News from the John W. Kluge Center: Fellowship Applications Open Until July 15, 2022

Applications are open until July 15, 2022 for the John W. Kluge Center’s endowed fellowship programs at the Library of Congress. The Kluge Center offers residential fellowships to scholars and thought leaders to make use of the Library’s vast collections and digital resources.

Established in 2000 through an endowment of $60 million from John W. Kluge, the Center is located in the splendid Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. Residents have easy access to the Library's specialized staff and to the intellectual community of Washington.

Applications can be submitted here.

Four of our programs have a consolidated deadline of July 15, 2022. These fellowship programs include:

 

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.

 

Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship

The John W. Kluge Center and the Philip Lee Phillips Society at the Library of Congress invite 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.

Application Information

Applications will be accepted up to 11:59pm, July 15, 2022 for each fellowship program. 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.