New England Regional Fellowship Consortium
the new england regional fellowship consortium, a collaboration of 18 major cultural agencies, will offer at least 10 awards in 2010–2011. Each grant will provide a stipend of $5,000 for a minimum of eight weeks of research at participating institutions. Awards are open to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals who hold the necessary U.S. government documents. Grants are designed to encourage projects that draw on the resources of several agencies. Each award will be for research at a minimum of three different member institutions. Fellows must work at each of them for at least two weeks. NERFC expects fellows to visit all the repositories they list in their proposals. The Consortium’s policy is to ensure that each member with collections hosts fellows every year. An applicant’s proposed itinerary may be a factor in the decision whether to award a fellowship. In keeping with NERFC’s regional interests, the Consortium may also favor applications that draw on institutions from more than one metropolitan area. Grants in this cycle are for the year June 1, 2010–May 31, 2011.
Special Awards
In 2010-2011, two of the Consortium’s awards will support research
on specific subjects:
the colonial society of massachusetts will underwrite
a project on the history of New England before the American
Revolution.
the bostonian society/new england women's club
fellowship will assist research in women’s history, with a preference
for a project involving the history of women in Boston
and environs.
Application Process
Candidates must apply online. The NERFC is managed by the Massachusetts Historical Society. Online applications links will bring you to the MHS website.
Past recipients
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