Internships
Deadline: February 28, 2024
Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Summer
Undergraduate Internship
This 8-week paid summer internship provides opportunities for
undergraduates to conduct research, to explore career possibilities in
archives and special collections, and to learn about advanced training in
Native American and Indigenous Studies and related fields.
To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/135808
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Contact regarding the residential fellowship program at the Library &
Museum of the American Philosophical Society may be directed to Adrianna
Link, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Library & Museum Programming, at
alink@amphilsoc.org or by phone at 215-440-3415.
The American Philosophical Society is committed to maintaining the highest
standards of scholarly excellence while supporting a working and
intellectual environment that fosters an inclusive atmosphere for learning,
prizes diverse origins and points of view, advances equal opportunities to
learn and communicate, and encourages the widest possible access to its
collections. The APS has titled these goals the APS IDEA (Inclusivity,
Diversity, Equality, and Access) for its enduring institutional commitment
to these values.
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*The APS has updated its COVID-responses
<https://www.amphilsoc.org/aps-covid-vaccine-and-masking-policies>. APS
buildings are open to staff and visitors, and it has expanded access to its
Reading Room services. Please read our updated Reading Room policies on our
website <https://www.amphilsoc.org/library#paragraph-36>.*
Adrianna Link, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Library & Museum Programming
Library & Museum
American Philosophical Society
105 South Fifth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386
Lenapehoking
215-440-3415
alink@amphilsoc.org
she/her
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