Technical Services Fellowship
Forecasted
Technical Services Fellowship supports UCLA graduate students in hands-on special collections cataloging and description at the Clark Library, building practical skills and making materials available to researchers.
Funder: Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $36,500 plus standard tuition and fees for nine months (2026–27 award terms)
Summary: Supports UCLA graduate students in hands-on special collections cataloging and description at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.
Key Information: Requires 20 hours per week on-site at the Clark Library; remote and hybrid participation are not offered.
Description
The Technical Services Fellowship at UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library provides practical training in special collections cataloging and description. Listed by the Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies/Clark Library, the nine-month fellowship combines learning about technical services with hands-on work that helps make the Library’s physical collection materials available to researchers.
The fellow works with the Rare Books Librarian and/or Manuscripts and Archives Librarian on cataloging and description projects shaped by their strengths and subject expertise. Through these projects, the fellow learns professional standards and tools while gaining experience in special collections management and collections care. The opportunity is intended for UCLA graduate students interested in the practical work of describing and managing rare books, manuscripts, and archives.
