Funder: Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies
Due Dates: February 1, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. (2027–28 application)
Funding Amounts: $4,000 for one month of residency
Summary: Supports graduate students researching any subject using the Clark Library’s archival and printed book collections.
Key Information: Fellows must complete an in-person residency and give an online research presentation afterward.
Description
The Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Graduate Research Fellowship supports a one-month research residency at UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Offered through the library and UCLA’s Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies, it was established through the generosity of Kenneth Karmiole. The fellowship supports graduate students working on any subject represented in the library’s archival and printed book collections, including students who have not advanced to candidacy.
The Clark Library’s primary sources span the sixteenth through twentieth centuries. Research areas include queer, disability, and ecocritical studies; music and musicology; astronomy; geographies; mathematics; games; crime and incarceration; translation; architecture; foodways; and how-to manuals. The residency centers on direct use of these collections rather than a prescribed discipline or theme.
