Harper-Inglis Post-Graduate Fellowship
Forecasted
Harper-Inglis Post-Graduate Fellowship supports emerging conservators in research and hands-on work with Library of Congress collections to refine conservation skills and advance the field.
Funder: Library of Congress
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $45,000 for one year, with a possible one-year extension
Summary: Supports emerging conservators in independent research and hands-on conservation work with Library of Congress collections.
Key Information: Applicants must be U.S. citizens with conservation training and no more than five years of relevant work experience.
Description
The Harper-Inglis Post-Graduate Fellowship supports independent research and practical conservation work within the Library of Congress Preservation Directorate’s Conservation Division. It gives emerging professionals who have completed formal conservation training an opportunity to focus on research while refining laboratory skills in book, paper, or photograph conservation. The fellow’s project may lead to a publication, a presentation, or both.
Alongside research, the fellow may participate in collections assessment, conservation documentation, treatment and housing, emergency response and recovery, and environmental monitoring and analysis. The fellowship also offers interaction with conservators, preservation scientists, curators, and specialists in digitization, exhibit design, registration, and subject areas. Proposed research must be relevant to the Library’s collections and further the field of conservation.
