Clark Postdoctoral and Graduate Fellowships
Clark Library fellowships support onsite research using rare humanities collections spanning the 16th–20th centuries, fostering innovative scholarship across diverse disciplines at UCLA.
Funder: Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (General Clark Postdoctoral and Graduate Fellowships) | March 2027 (Instruction & Engagement and Technical Services Fellowships)
Funding Amounts: $4,000/month (short-term, bibliographical, predoctoral, and other fellowships); $12,000 (3-month bibliographical or Kanner); $36,000–$36,500 (9-month dissertation, Instruction & Engagement, or Technical Services fellowships); tuition/fees included for some awards.
Summary: Residential fellowships supporting research using the Clark Library’s rare collections in the humanities, open to graduate students, postdocs, and scholars.
Key Information: All fellowships must be taken onsite at the Clark Library; remote/hybrid options are not available.
Description
The Clark Postdoctoral and Graduate Fellowships provide residential research support for scholars utilizing the extensive primary source collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA. The library’s holdings span the 16th to 20th centuries and include materials relevant to a wide range of disciplines such as queer, disability, and ecocritical studies; musicology; astronomy; mathematics; translation; architecture; foodways; and more. Fellowships are designed to foster innovative scholarship and encourage deep engagement with the library’s resources. Opportunities also exist to participate in related programs, such as the American Trust for the British Library (ATBL) Research Fellowship, enabling comparative research between the Clark Library and the British Library.
Fellowships are offered in several categories, including short-term, bibliographical, dissertation, graduate research, and specialized library-focused roles (Instruction & Engagement, Technical Services). All fellowships require onsite residency at the Clark Library in Los Angeles.
