Stephen Botein Fellowship
Stephen Botein Fellowship supports scholars’ residential research and writing using American Antiquarian Society collections to explore the history of the book in American culture.
Funder: American Antiquarian Society
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,400 per month for one to two months
Summary: Supports residential research on the history of the book in American culture using the American Antiquarian Society’s collections.
Key Information: Fellows must reside in Worcester, Massachusetts, to use the AAS library’s resources.
Description
The Stephen Botein Fellowship supports research in the history of the book in American culture. Administered by the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), it is part of the Society’s one- to two-month residential academic research fellowship program. Funding comes from an endowment established by the family and friends of the late Stephen Botein.
The fellowship supports research and writing that draws on AAS library resources in Worcester, Massachusetts. Its record of supported projects spans books, reading, authorship, publishing, and print culture, including the American book trade, newspaper printing, social libraries, bookstores, and the literary marketplace. Past projects have also examined African American and Native American literature, women’s authorship, religious publishing, schoolbooks, and the material text.
