Scholarships

Designed to increase the participation of scholars from underrepresented backgrounds and others in the field of African American history prior to 1900. The fellowships promote research in residence in the collections of the Library Company and enhance 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. Applicants must be in the later stages of research or writing

upport use of the collections for research in a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of America and the Atlantic world from the 17th through the 19th centuries. The holdings include the nation’s second largest collection of pre-1801 American imprints and one of the largest collections of 18th-century British books in America. Fellows must be continuously in residence at the Library Company in Philadelphia for the duration of their fellowships.

The Fellowship is for the scientific study of the relation of religiousness and spirituality to physical, mental, and social health through concentrated use of the collections of the Library of Congress, through full-time residency in the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. Arrangements may be made with the National Library of Medicine for access to its materials as well. The Fellowships are for 6 to 12 months.

The Fellowship is for research on the history and cultures of the Americas based on the Kislak Collection, a major collection of rare books, manuscripts, historic documents, maps and art of the Americas. The program supports research projects in the disciplines of archaeology, history, cartography, epigraphy, linguistics, ethno-history, ethnography, bibliography and sociology, with particular emphasis on Florida, the circum-Caribbean region and Mesoamerica. The fellowship offers support for three months.

Fellowships support research that will generate deep, empirically-grounded understanding of the consequences of the digital revolution on how people think, how society functions, and on international relations using the Library’s collections and resources. Proposals may also explore and analyze emerging trends and new phenomena that may generate consequential changes in the future. All proposals must state the importance of the research to fundamental thinking about the human condition. The fellowship offers support for up to 11 months.

Fellowships support research and training of young scientists in all areas of the life sciences whose discoveries and application of innovations in biology will be for the public’s good. The fellowship is for 3 years

The Institute offers fellowships to doctoral students who are writing theses in fields that address the Institute’s primary interest areas in valuation and taxation, planning, and related topics to help improve decisions about land policy. Fellowships support the development of a thesis proposal and/or completion of thesis research. The fellowship offers support for one year.

brary Fellowships support research projects in science, engineering, and technology; in the history of science, engineering, and technology; or in interdisciplinary topics that link science or technology to the broader culture. Recipients of fellowships are expected to work full time on their research projects while at the Library, to engage with other resident scholars, and to offer a presentation on their work to the general public. Fellowships are for 1 week to 10 months.

The Lindau-Nobel Meeting, held annually in Lindau, Germany, brings Nobel Laureates together with top students from around the world for a week of lectures and small-group discussions. Each meeting has a theme.

he fellowship supports ocean engineering and ocean instrumentation research, to enhance both the theoretical and practical knowledge and applications of ocean engineering and instrumentation research, and to disseminate the results of that research through lectures, seminars, and publications. The fellowship is for one year.