Funder: American Antiquarian Society
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,400 per month for one to two months
Summary: Supports doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars researching any aspect of nineteenth-century America from any disciplinary perspective.
Key Information: Fellows must reside in Worcester, Massachusetts, to use the American Antiquarian Society’s library resources.
Description
The Ken Karmiole Fellowship is administered by the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) as part of its one- to two-month residential academic research fellowship program. It supports doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars studying any aspect of nineteenth-century America. Its scope is open to any disciplinary perspective, rather than confined to a particular subject or academic field.
The fellowship provides a period of residence in Worcester, Massachusetts, for research and writing using the Society’s library resources. Selection considers the applicant’s scholarly qualifications, the project’s scholarly significance, and its suitability to the AAS collections. The Society is an independent research library with extensive collections of pre-twentieth-century American printed materials.
