| The Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia invites applications for internships and short-term research fellowships for projects in all fields, and particularly those pertaining to Native American and Indigenous Studies. |
| The Library & Museum’s collections make it among the premier institutions for documenting and exhibiting the history of the American Revolution and founding, the history of science from Newton to NASA, Native American languages and culture, and the development of American anthropology. The Library & Museum houses over 14 million manuscripts; 275,000 volumes of printed materials and bound periodicals; 250,000 images, fine art, and other objects; thousands of maps and prints; and more than 3,500 hours of audio recordings of Native American languages. |
| Comprehensive, searchable guides and finding aids to our collections are available online at https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/search-collections and http://amphilsoc.pastperfectonline.com/. |
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| The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative Undergraduate Internships |
| These paid 8-week internships provide three talented undergraduates with the opportunity to conduct research, to explore career possibilities in archives and special collections, and to learn about advanced training in Native American and Indigenous Studies and related fields. Interns will receive a stipend between $3000 and $3500 (depending on housing costs), plus a travel allowance. |
| To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98497 |
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| The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative Digital Knowledge Sharing Fellowships |
| These fellowships support university- and community-based scholars and researchers working on digital projects that connect archives and Indigenous communities. Successful applicants will receive $3,000 plus the costs associated with visiting the APS’s Library & Museum for the summer workshop with other DKS fellows. |
| To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98491 |
| Indigenous Community Research Fellowship |
| These short-term fellowships offer up to $5,000 to support research by Indigenous community members and others, regardless of background, seeking to examine Library & Museum materials in support of Indigenous community-based priorities. |
| To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98461 |
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| Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships |
| These fellowships provide support for researchers in all fields using Library & Museum collections for their projects. A stipend of $3,000 per month is awarded to all successful applicants for a minimum of one month and a maximum of three months. |
| To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98453 |
| Digital Humanities |
| These fellowships provide $3,000 per month for 1-2 months to scholars at all career stages developing digital projects that: 1) utilize Library & Museum collections, open datasets, or other holdings to advance a digital component of an independent research project, or, 2) seek to apply existing tools and expertise to digital projects developed in collaboration with the Library & Museum’s Center for Digital Scholarship. |
| To apply, please submit materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/98457 |
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| Phillips Fund for Native American Research |
| **NOTE** Deadline: March 1, 2022 |
| The Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans, in the continental United States and Canada. |
| The grants are intended for such costs as travel, audio, and video recordings, and consultants' fees. Grants are not made for projects in archaeology, ethnography, or psycholinguistics; for the purchase of permanent equipment; or for the preparation of pedagogical materials. |
| To apply, please submit materials to https://aps.onlineapplicationportal.com/ |
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| Contact regarding the fellowship program and the Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society may be directed to Adrianna Link, Ph.D., Head of Scholarly Programs, at alink@amphilsoc.org or by phone at 215-440-3415. |
| The American Philosophical Society is committed to maintaining the highest standards of scholarly excellence while supporting a working and intellectual environment that fosters an inclusive atmosphere for learning, prizes diverse origins and points of view, advances equal opportunities to learn and communicate, and encourages the widest possible access to its collections. The APS has titled these goals the APS IDEA (Inclusivity, Diversity, Equality, and Access) for its enduring institutional commitment to these values. |
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