Funder: Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies
Due Dates: February 1, 2027 (Application) | February 16, 2027 (Recommendation letters)
Funding Amounts: $36,000 for nine months; one or two awards annually
Summary: Supports UCLA doctoral candidates whose dissertations require extensive research in the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library’s holdings.
Key Information: Fellows may hold no more than 25% time in University of California employment during the fellowship.
Description
The UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies and William Andrews Clark Memorial Library offer the Clark Dissertation Fellowship to support sustained dissertation research using the library’s collections. The program awards one or two fellowships annually to UCLA doctoral candidates whose projects involve extensive use of Clark holdings.
The library’s primary sources span the 16th through 20th centuries and support research across a broad range of subjects. These include queer, disability, and ecocritical studies; music and musicology; astronomy; geographies; mathematics; games; crime and incarceration; translation; architecture; foodways; and how-to manuals. The fellowship centers on engagement with the collections rather than a single prescribed subject.
