University of Illinois - Chicago, Library
Short-term Travel Fellowships (Summer 2016)
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Illinois, United States |
Position: | Fellow |
The University Library at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is now offering Short-term Travel Fellowships to further research using the holdings of Special Collections and University Archives at the Richard J. Daley Library and the Library of the Health Sciences. Special Collections at the Daley Library houses collections of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, and artifacts with particular strength in the social, political, and cultural history of Chicago. Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago Special Collections documents Chicago's rich history as a center for the education and practice of the medical arts. The University Archives at both locations is the depository for historical records of UIC and contains selected papers of prominent faculty, staff, students, and alumni. More information is available at: library.uic.edu/home/collections/special-collections-university-archives.
FIELD OF STUDY: All academic disciplines are eligible.
ELIGIBILITY: The award is open to individual researchers, teachers, and writers of any nationality to do research in Special Collections and University Archives. Preference given to those applicants who might make best use of UIC political manuscript collections. Applicants must live outside of the Chicago metropolitan area and more than 100 miles from the UIC campus.
AWARD: $3,000 - $6,000. Stipends will be $3,000 per month for a maximum of two months between June 1 and August 31, 2016. The stipend will be paid in two installments - one before travel and one after the fellow submits the midterm report. Up to three Fellowships will be awarded.
DEADLINE: April 1, 2016
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: Fellows are required to submit a midterm report and final report.
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APPLICATIONS: A completed application consists of the following components:
Electronic submissions only: Library Human Resources The University of Illinois at Chicago
Incomplete applications will not be processed. Applications will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary committee and will be announced in early May. |
Website: | http://rjd.library.uic.edu/news-and-research-funds/ |
Primary Category: | None |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 03/04/2016 |
Closing Date | 04/01/2016 |