Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships
Short-term fellowships for in-residence research at the APS Library & Museum support scholars using premier collections in American history, science, and Indigenous cultures.
Funder: American Philosophical Society
Due Dates: March 3, 2025 | March 2, 2026 | March 1, 2027
Funding Amounts: $3,000/month for 1–3 months in-residence; ~25–30 awards/year
Summary: Short-term fellowships support in-residence research using the APS Library & Museum’s premier collections in American history, science, and Indigenous cultures.
Description
The American Philosophical Society (APS) Library & Museum in Philadelphia offers short-term residential research fellowships for scholars in all fields who demonstrate a need to use its extensive collections. The APS Library & Museum is a leading repository for materials documenting the American Revolution and founding, the history of science (from Newton to NASA), and Indigenous languages and cultures, with holdings exceeding 14 million manuscript pages, hundreds of thousands of books, images, audio recordings, and thousands of artifacts. Fellows benefit from access to three major research centers: the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, the Center for Digital Scholarship, and the David Center for the American Revolution. The program aims to foster scholarship that draws upon the Society’s unparalleled archival resources.
