Description
SCOPE: The Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is inviting fellowship applications for research in its archives. The library is the university's principal repository of early printing, rare editions, and ancient and modern manuscripts.
DEADLINE: March 7.
FUNDS: The fellowships offer $3,000 for one month.
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to all active scholars, from graduate students to retired professors.
AREAS: Recipients should conduct their research primarily in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and must reside on campus or within a short driving distance during the award period.
The research strengths of the Library include such fields as medieval and early modern studies, with particular emphasis on early printing and printing history, Elizabethan life and letters, John Milton and his age, emblem studies, economic history, works on early science and natural history, and the papers of modern literary figures such as Carl Sandburg, H.G. Wells, William Maxwell, and W.S. Merwin.
CONTACT: Dr. Valerie Hotchkiss, Head and Professor of Medieval Studies, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 217-333-3777, fax 217-244-4358, email vhotchki@express.cites.uiuc.edu.
The announcement is available online at
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/research_grants.htm
*********************************************************************** Note: Eligibility and other requirements are those of the granting organization. Custom funding searches are available by contacting Beth Riley, 824-3951, email briley@uci.edu. Grant proposal editing services are available by contacting Randy Black, 824-7912, email rbblack@uci.edu. RGS Fundopp is a service of the UCI Office of Research Development and is intended for the sole use of UCI employees. To subscribe to RGS Fundopp, visit the Zotmail homepage at
https://www.ddm.uci.edu/Office2/app/ZotMail/SubscribeInstruction.aspx. Follow the instructions, and select RGS Fundopp. For questions or comments, contact Beth Riley.
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