Joyce Tracy Fellowship
Joyce Tracy Fellowship supports researchers studying newspapers and magazines or using them as primary sources, funding residential research and writing at AAS to investigate historical subjects.
Funder: American Antiquarian Society
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,400 per month for one to two months
Summary: Supports residential research on newspapers and magazines, or projects using them as primary documentation, at the American Antiquarian Society.
Key Information: Fellows must conduct research in residence in Worcester, Massachusetts; AAS cannot sponsor J-1 visas.
Description
The Joyce Tracy Fellowship supports research on newspapers and magazines, as well as projects that use these resources as primary documentation. Administered by the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), it is part of the Society’s one- to two-month residential academic research fellowship program. The award derives from an endowment established in memory of the Society’s longtime curator of newspapers and periodicals.
The fellowship supports both the study of periodicals themselves and their use to investigate other historical subjects. Past projects have explored exchange and citation practices in antebellum newspapers, Confederate nationalism in the Southern press, women’s roles as compositors and editors, abolitionism, and women’s voting rights. Fellows use the AAS library’s resources in Worcester, Massachusetts, for research and writing.
