Schomburg Scholars-in-Residence Program
Applications for Scholars-in-Residence ProgramDeadline: December 1, 2006
The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ( http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html ) is a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving, and providing access to resources documenting the history and experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world. The Schomburg Center residency program assists scholars and professionals whose research on the black experience can benefit from extended access to the center’s resources.The fellowship program is open to scholars studying the history, literature, and culture of peoples of African descent from a humanistic perspective and to professionals in fields related to the Schomburg Center’s collections and program activities.
Creative writing (works of poetry and fiction) and projects that result in a performance are not eligible.
Persons seeking support for research leading to degrees are not eligible under this program. Foreign nationals are not eligible unless they will have resided in the United States three years immediately preceding the application deadline.
Fellowships are awarded for continuous periods of six or twelve months at the Schomburg Center with maximum stipends of $25,000 for six months and $50,000 for twelve months. Fellows are expected to be in continuous residence at the Schomburg Center and to participate in the intellectual life of the program.
Visit the center’s Web site for complete program information.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004015/nypl