Jack Miller Center Fellowship
Jack Miller Center Fellowship supports scholars’ research in Newberry Library collections to deepen understanding of America’s founding principles, history, and the traditions shaping its development.
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Funder: Newberry Library
Due Dates: December 4, 2026 (Application) | December 14, 2026 (Recommendations)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 for one month (four weeks) of research in residence
Summary: Supports collection-based research advancing understanding of America’s founding principles, history, and the wider traditions influencing its development.
Key Information: Fellows must remain continuously in residence at the Newberry; remote, hybrid, and split visits are not permitted.
Description
The Jack Miller Center Fellowship is part of the Newberry Library’s Short-Term Fellowship program in Chicago. It supports scholars whose projects contribute to a deeper understanding of America’s founding principles, history, and/or the wider traditions that influenced its development. Research must depend on specific items in the Newberry’s collections, with the fellowship providing one month of intensive research and participation in the library’s scholarly community.
The broader short-term program welcomes PhD-holding scholars and ABD PhD candidates working in any field where Newberry collection materials are essential to the project. Applicants submit through that program rather than applying separately for the Jack Miller Center Fellowship. Awardees are matched with applicable named fellowship funds, and this fellowship requires no opt-in or additional application questions.
