NYPL's Short-Term Research Fellowships fund onsite arts and humanities research using the library's unique collections at its major research centers.
The Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence Program by the New York Public Library supports in-depth research on Africa and the African diaspora using the Center’s unique archival resources.
2026-2027 Gilder Lehrman Center Fellowships support scholars’ residential research on slavery, resistance, abolition, and their legacies to deepen understanding of slavery from earliest times to the present.
Lapidus-OI Fellowships support advanced graduate students’ archival research travel to study early American and transatlantic print culture, including slavery, authorship, production, circulation, and reception.
Short-Term Fellowships from the Library Company of Philadelphia support one month of advanced research in American history and culture using their and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s collections.