Clements Library Fellowships
Clements Library Fellowships support scholars and creative practitioners in research using primary source collections to explore American history and culture through residential and remote projects.
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Funder: William L. Clements Library
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Application) | June 1, 2027 (Research period begins) | May 31, 2028 (Research period ends)
Funding Amounts: Long-term: $3,500–$5,000/month; short-term: $2,500; specified week-long awards: $1,000–$1,500; digital: $1,000; ATBL: $5,000
Summary: Fellowships support scholarly and creative research using the Clements Library’s primary sources on American history and culture.
Key Information: Applicants must generally live at least 50 miles from Ann Arbor and be unaffiliated with the University of Michigan; the Forty-three Foundation fellowship is exempt.
Description
The William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan offers fellowships to help researchers access its primary source collections. Long-term, short-term, and week-long awards support residential research, while the Jacob M. Price Digital Fellowship supports remote work through digitization. A Fellowship Review Committee assigns successful applicants to named fellowships.
Supported subjects include American history and culture, Revolutionary America, Native American topics, nineteenth-century America, the Great Lakes, and Atlantic and Caribbean history. Other awards focus on book history, print culture, journalism, cartography, visual culture, photography, and band music. Creative practitioners may receive support for collection-based projects, with public engagement preferred under the Mary G. Stange Fellowship. A partnership with the American Trust for the British Library supports research at both libraries.
