Funder: John W. Kluge Center
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 per month for 4–11 months; up to 12 fellowships annually
Summary: Residential fellowships support humanities, social science, and professional-field research using Library of Congress collections.
Key Information: Applicants must have received their terminal degree within seven years, with limited exceptions for career interruptions.
Description
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress supports residential humanistic and social science research grounded in the Library’s collections. Scholars in professional fields such as architecture and law are also eligible. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research is particularly welcome, with special consideration for projects relevant to contemporary challenges.
Fellows work in the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, DC, with access to specialized staff, work and discussion space, and a community of visiting scholars. Research resources include the world’s largest law library, extensive multilingual books and periodicals, and special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints, and photographs.
