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.
Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Postdoctoral Career Pathways Fellowship
October 11, 2024
This two-year fellowship supports postdoctoral scholars at any stage of their careers who would like to pursue a research project and also develop or advance their professional skills in collections care and best practices surrounding Native American and Indigenous collections in archives, libraries, and museums. This funding opportunity is part of the Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI), supported by the Mellon Foundation.
Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Postdoctoral Fellowship
January 17, 2025
This nine-month fellowship during the 2025-2026 academic year 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 17, 2025
This nine-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 17, 2025
This nine-month 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 17, 2025
This nine-month 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 17, 2025
This nine-month fellowship is offered to advanced Ph.D. students in all fields working on dissertation topics reflected in the Library & Museum’s collections.
David Center for the American Revolution Postdoctoral Fellowship
January 17, 2025
This 24-month fellowship is offered to a recent Ph.D., professor at any level seeking sabbatical support for a research project, or an independent scholar 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.