Clark Dissertation Fellowship
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Clark Dissertation Fellowship supports UCLA doctoral candidates with sustained research in the Clark Library’s primary source collections to advance dissertations across a broad range of subjects.
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Funder: Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Annual application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $36,000 for nine months during the academic year; one or two awards annually
Summary: Supports UCLA doctoral candidates whose dissertation research requires extensive use of the Clark Library’s primary source collections.
Key Information: UCLA doctoral candidates only; University of California employment cannot exceed 25% time during the fellowship.
Description
The UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies and William Andrews Clark Memorial Library jointly offer the Clark Dissertation Fellowship to support sustained dissertation research in the library’s holdings. One or two fellowships are awarded annually, providing nine months of research support during the academic year. The program focuses on extensive use of the collections rather than a single prescribed subject.
The Clark Library’s primary sources span the 16th through 20th centuries. They support research in queer, disability, and ecocritical studies; music and musicology; astronomy; geographies; mathematics; games; crime and incarceration; translation; architecture; foodways; and other subjects. Collection strengths include early modern literature and history, Oscar Wilde and his circle, book arts and fine printing, typography, and Montana and the West.
