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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
  Fellowships in Aerospace History
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION - Spectrum Scholarship Program
  Spectrum Scholarships

The Spectrum Scholarship Program is ALA's national diversity and recruitment effort designed to address the specific issue of under-representation of critically needed ethnic librarians within the profession while serving as a model for ways to bring attention to larger diversity issues in the future.
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, LIBRARY & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION - Scholarships & Awards
  LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarship in Library and Information Technology

The scholarship is designed to encourage the entry of qualified persons into the library and automation field who plan to follow a career in that field; who demonstrate potential in, and a strong commitment to the use of automated systems in libraries; and who are qualified members of a principal minority group (American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian or Pacific Islander, African-American, or Hispanic).
  LITA/OCLC Minority Scholarship in Library and Information Technology

The scholarship is designed to encourage the entry of qualified persons into the library and automation field who plan to follow a career in that field; who demonstrate potential in and have a strong commitment to the use of automated systems in libraries; and who are qualified members of a principal minority group (American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian or Pacific Islander, African-American, or Hispanic).
  LITA/Christian (Chris) Larew Memorial Scholarship in Library and Information Technology

The scholarship is designed to encourage the entry of qualified persons into the library and information technology field, who plan to follow a career in that field, and who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and a vision in pursuit of library and information technology.
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY - Scholarships and Fellowships
  AMS Graduate Fellowships in the History of Science

To be awarded to a student in the process of completing a dissertation on the history of the atmospheric, or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences. The Fellowship carries a stipend and will support one year of dissertation research.
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
  Library Resident Research Fellowships
  Sabbatical Fellowships for the Humanities and Social Sciences
BROWN UNIVERSITY, JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY
  Fellowships

Approximately thirty-five fellowships are awarded each year for periods of time usually ranging from two to ten months. Fellowships are available for any qualified researcher, the main criteria for appointment being the merit and significance of the candidate's proposal, the qualifications of the candidate, and the relevance of the project to the holdings of the Library.
CHARLES BABBAGE INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
  Graduate Fellowships in the History of Information Technology
CHEMICAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION - Fellowships and Travel Grants
Long-Term Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships

Applicants for dissertation fellowships must be graduate students whose Ph.D. dissertations have been accepted by their respective university departments. Applicants for postdoctoral fellowships must have their Ph.D. in hand before the July prior to the start of the fellowship.
Short-Term Fellowships

CHF offers several short-term fellowships for researchers studying the history and sociology of the chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and industries. Short-term fellows are in residence at CHF for periods ranging from two to four months, according to their allocated fellowship.
DUMBARTON OAKS RESEARCH LIBRARY AND COLLECTION - Research at Dumbarton Oaks
  Short-Term Pre-Doctoral Residencies

Dumbarton Oaks offers a limited number of Short-Term Pre-Doctoral Residencies for advanced graduate students who are preparing for their PhD general exams, writing their doctoral dissertations, or expecting relevant final degrees in the field of Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, or Garden and Landscape studies.
Fellowships, Junior Fellowships and Summer Fellowships

residential fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern studies), Pre-Columbian Studies (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and Garden and Landscape Studies.
GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY - Fellowships and Prizes for Historians
  History Scholarships for College Seniors

The Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program provides an opportunity for the next generation of historians to experience primary-source research and to work closely with eminent scholars.
  National History Teacher of the Year Award

The National History Teacher of the Year Award recognizes outstanding American history teachers from elementary school through high school, and the crucial importance of American history education.
Research Fellowships

The Gilder Lehrman Institute awards short-term research fellowships to scholars working in American history at every level from doctoral candidates to senior faculty, including independent scholars.
HAGLEY MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
Dissertation and Postgraduate Fellowship in the History of Business, Technology and Society
THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART COLLECTIONS, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
  Senior and Postdoctoral Fellowships
JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION
  Student Internships

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation awards several paid archival internships each year to undergraduate and graduate students majoring in history, government, archival administration, library science, English, journalism, communications and other related disciplines.
Research Grants and Graduate Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation and Postdoctoral Research

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation invites scholars and students to apply for support of their research and use of the archival, manuscript, and audiovisual holdings of the Library under the following programs.
LEO BAECK INSTITUTE
  Fellowships in the Social, Communal and Intellectual History of German-Speaking Jewry

Ph.D. candidates and academics working on topics related to the German-Jewish community in a variety of disciplines are encouraged to apply.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
  Fellowships in International Studies
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, JOHN W. KLUGE CENTER
  Kluge Center Fellowships

The Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research in the Congress collections and resources for a period of up to eleven months.
  David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality

The Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship in the field of health and spirituality. Made possible by a generous endowment from the International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality (ICIHS).
  Kislak Fellowship in American Studies

The Library of Congress' Kluge Center invites qualified scholars to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship for advanced research based on the Kislak Collection.
  Kislak Short-Term Fellowship Opportunities in American Studies

The Library of Congress offers short-term fellowships for independent scholars, undergraduate and college and university faculty to conduct research based on items from the Kislak Collection.
  The J. Franklin Jameson Fellowship Research in American History

The Franklin Jameson Fellowship in American History is offered annually by the Library of Congress and the American Historical Association to support significant scholarly research for one semester in the collections of the Library of Congress by scholars at an early stage in their careers in history.
  The Alan Lomax Fellowship in Folklife Studies

The Library of Congress's Kluge Center invites qualified scholars to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship for advanced research based on the Alan Lomax Collection.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY (MHS) - Fellowships
Short-Term Research Fellowships

Short-term awards are open to independent scholars, advanced graduate students, and holders of the Ph.D. or the equivalent, with candidates who live fifty or more miles from Boston receiving preference. Applicants who do not reside in the U.S. must indicate their citizenship. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or already hold the J-1 visa or equivalent documents that will allow them to accept the stipend.
  Long-Term Research Fellowships

Applicants must have completed their professional training, ordinarily including an earned doctorate. NEH-sponsored fellowships are not available to graduate students.
New England Regional Fellowship Consortium

A collaboration of 17 major cultural agencies, will offer awards that provide a stipend for a minimum of eight weeks of research at participating institutions. Awards are open to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals who hold the necessary U.S. government documents. Grants are designed to encourage projects that draw on the resources of several agencies.
Suzanne and Caleb Loring Research Fellowship on the Civil War, Its Origins, and Consequences

The Massachusetts Historical Society and the Boston Athenaeum will award a Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship on the Civil War, Its Origins, and Consequences. The recipient will conduct research for at least four weeks at each institution.
  Teacher FellowshipsApplications are welcome from any K-12 teacher who has a serious interest in using the collections at the MHS to prepare primary-source-based curricula, supported by documents and visual aids, in the fields of American history, world history, or English/language arts.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
  Associate Fellowships
NEWBERRY LIBRARY
  Fellowships in the Humanities
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
  Fellowships in the Humanities, Including Creative Writing
OMOHUNDRO INSTITUTE OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
  Omohundro Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture offers annually a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in any area of early American studies. A principal criterion for selection is that the candidate's dissertation or other manuscript have significant potential as a distinguished, book-length contribution to scholarship. Foreign nationals are eligible. Those who have earned the Ph.D. and begun careers are also encouraged to apply.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
  Friends of the Princeton University Library Fellowships
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - Fellowship and Internship Opportunities
Graduate, Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
National Air and Space Museum Research Fellowships

Interns have a firsthand opportunity to learn about the historic artifacts and archival materials housed in the Museum and to study the scientific and technological advances they represent. To be considered for a summer internship, you must be a high school graduate and be enrolled in a degree-granting undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited college or university.
National Museum of American History, Lemelson Center Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Invention and Innovation in American Society
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Resident Scholar Doctoral and Postgraduate Fellowships
  Postgraduate Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections
  Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies Postgraduate Fellowships in Museum Practice
SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION - Grants and Scholarships
  Other Scholarships and Grants
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF LAW
  J. Willard Hurst Fellowship in Legal History
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
  Historical Editing Fellowships to Promote the Preservation and Use of America's Documentary Heritage
U.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
University Biomedical Informatics Research Training
WINTERTHUR MUSEUM, GARDEN and LIBRARY
  Fellowships
YALE UNIVERSITY, LEWIS WALPOLE LIBRARY
  Fellowships
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