Academy Sponsored Fellowships, Grants, and Prizes

Other Grants

Northwestern University seeks to appoint two Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows in Medieval Studies for a two-year term (renewable for a third year) beginning September 2010. Applicants must have Ph.D. by 15 September 2010 and should have received the degree no earlier than 2008. Candidates who already hold tenure-track positions will not be considered. Both postdocs will join a thriving community of interdisciplinary medievalists.

A position in any area of medieval Latin, 500–1500, will be held jointly with the Classics Department. The successful candidate will teach one undergraduate course per year and run a yearlong, non-credit workshop in Medieval Latin for graduate students.

Medieval studies and Art History seek a scholar of Western medieval art with a preference for manuscript studies, though other fields will be considered. The successful candidate will teach one undergraduate class and one graduate seminar per year.

Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, writing sample (no more than 30 pages), and three letters of recommendation to Barbara Newman, Medieval Search Committee, Department of English, Northwestern University, 1897 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2240. Electronic applications (in Word or pdf) may be emailed to Jennifer Britton ( j-britton@northwestern.edu) with the subject line “Medieval Postdoc Search” and the field. AA/EOE. Deadline for applications is 1 November.

NEH Summer Stipends

The National Endowment for the Humanities offers a number of Summer Stipends of $6,000 to fund two months of full-time summer research. The deadline for submissions is 1 October 2009; applications may be submitted electronically. Contact: NEH (202-606-8200; stipends@neh.gov; http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html).

The Society for Medieval Feminisht Scholarship sponsors an award to recognize scholarly contributions in our field. Each year, SMFS seeks nominations/submissions for its annual prize for outstanding feminist scholarship on the Middle Ages. Prizes alternate between "best first medieval feminist book" and "best published feminist medievalist article." Each submission is evaluated in the context of the ways it contributes to the study of women and feminist values in Medieval Studies. The prize carries an award of $300, which is awarded at the annual business meeting each May at the International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo, Michigan).

Books and articles may be nominated for consideration or may be self-submitted. All efforts should be made to send at least two (2) copies of a book under consideration, although only one (1) is required. It is expected that four (4) copies of each article will be sent to the SMFS President for distribution. Books must be the author's first monograph, and may not be edited collections. Articles must have been published within the preceding four years (e.g. articles published 2003–2006 are eligible for the 2007 prize). Submissions in languages other than English are welcomed.

All submissions, whether self-nominated or otherwise, should be accompanied by a cover letter explaining the merits of the work under consideration, particularly in a feminist medievalist context. The letter should be addressed to, and all materials should be sent to Prof. Virginia Blanton, Dept. of English, 106 Cockefair Hall, Univ. of Missouri, 5100 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 (816-235-2766; blantonv@umkc.edu). Deadlines are generally in the early part of January.

The 2009 Prize for Best Article has been awarded to Professor Rebecca Winer, Department of History, Villanova University, for her paper “Conscripting the Breast: Lactation, Slavery, and Salvation in the Realms of Aragón and Kingdom of Majorca, c. 1250–1300,” Journal of Medieval History 34 (2008).

The College of Arts, Humanities and Law at the University of Leicester is advertising several funded Ph.D. studentships, three of which are available to students who want to work on Anglo-Saxon / Old English topics. These studentships include fees (at UK/EU rates), stipends, and opportunities for paid teaching. Adverts and further particulars are available online (links below).

1. A Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) in Medieval +/or Renaissance Literature (i.e., 4-year a Ph.D. studentship with teaching attached) (http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/gradschool/finance/funding/gta/english).

Preference may be given to applicants whose thesis project concerns the History of the Book. Students interested in OE/ON literature are also encouraged to apply.

2. A 3-year Ph.D. Scholarship in Latin—Classical, Medieval (Pre- or Post-Conquest), or Neo-Classical (http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/gradschool/finance/funding/scholarships/latin).

3. A 3-year Ph.D. Studentship for the new multidisciplinary project, "Roots of the British, 1000 BC–AD 1000: Histories, Genetics, and The Peopling of Britain" (http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/gradschool/finance/funding/scholarships/roots).

This studentship would be ideal for someone interested in the narratives of the Anglo-Saxon / Viking "migrations," and in other disciplinary perspectives (Archaeology, Linguistics, History, Genetics), or in modern British identities and the distant past (i.e., why people care about this now).

These studentships have come through late in the funding season. Note that the deadlines for applications differ between the three competitions, and potential applicants should get in touch as soon as possible.

The Leonard E. Boyle Dissertation Prize for Medieval Studies is awarded to a deserving doctoral thesis in any field of medieval studies produced by a Canadian or someone resident in Canada. Entries are adjudicated by the Dissertation Prize Committee, a subcommittee of the Canadian Society of Medievalists, and the prize will be presented at the annual meeting of the Society. The Prize itself consists of a cash award as well as a membership in the Society for three years. Members automatically receive copies of the journal Florilegium and the newsletter Scrinium. Normally the dissertation must be submitted within one year of a successful defence. One paper copy of the thesis and an electronic copy on diskette, a letter or report from the supervisor, and the external report should be sent to the Chair of the Boyle Prize Committee by 5 February 2010 for consideration in the competition: Elizabeth Edwards, Associate Professor and Director, Contemporary Studies Programme, University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2A1 (eedward2@dal.ca).

This prize is presented annually by the Canadian Society of Medievalists.

Eligibility: Any book in the field of medieval studies (including monographs, editions, translations, and other categories as determined by the Prize Committee), authored or co-authored, translated or co-translated, edited or co-edited, etc. (the test being at least 50% participation) by a Canadian or someone resident in Canada.

Three copies of the nominated work must be sent to the secretary treasurer of the Canadian Society of Medievalists by 1 February 2010 for consideration in the competition.

Contact: Prof. Murray McGillivray, Department of English, The University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, CANADA (mmcgilli@ucalgary.ca).

The Richard Kieckhefer Prize was established by the Societas Magica in 2009 to honor his contributions to the field and his mentoring of younger scholars. It is awarded annually for an unpublished article by a recent Ph.D. (within 2 years of graduation), in any area of the scholarly study of magic, witchcraft, or related fields, judged by the selection committee to be of outstanding quality. In exceptional cases consideration will also be given to graduate student submissions. The prize is supported by Penn Press Journals and the Societas Magica.

The winner will be announced at the Societas Magica meeting in May 2010 as well as in its newsletter and on its website. The winning entry will also be published in the journal Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft and the author will receive a cash prize of $500. Articles from all academic disciplines are welcome. Submissions should be in English and approximately 6,000 words in length. Applicants must not have received their Ph.D. earlier than January 2008. A committee appointed by the Societas Magica will judge the entries. It is not necessary that the prize be awarded each year. The deadline for submissions is 15 January 2010. Please forward an electronic version of the article (.rtf or .doc preferred) to Frank Klaassen (frank.klaassen@usask.ca). In addition, please send three printed copies with a letter indicating date of past or expected reception of Ph.D. and the granting institution to Frank Klaassen, President, Societas Magica, Department of History, University of Saskatchewan, 718 - 9 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7L 0M3.

The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, in Collegeville, Minnesota, sponsors Heckman Research Stipends for research at the library. The stipends are available to graduate students within three years of completing a terminal masters or doctoral degree, for a period of two weeks to six months in varying amounts up to $2,000.

The deadline for application is 15 April for a research period from 1 July to 31 December, . (The deadline is 15 November for the period from 1 January to 30 June.)

Submit a letter of application, c.v ., a one-page description of the research project including proposed length of stay, an explanation of how the Library's resources will enable you to advance your project, and a confidential letter of recommendation from your advisor, thesis director, mentor, or, in the case of postdoctoral candidates, a colleague who is a good judge of your work.

Inquiries may be sent to the Committee on Research, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, Box 7300, Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321-7300 (320-363-2795; fax: 320-363-3222; hmml@csbsju.edu; http://www.hmml.org).

A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at Notre Dame

The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame offers a Postdoctoral Fellowship for a junior scholar in Medieval Studies, made possible through the generosity of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The fellowship will permit an outstanding young scholar in any field of medieval studies to continue his or her research while in residence at Notre Dame's Medieval Institute during the academic year 2010-2011.

The Mellon Fellow's principal obligation will be to pursue his or her research. Though the Fellowship carries no teaching responsibilities, it is expected that the Fellow will take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the intellectual life of the Institute and the multidisiciplinary activities that it sponsors for the medievalist community at Notre Dame. The Fellow will be provided with an office in the Medieval Institute, full library and computer privileges, and access to the Institute's research tools. The Fellow will be expected to reside in South Bend.

At the conclusion of the Fellow's period of residency, three senior scholars are invited to campus for a half-day public seminar discussion of the Fellow's research. The Fellow is encouraged to invite leading researchers who can critique a draft version of the Fellow's work and offer advice on issues arising out of the work. The panelists spend additional time with the Fellow in one-to-one conversation and close reading of the draft.

Eligibility: Applicants must hold a regular appointment at a U.S. institution and plan to return to their institution following their fellowship year. They must have the Ph.D. in hand as of the application date and must not be more than five years beyond the Ph.D.

Stipend: $40,000.

Application deadline: 15 January 2010.

Application procedure: There is no special application form. Rather, applicants should submit a narrative of no more than five pages describing their proposed research, indicating how it builds on existing scholarship, and suggesting how it will benefit from broader interdisciplinary studies. Applicants should also submit a current curriculum vitae and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the Medieval Institute by the 15 January deadline. Announcement of the selection will be made in mid-February 2010.

Please send applications to Mellon Fellowship Coordinator, Medieval Institute, 715 Hesburgh Library, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 (fax: 574-631-8644). For further information, contact: Roberta Baranowski (574-631-8304, Roberta.Baranowski.7@nd.edu).

The Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce new Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships designed to provide financial and intellectual support for outstanding scholars at the beginning of their professional careers. Up to three Fellows in the Humanities will be selected each year for a two-year fellowship in the new JHI. Fellows will be selected on the basis of accomplishment appropriate to their stage in their career, the promise of excellence and the relevance of their research to the annual theme.

*The JHI interprets "Humanities" as a broad category, including political theory, interpretative social science, music and the arts.

The theme for 2010–2011 is "Image and Spectacle." Human beings make worlds appear by imagining and "imaging" them; they display worlds to others in performances. This cros-cultural theme embraces the study not only of how images relate to the reality of the world, but also of how both as individuals and as societies we generate images. The spectacle of performance, which was the origin of theory in the Ancient Greek world, leads to many kinds of reflection--form performativity to epistemology, from theories of history to literary and aesthetic theory, from cultural criticism to palaeography. It extends ultimately to examining the role of reflection (speculation) and criticism of images and their worlds.

The Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships are designed to provide financial and intellectual support for outstanding scholars at the beginning of their professional careers. The Fellows will pursue their individual research in the context of the JHI. They will have offices at the JHI and will participate in weekly seminars and other activities in the circle of fellows. In addition, each postdoctoral fellow will be affiliated with a Department and will teach one course in each Fall and Winter term of their two-year Fellowship. We are especially interested in candidates who have an interest in and capacity for interdisciplinary work of a high quality. The Fellowship provides an annual $50,000 Canadian stipend.

Eligibility: Eligible applicants must have successfully defended their Ph.D. after 30 July 2007 and prior to 1 May 2010. Applications who will successfully defend their Ph.D. degree by 1 May 2010 are eligible and any award will be conditional on a successful defense. Such applicants must also include a letter of confirmation from their supervisor and the Chair of their Department. Degree candidates and recipients of the Ph.D. from the University of Toronto are not eligible. Fellowships are open to citizens of Canada, the United States of America, and other nations. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Applicants and referees are to send these application materials electronically to: humanities@chass.utoronto.ca by Friday, 4 January 2008. For submission guidelines, please visit http://www.humanities.utoronto.ca/proposals.html. Awards will be announced in March 2008. Eligibility: Eligible applicants must have successfully defended their Ph.D. after July 2005 and prior to 1 May 2008. Applicants who will successfully defend their Ph.D. degree by 1 May 2008 are eligible and any award will be conditional on a successful defense. Such applicants must also include a letter of confirmation from their supervisor and the Chair of their Department. Degree candidates and recipients of the Ph.D. from The University of Toronto are ineligible. Fellowships are open to citizens of Canada, the United States, and other nations. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

The application deadline is 1 December 2009.

Contact: Robert Gibbs, Director of the Jackman Humanities Institute (416-978-7415; jhi.director@utoronto.ca; http://www.humanities.utoronto.ca/funding/id=7).

The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the Rome Prize competition. One of the leading overseas centers for independent study and advanced research in the arts and the humanities, the Academy offers up to thirty fellowships for periods ranging from six months to two years.

Rome Prize winners reside at the Academy's eleven-acre center in Rome and receive room and board, a study or studio, and a stipend. Stipends for six-month fellowships are $12,500 and stipends for eleven-month fellowships are $25,000.

Fellowships are awarded in the following related fields:

–Historic Preservation and Conservation (including architectural design, public policy, and the conservation of works of art)

–Architecture

–Landscape Architecture

–Design (including graphic, fashion, industrial, interior, lighting, set, and sound design, engineering, urban planning, and other related design fields)

Fellowships are also awarded in: Literature; Visual Arts; Medieval Studies; Renaissance; and Early Modern Studies, awarded by nomination through the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

The application deadline is 1 November 2009.

For further information or to apply, contact the American Academy in Rome, 7 East 60 Street, New York, NY 10022-1001, Attn. Programs. (212-751-7200, ext. 47; info@aarome.org; http://www.aarome.org). Please state specific field of interest when requesting information.

The Medici Archive Project (MAP) offers post-doctoral fellowships in Florence, Italy. The Project is dedicated to creating a searchable online database of the archive of the Medici Grand Dukes of Tuscany (1537–1743), a collection of approximately three million documents housed in the Archivio di Stato in Florence, Italy.

Since its inception the Medici Archive Project relies on a thriving fellowship program with the goal of expanding the documentary database, training post-doctoral scholars and future academics in the areas of paleography and archival research, and giving these scholars the time and the support needed to conduct their own research and produce original scholarship.

This is how the Fellowship Program functions: Periodically and regularly MAP applies to foundations in the US and in Italy for funding for the program. A three-year fellowship is the preferred format, but MAP has applied, and received funding, also for two-year fellowships.

Once the fellowship is granted by the funding institution, MAP conducts a search for candidates by advertising it in the appropriate academic forums and by inviting applications. Applications undergo an initial in-house examination to select only those that are relevant to the program, and these are passed on to an outside Selection Committee who ranks the applicants based upon selection criteria.

The Committee then recommends to MAP, a list of finalists who are invited to a site visit to the Archive in order to meet the President, the Research Director, and the current Fellows. Finally the President recommends one applicant to the Chair of Board of Trustees for funding.

Each fellow divides his/her time between work on the database (four semesters) and his/her own research project (two semesters).

Frequently a three-year fellowship also produces original research based on primary sources in the form of a book that can be published in the forthcoming Medici Archive Project Book Series.

Currently MAP is also looking into the possibility of extending the fellows' experience to educational programs, in the form of paleography and archival research technique courses to willing hosting institutions.

The Medici Archive Project (MAP) is offering a two-year fellowship (15 February 2009-15 February 2011) with fifteen months of fulltime document assessment and description for the Documentary Sources database onsite at the Archivio di Stato in Florence and five months of independent research on a topic related to art history and/or history of architecture and the Mediceo del Principato archival corpus (1537-1743), carried out in one 5-month segment in the second year of the fellowship period.

Fellows will have the following qualifications: a completed Ph.D. or the equivalent in art history and/or history of architecture relevant to Early Modern European history and culture; fluency in English and Italian (as well as knowledge of other languages including French and Latin); substantial research experience with original documentary material; the ability to work with computer database programs and commitment to a scholarly career involving archival research.

The fellowship stipend is $40,000 plus an allowance for travel expenses. This fellowship is offered to a United States Citizen or United States Resident. This fellowship is supported by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and may be extended for a third and final year, pending available funding.

Applications should be submitted electronically (http://www.medici.org/fellowship-program-florence-application). The application deadline is 31 October 2009.

For more information about the project and its fellowships, visit the Project website (http://www.medici.org).

The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2010 through May 2011. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and new Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. The Center is also international and gladly accepts applications from scholars outside the United States.

Most of the Center's fellowships are unrestricted. Several, however, are designated for particular areas of research. These include environmental studies and history; English literature; art history; French history, literature, or culture; Asian Studies; and theology.

The National Humanities Center is a participating institution in the Frederick Burkhardt Fellowship Program of the American Council of Learned Societies. Application must be made directly to the ACLS by 1 October. Further information is available on the ACLS website (http://www.acls.org/). Applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (OFA) or through the Fellowship and Grant Programs section of the ACLS website.

Fellowships are individually determined, the amount depending upon the needs of the Fellow and the Center's ability to meet them. The Center seeks to provide at least half salary and also covers travel expenses to and from North Carolina for Fellows and their dependents.

Located in the Research Triangle Park of North Carolina, near Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh, the Center provides an environment for individual research and the exchange of ideas. Its building includes private studies for Fellows, conference rooms, a central commons for dining, lounges, reading areas, a reference library, and a Fellows' workroom. The Center's noted library service delivers books and research materials to Fellows, and support for information technology and editorial assistance are also provided. The Center locates housing for Fellows in the neighboring communities.

Applicants submit the Center's form, supported by a curriculum vitae, a 1000-word project proposal, and three letters of recommendation. You may request application material from Fellowship Program, National Humanities Center, Post Office Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2256, or obtain the form and instructions from the Center's website (http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org). Applications and letters of recommendation must be postmarked by October 15, 2009. Materials may also be requested via e-mail (nhc@nationalhumanitiescenter.org).

The Department of History at the University of Kansas announces the 2010 competition for the annual award in honor of the late Professor Jerry Stannard. The purpose of the award is to encourage research by young scholars in the pre-1700 fields that Professor Stannard made his own: the history of materia medica, medicinal botany, pharmacy, folklore of drug therapy, and the bibliography of these areas.

Each year a cash award is made to the author of an outstanding published or unpublished scholarly study in those fields. In 2010 the award will be $1000.

The competition is open to graduate students and to recent recipients of a doctoral degree (the Ph.D. degree or an equivalent), conferred not more than five years before the competition deadline.

Manuscripts must be in English, French, or German. Only one paper by any author may be submitted in any given year. Each entry should be typewritten, double-spaced, and no longer than 50 pages, including notes, bibliography, and appendices. Entrants should keep copies of their manuscripts, since manuscripts submitted will not be returned.

Each manuscript must be accompanied by the following: (a) a one-page abstract of the paper in English; (b) a current curriculum vitae of the author; and (c) a letter of recommendation from an established scholar in the field. Entrants who are resident in the United States of America are also requested to indicate their home address and social security number.

Entries must be received no later than 15 February 2010. The award will be announced on or about 15 May 2010.

All manuscripts and correspondence should be addressed to Stannard Award Committee, ATTN: Prof. Victor Bailey, Dept. of History, University of Kansas, Wescoe Hall, 1445 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 3650, Lawrence, KS 66045-7590

The winner of the 2009 competition is Dr. Elly R. Truitt (Bryn Mawr College), for her essay "The Virtues of Balm in Late Medieval Literature."

The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies offers post-doctoral Fellowships to be used for research at the Institute in the medieval field of the holder's choice. Mellon Fellows will also participate in the interdisciplinary Research Seminars.

The Mellon Fellowships are intended for young medievalists of exceptional promise who have completed their doctoral work, ordinarily within the previous five years, including those who are starting on their professional academic careers at approximately the Assistant Professor level. Fellowships are valued at approximately $35,000 (CDN).

Applications for the academic year 2010-2011 must be received no later than March 1, 2010 and include official confirmation that the Ph.D. has been examined and that its award has been approved by the appropriate authority, by that date.

Application forms and further details may be obtained from the website (http://www.pims.ca) or from The President's Office, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 59 Queen's Park Crescent East, Toronto, ON Canada M5S 2C4, (16-926-7142; fax: 416-926-7292; barbara.north@utoronto.ca).

Mellon Fellowships at the IAS

The School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, with the support of the Andrew Mellon Foundation, has established a program of 1-year memberships for assistant professors at universities and colleges in the United States and Canada to support promising young scholars who have embarked on professional careers. While at the Institute they will be expected to engage exclusively in scholarly research and writing. Three appointments will be made for the academic year 2009–2010. Appointments will be for one full year (1 July through 30 June, with the option of staying through the second summer until 15 August) and will carry all the privileges of membership at the Institute for Advanced Study. The stipend will match the combined salary and benefits at the member's home institution at the time of application.

Eligibility: to be considered, assistant professors must be working on projects in areas represented in the School of Historical Studies, and should preferably have gone beyond revising the dissertation. The School is interested in all fields of historical research, but is concerned principally with the history of Western, Near Eastern and Far Eastern civilizations, with particular emphasis upon Greek and Roman civilization, the history of Europe (medieval, early modern, and modern), the Islamic world, East Asian studies, the history of art, the history of science, and modern international relations. To be eligible, scholars must have held the title "Assistant Professor" at an institution of higher learning in the United States or Canada for at least two and not more than four years at the proposed time of arrival at the Institute and must be able to return to their institution after the fellowship. (For purposes of eligibility please note that the period as an assistant professor includes current and previous appointments carrying the title "Assistant Professor"or "Visiting Assistant Professor".)

Applicants who are eligible for the Mellon Fellowships for Assistant Professors are encouraged to apply simultaneously in the regular membership competition. The application for the two programs is the same, and to be considered for both, applicants need only mark the indicated boxes for both programs at the top of the application form. (Note that provisions for members chosen in the regular competition differ from provisions for Mellon Fellows as described in this announcement. Provisions for members are posted on the web at: http://www.hs.ias.edu/supplementary_information.htm.)

To apply: instructions for submitting the application online, and printable electronic copies of the application form are available on the IAS website (http://www.hs.ias.edu/mellon.htm). Paper copies of the information and application materials may be obtained from the Administrative Officer, School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Dr., Princeton, NJ 08540. Completed applications should be returned to the Administrative Officer by 1 November 2008. As part of the selection process short-listed applicants will be requested to come to the Institute for an Interview in February. Awards will be announced by 1 March.

The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is currently accepting applications for the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities for three fellows, who will be appointed to a one-year term beginning 1 July 2010, renewable for a second.

The Mellon Postdoctoral Program encourages innovative teaching, enriches educational and research opportunities in the humanities, and fosters the career development of a select group of promising young scholars. Fully one-third of the Krieger School’s faculty is engaged in humanities departments, where scholarly and pedagogical excellence has been the standard since the university’s founding in 1876.

Each fellowship carries a departmental affiliation and the responsibility of teaching one course per semester. The initial stipend is $48,000, with an additional $1,000 available for research and travel expenses. Health insurance and a one-time moving allowance of $1,500 are also provided. Appointments are for one year, renewable for a second year.

Humanities departments and an interdisciplinary committee of Krieger school faculty members will review applications and select fellows for 2010–2011. Fellows will be selected based primarily on applicants’ scholarship and promise, as well as their abilities to fill research and teaching needs within the university’s humanities departments.

Applicants should have completed their Ph.D. in one of the following fields: History, English, History of Art, Musicology, Classics, Anthropology, German and Romance Languages and Literatures, Comparative Literature, History of Science and Technology, Near Eastern Studies, no earlier than 30 June 2005 and no later than 30 June 2010.

To apply, please send the following items:

* Letter of interest

* Full curriculum vitae

* Three (3) letters of recommendation

* Academic statement that includes research and teaching proposal

* A completed checklist (.pdf download)

Applications must be postmarked by Thursday, 12 November 2009. Incomplete applications are not considered for the fellowship. It is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure their application is received in full.

Contact: Claude Poux (410-516-6385). Mail completed application to Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee, c/o Center for Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins Univ., Greenhouse 118, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218.

Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

The Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies, announces opportunities for scholars 2010–2011. The Institute is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations. Medieval history is one of the School’s principal interests, but the program is open to all fields of historical research. Scholars from around the world come to the Institute to pursue their own research. Those chosen are offered membership and a stipend for up to a year.

The Institute provides access to extensive resources including offices, libraries, subsidized restaurant and housing facilities, and some secretarial services. Candidates of any nationality may apply for a single term or a full academic year. Residence in Princeton during term time is required. The only other obligation of Members is to pursue their own research. The Ph.D. (or equivalent) and substantial publications are required. Information and application forms may be found on the School's web site (http://www.hs.ias.edu), or contact the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Dr., Princeton, N.J. 08540 (mzelazny@ias.edu). Deadline: 1 November 2009.

The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library offers short-term fellowships to support visiting scholars pursuing post-doctoral or equivalent research in its collections. Students enrolled in degree programs are ineligible. The fellowships pay for travel costs to and from New Haven and a living allowance of $4,000 per month, and are designed to provide access to the library for scholars who live outside the greater New Haven area. Normally granted for one month, fellowships must be taken up between 1 September 2010 and 31 May 2011. Recipients are expected to be in residence during the period of their award and are encouraged to participate in the activities of Yale University.

Successful applicants normally explain in extensive and specific detail the relationship of the Beinecke collections to their project and its significance within the larger field of scholarly concern. Most of the holdings of the Beinecke Library in printed materials are described in Orbis, the online catalogue of Yale University Library. Early manuscripts and modern archives are described in detailed finding aids available via the internet. Books and manuscripts at Yale have been extensively described since 1926 in the Yale University Library Gazette, which is available in many libraries.

All application items must be received by December 15, 2009.

Applicants are asked to submit the following items to the Director of the Beinecke Library:

–an application form

–a curriculum vitae

–a brief research proposal (1,200 word maximum)

–two confidential letters of recommendation sent to the Beinecke Director, specifically addressing the merits of the proposed fellowship project (dossier letters will not effectively support your application). Sealed, signed, confidential letters can be included in your application packet or sent directly from the recommenders.

If you wish to receive confirmation that your application material has been received, pleased include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with your materials. Awards will be announced in March following the application deadline.

All application material, including letters of recommendation, should be addressed to the Director of the Beinecke Library, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, P.O. Box 208240, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8240.

For more information consult the faq on the library's website (http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke) or phone or write (203-432-2956; Beinecke.Fellowships@ yale.edu).

The Vatican Film Library Mellon Fellowships provide the cost of travel within the U.S. and per diem expenses (currently $73) to researchers making use of the collections for periods between 2 and 8 weeks. 

Applicants may be post-doctoral scholars or graduate students formally admitted to a Ph.D. program working on their dissertations.  Projects may involve any subject supported by the collections of the Vatican Library manuscripts or Jesuit archival material on microfilm held in the Vatican Film Library. Deadlines are 1 March for research in June to August; 1 June for research in September to December; 1 October for research in January to May.

Contact: Vatican Film Library Mellon Fellowship, Vatican Film Library, Pius XII Memorial Library, Saint Louis Univ., 3650 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO  63108-3302 (314-977-3090; fax: 314-977-3108; passga@slu.edu; http://www.slu.edu/libraries/vfl/fllwshp.htm).

The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies annually awards NEH Research Fellowships of five-week or ten-week duration to scholars who can make use of the rich and varied resources available at Saint Louis University. These resources include the Vatican Film Library as well as the manuscript and rare book collections of Pius XII Library. The Vatican Film Library holds extensive portions of the Vatican Library’s Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts on microfilm. In addition, it has one of the largest collections of microfilmed Jesuit historical documents from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

Eligibility: Applicants must possess an earned doctorate or be a Ph.D.-candidate at the dissertation stage. Topics proposed for research may include any medieval or early modern subject in areas such as history, philosophy, theology, science, literature, paleography, codicology, illumination, text editing, scriptural and patristic studies, Roman and canon law, etc. Scholars affiliated with Saint Louis University or who reside within commuting distance of the campus are not eligible.

Terms of Appointment

* Stipend: $1,750.00 per five-week period

* All travel expenses to and from St Louis

* Fully furnished two-bedroom apartment (utilities included)

Since fellows are expected to devote themselves to their research, the only requirement of the fellowship is one public lecture on the topic of that research. Fellows are not permitted to teach courses or to engage in other employment during the tenure of their fellowship nor are they permitted to hold this fellowship and a Vatican Film Library Mellon Fellowship concurrently. For information on the Vatican Film Library Mellon Fellowships, see http://www.slu.edu/libraries/vfl.

Application Procedure Applications should include a cover letter briefly describing the proposed project; the intended dates of research; a description of the project not to exceed five double-spaced pages; a description of manuscripts, documents, or other resources available at Saint Louis University that will be useful for the research; and a current curriculum vitae. Fellowships are usually awarded for one five-week period or two consecutive five-week periods within the following schedule.

* Fall Semester 2009

o August 24–September 25 (Awarded)

o September 28–October 30 (Awarded)

o November 02–December 04 (Awarded)

* Spring Semester 2010

o January 11–February 12 (Awarded)

o February 15–March 19 (Awarded)

o March 22–April 23

No formal deadline. Review of applications begins on April 1. Applications will be accepted until all time-periods are filled. Applications should be sent to the Center at the address below.

Contact: Teresa Harvey, Administrative Assistant, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Saint Louis University, 3800 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108 (314-977-7180; fax: 314-977-3704; cmrs@slu.edu; http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/cmrs/index.html).