Research Fellowships at the Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society

Funding Agency:
American Philosophical Society

The APS's Library & Museum invites scholars to apply for fellowships to do research in the collections. Fellowships are offered for short-term and long-term opportunities, for subject-specific research, and in digital humanities.

 

Agency Website

Areas of Interest

 

Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Postdoctoral Career Pathways Fellowship

January 19, 2024

This two-year fellowship supports postdoctoral scholars with expertise related to Native American and Indigenous Studies and allied fields who are interested in pursuing professional opportunities at libraries, museums, and cultural organizations.

Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Postdoctoral Fellowship

January 19, 2024

This 12-month fellowship is intended 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. These funding opportunities are part of the Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI), supported by the Mellon Foundation.

Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Predoctoral Fellowship

January 19, 2024

This 12-month fellowship is intended for an advanced doctoral degree student working toward the completion of the dissertation. These funding opportunities are part of the Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI), supported by the Mellon Foundation.

David Center for the American Revolution Predoctoral Fellowship

January 19, 2024

This yearlong fellowship is offered to advanced Ph.D. students working on a project about the American Revolution and Founding Era. David Center Fellowships continue the 30-year tradition of the David Library awarding over 200 fellowships to scholars who have gone on to write hundreds of dissertations, academic articles, academic papers and books, and to teach at major institutions of higher learning worldwide, about the American Revolution and Founding Era.

John C. Slater Predoctoral Fellowship in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

January 19, 2024

This yearlong fellowship is offered to advanced Ph.D. students working on topics related to the history of science, technology, and medicine.

Friends of the APS Predoctoral Fellowship

January 19, 2024

This yearlong fellowship is offered to advanced Ph.D. students in all fields working on dissertation topics reflected in the Library & Museum’s collections.

Mellon Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Summer Undergraduate Internships

February 28, 2024

These 8-week paid summer internships provide 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.

Digital Humanities Fellowships

March 3, 2023

The American Philosophical Society offers fellowships to scholars working to interpret archival materials through emerging technologies.

Swan Foundation Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships for Revolutionary-Era Material Culture

March 3, 2023

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.

David Center for the American Revolution Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships

March 3, 2023

These one-month fellowships are open to scholars in all fields working on projects about the American Revolution and Founding Era that require using the collections of the APS's Library & Museum.

Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships

March 3, 2023

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.

Funding Type

Fellowship

Eligibility

Faculty
Grad/Prof Students
Junior Faculty
Post Doctoral Fellows

Category

Arts & Humanities
Social Sciences

External Deadline

January 19, 2024