Huntington Library

Receipt of applications: March 1 (postmark date)
Announcement of awards: May 1 (postmark date)

• Eligibility: Ph.D. or equivalent; or doctoral candidate at the dissertation stage.
• Tenure of fellowship: One to five months.
• Amount of award: $2,000 per month.
  

• Eligibility: varies according to the fellowship   
• Tenure of fellowship: Four to twelve months.
• Amount of award: varies according to the fellowship, approximately $30,000
  

There is no application form. Applications should consist of the following:  

1. Cover sheet with the following information: Name; mailing address to be used for future correspondence; telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address; present rank and institution name; name of fellowship you are applying for and number of months of support you are requesting; title of project; history of financial aid received for the past five years.
2. If you are applying for a short-term award, please send a two- to three-page (single-spaced) description of your project, specifying the materials you plan to consult at the Huntington and indicating your progress to date. If you are applying for a long-term award, please send a three- to five-page (single-spaced) project description. The description will be considered by a panel of scholars from a variety of humanities disciplines, so should be written for non-specialists.
3. A curriculum vitae of no more than three pages. Please do not send your job dossier.
4. Three letters of recommendation sent directly to the Committee on Fellowships. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact referees and supply them with a description of the project. Letters postmarked after the deadline of December 15, 2000, will not be considered.

Mail application materials to:

Committee on Fellowships
The Huntington
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108.

For additional information please contact:

Robert C. Ritchie,
W.M. Keck Foundation Director of Research
(626) 405-2194
Fax: (626) 449-5703
cpowell@huntington.org