Library of Congress, Kluge Center
Paid Research Fellowships at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
| Institution Type: | Government |
| Location: | District of Columbia, United States |
| Position: | Fellow, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Visiting Scholar |
Paid Research Fellowships at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
Applications are now open with a deadline of September 15, 2024, for multiple fellowship positions at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
The Kluge Center exists to further the study of humanity through the use of the large and varied collections of the Library of Congress. All fields and disciplines within the social sciences and the humanities, including interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research, are welcome. Fellows hold book borrowing privileges and are in residence with desk space in the historic Thomas Jefferson Building with access to specialized librarians throughout the Library. Applicants may be US citizens or foreign nationals, and foreign nationals will be assisted in obtaining necessary visas.
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The Kluge Fellowship hosts 12 scholars each year. Fellowships are for a period of up to eleven months with a $5,000 monthly stipend. Applicants must have received a terminal advanced degree in the last seven years in the humanities, social sciences, or a professional discipline like law or architecture.
Applicants must submit, via our application portal:
- A completed application form, in English
- A curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages; additional pages will be discarded)
- An abstract describing your proposed research (maximum 500 words)
- An explanation of how the Library of Congress and its collections will benefit your work (maximum 1 page, 500 words)
- A completed project proposal including a work plan that identifies project outcomes (maximum 3 pages)
- A bibliography of works you have consulted for your proposal (maximum 3 pages)
- Two letters of reference with completed reference forms from people who have read the research proposal
The Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies is open to scholars whose work encompasses digital scholarship, digital humanities, data science, data analysis, data visualization, and digital publishing that utilize digital collections, tools, and methods. The Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies provides an opportunity for scholars to utilize digital methods, the Library’s large and varied digital collections and resources, curatorial expertise, and an emerging community of digital scholarship practitioners. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research is particularly welcome in the Kluge Digital Studies program. Fellowships are for a period of up to eleven months with a $5,000 monthly stipend.
Applicants must submit, via our application portal:
- A completed application form, in English
- A curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages)
- A complete project proposal, including:
- A single-paragraph abstract
- A statement of proposed research (maximum 3 pages)
- An explanation of why the Library of Congress is the appropriate venue for your research and what collections you will utilize, if any (maximum 1 paragraph)
- Description of your technical approach and/or methodology (maximum 2 paragraphs)
- A bibliography of works you have consulted for your proposal
- Two letters of reference with completed reference forms from people who have read the research proposal
The David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality is designed to continue epidemiologist and psychologist David B. Larson's legacy of promoting meaningful, scholarly study of health and spirituality, two important and increasingly interrelated fields. It seeks to encourage the pursuit of scholarly excellence in the scientific study of the relation of religiousness and spirituality to physical, mental, and social health. The fellowship provides an opportunity for a period of six to twelve months of concentrated use of the collections of the Library of Congress, through full-time residency in the Library's John W. Kluge Center. Fellowships are for a period of up to twelve months with a $5,000 monthly stipend.
Applicants must submit, via our application portal:
- A completed application form, in English
- A curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages)
- A single paragraph abstract
- A statement of proposed research (maximum 3 pages)
- An explanation of why the Library of Congress is the required venue for your research (maximum 1 paragraph)
- A bibliography of works you have consulted for your proposal (maximum 3 pages)
- Two letters of reference with completed reference forms from people who have read the research proposal
The Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship allows qualified scholars to conduct research at the Kluge Center using the Geography and Map Division's collections and resources for a period of two months, with a monthly stipend of $5,750.
Applicants must submit, via our application portal:
- A completed application form, in English
- A curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages; additional pages will be discarded)
- A single paragraph abstract
- A statement of proposed research (maximum 3 pages)
- An explanation of why the proposal requires the use of the Geography and Map Division’s map, manuscript, or archival collections (maximum 250 words)
- A bibliography of works you have consulted for your proposal (maximum 3 pages)
- Two letters of reference with completed reference forms from people who have read the research proposal
The National Governing Institutions Fellowship supports research on the capacity of US national governing institutions to fulfill their Constitutional responsibilities to the American people. Such research could include the nature of these institutions, their functioning, policy making, structural limitations, adaptation to change, and/or delve into the relationship between the branches. The Fellowship is open not only to scholars in political science, but other disciplines including but not limited to organizational management, history, social science, law, legislative negotiation, etc. Emerging scholars are especially urged to apply.
Applicants must submit, via our application portal:
- A completed application form, in English
- A curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages; additional pages will be discarded)
- A single paragraph abstract
- A statement of proposed research (maximum 3 pages)
- An explanation of why the Library of Congress is the required venue for your research (maximum 1 paragraph)
- A bibliography of works you have consulted for your proposal (maximum 3 pages)
- Two letters of reference with completed reference forms from people who have read the research proposal
For more information, visit the John W. Kluge Center’s website and email scholarly@loc.gov with any questions.
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