News from the John W. Kluge Center: Only a few days left before our July 15 fellowship deadline!

The Kluge Center would like to remind all applicants to the Kluge Fellowship, the Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies, the David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality, and the Jon B. Lovelace Fellowship for the Study of the Alan Lomax Collection that the deadline is July 15, 2021. This consolidated deadline is new for 2021, so please note the date.

The Kluge Center offers residential fellowships to scholars and thought leaders to make use of the Library’s vast collections and digital resources. Read more below, and click on the fellowship title for application information on the Kluge Center’s website.

Kluge Fellowship

The Kluge Center encourages research in the humanities and social sciences that makes use of the Library's large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research is particularly welcome in the Kluge Fellowship program. The fellowship is open to scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and related fields with special consideration given to those whose projects demonstrate relevance to contemporary challenges.

 

Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies

The Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies provides an opportunity for scholars  who utilize digital methods to make use of the Library’s large and varied digital collections and resources and curatorial expertise, and join an emerging community of digital scholarship practitioners. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research is particularly welcome in the Kluge Digital Studies program. The fellowship is open to scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and related fields with special consideration given to those whose projects demonstrate relevance to contemporary challenges.

 

David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality

The David B. Larson Fellowship provides an opportunity for qualified scholars to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship in the field of health and spirituality. The fellowship is designed to continue Dr. 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 religiosity and spirituality to physical, mental, and social health.

 

Jon B. Lovelace Fellowship for the Study of the Alan Lomax Collection

The John B. Lovelace Fellowship provides an opportunity for qualified scholars to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship for advanced research based on the Alan Lomax Collection. The Jon B. Lovelace Fellowship supports scholarly research that contributes significantly to a greater understanding of the work of Alan Lomax and the cultural traditions he documented over the course of a vigorous and highly productive 70-year career.

 

Applications will be accepted up to 11:59pm, July 15, 2021 for each of these fellowship programs. Please click here to visit our application portal to begin your application!

More information for each of these fellowship programs, including requirements and eligibility information, can be found here. Be sure to check our website for other fellowship opportunities throughout the year.

Please email scholarly@loc.gov with any questions about these fellowship opportunities or the application process.