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Sunday, February 21, 2010

USA: the David Library of the American Revolution offers short-term Resident Research Fellowships

Overview

To promote advanced scholarship, the David Library of the American Revolution offers short-term Resident Research Fellowships for conducting research in its collections. DLAR’s rich resources in microfilm and print on virtually every aspect of the era of the American Revolution (1750-1800) are fully listed on this web
site.

Value of this fellowship

Fellows receive a stipend of $1600 per month ($1200 if your legal address is within a 100-mile radius of DLAR) plus housing and 24-hour access to the Library. The term of the Fellowship is a minimum of one month and a maximum of three. Both doctoral and post-doctoral applicants are welcome to apply; doctoral candidates must have passed their general examinations before beginning their fellowships.

The deadline for application for a 2010-2011 fellowship is Monday, March 1, 2010.

To apply, please submit eight (8) sets of the following:

1. Title Page with the following information in this order:

• Title of Project (entirely in caps.)
• Applicant’s Full Name
• Affiliation
• Date Submitted
• Length of Fellowship Requested
• Permanent Mailing Address
• E-mail Address
• Contact Phone Number


2. Cover Letter: briefly stating their reason for pursuing research at the Library.
3. Project statement: 3 to 5 pages.
4. Detailed curriculum vitae.
5. Writing Sample: 10 to 20 pages (recent work, preferably from the proposed project).
6. If the grant period requested is more than one month (30 days), a case statement for the additional support.

Additionally, each application must be supported by two letters of reference (sent directly by the referees).

All application materials including letters of reference must be received by the David Library by the deadline (March 1, 2010).

The Library's Academic Advisory Council will make all selections by the end of April, 2010.

How to apply

Application materials and reference letters should be mailed to: Academic Advisory Council, David Library of the American Revolution, PO Box 748, Washington Crossing, PA 18977. Do not send applications or references electronically. (If using a courier service such as Federal Express, use the Library’s street address instead of the Post Office Box: 1201 River Road.) Direct inquiries to Dr. Patrick Spero, spero@dlar.org, or call Meg McSweeney at (215) 493-6776 (215) 493-6776, ext.106.


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