Awarded annually, Clark-Yudkin fellowships assist visitng researchers with travel and living expenses while working with the Academy's library's scholarly collections. Grants range from $1000 to $15,000. The amound of a given grant will be determined by the relevance of the proposed research to the library's holdings and the merits and significance of the project. Applications are invited from senior and early career scholars, recent PhDs, and advanced graduate students. Recipients are expected to complete their fellowship 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 online 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 that March 1, 2013. Applicants will be notified of The Friends' decision in early April.

Questions concernong the Clark-Yudkin Research Fellowship my be submitted via email to www.friends@usafalibrary.com