Newberry Library Short-term Fellowships, for 2027-28, Chicago, IL, USA. Deadline: 4 December 2026.
Newberry Library Short-Term Fellows are PhD-holding scholars or PhD candidates with a need to investigate specific Newberry collection items for their projects. They spend 1 to 2 months conducting intensive research at the Newberry and taking part in the Newberry’s scholarly community. Short-Term Fellowships are open to PhD-holding scholars at any stage of their career and to PhD candidates with ABD (all-but-dissertation) status or the equivalent. PhD-holding applicants do not need to be faculty members; curators, librarians, independent scholars, and others are also welcome to apply. Applicants can be working in any field, as long as their proposed project demonstrates a need to work with specific items in the Newberry’s collection.
Short-Term Fellows receive $3,000 per month. This stipend supports housing, travel, and other costs associated with living in Chicago. The Newberry does not provide housing for fellows. The majority of Short-Term Fellowships provide 1 month of support. Exceptions are the Jody Enders Fellowship (2 months), the Frances C. Allen Fellowship (1-2 months), and the Lester J. Cappon Fellowship in Documentary Editing (1-2 months). Awards can be taken up at any point in the 15-month period between June of the awarding year and August of the following year.
