New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, Archive
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fellowship
Institution Type: | Public/Private Archive |
Location: | Louisiana, United States |
Position: | Fellow |
The Jazz & Heritage Fellowship is a two-year program to support research about Louisiana’s diverse music, cultural, and artistic heritage. Successful applicants have a history of productive scholarship via public presentations, publications, or exhibitions. One recipient will be chosen to receive $10,000 in support over two years from the Jazz & Heritage Archive.
Purpose
The Fellowship program has three purposes:
· To encourage the scholarly use of the collections in the Jazz & Heritage Archive.
· To support new documentation projects that produce primary resource material of lasting value for future research use in the Jazz & Heritage Archive.
· To encourage scholarship regionally
Eligibility
· Applicants can be academic or independent scholars with a considerable record of achievement.
· Applicants from the United States or away are welcome to apply.
How to Apply
· Only one submission per applicant is allowed.
· Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed.
· Online Applications Only: We accept applications through our online application portal. We do not accept paper applications.
· To access the application, go to our online application form here: https://jazzandheritage.gosmart.org/
Fellowship Outline
· Application opens: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
· Application deadline: Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 10:00 p.m.
· Notification will be emailed to applicants by Friday, January 20th.
Resources
We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with the Jazz & Heritage Archive’s resources. Search our collections in our online catalog. The Jazz & Heritage Archive resources should play a central role in the proposed research agenda, and fellows are encouraged to explore other research facilities in the Greater New Orleans area
Archive Mission
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive is an educational service that identifies, collects, preserves, and protects materials of cultural and historical significance to New Orleans and Louisiana as well as the records of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and its assets and programs. These materials are to be used solely for scholarly research and interpretation and to support the mission of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
Contact: |
Rachel E. Lyons Archivist New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation rlyons@jazzandheritage.org 504-558-6138 |
Website: | None |
Primary Category: | Cultural History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | African American History / Studies Anthropology Local History Music and Music History Urban History / Studies |
Posting Date: | 11/11/2022 |
Closing Date | 12/20/2022 |