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Applications are being accepted for 2013 Clark-Yudkin Research Fellowships at the US Air Force Academy. Established by The Friends of the Air Force Library, these fellowships seek to promote awareness and use of the scholarly holdings available in the library's Clark Special Collections branch. Grants frange from $1000 to $15,000 and are intended to assist visitng researchers with travel and living expenses during their stay at the Academy. Applications are invited from senior and early career scholars, recent PhDs, and advanced graduate students. Recipients are expected to complete their research within one year from the date of the award.
For detailed descriptions of the holdings in the Clark Special Collections Branch, go to the Air Force Academy Library home page: http://www.usafa.edu/df/dflib and then open the link to "Special Collections."
Additional information and an application are available at The Friends' home page: www.friends.usafalibrary.com and then open the link to "Research Fellowship." Applications and related materials are due no later than March 1, 2013. Applicants will be notified of The Friends' decision in early April.
Questions concerning Clark-Yudkin fellowships may be submitted via e-mail to friends@usafalibrary.com
The Friends of the Air Force Academy Library are pleased to announce the names of 2012 Clark-Yudkin research fellows:
Dr. Samuel Zebulon Baker
Georgia Southern University
Project title: "Forward Progress: Desegregating College Football, 1945-1975"
Ms. Amelia Underwood
James Madison University
Project title: "Living on the Outside: An Analysis of the Integration Process of Women at the United States Air Force Academy"
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