[Bilimsel Haber] Fellowships at the Library of Congres

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John W. Kluge Fellowships at the Library of Congress
Location: Washingon, D.C., United States

The Library of Congress invites qualified scholars of the humanities  
and social sciences to conduct research in the John W. Kluge Center  
using the Library's collections and resources. Interdisciplinary,  
cross-cultural, or multilingual research is particularly welcome.

Eligibility: Scholars who have received a terminal advanced degree  
within the past seven years in the humanities, social sciences, or in  
a professional field such as architecture or law are eligible.  
Exceptions may be made for individuals without continuous academic  
careers. Applicants may be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals.

Tenure and Stipend. Fellowships may be held for periods from six to  
eleven months at a stipend of $4000 per month. Constraints of space  
and the desirability of accommodating the maximum number of Fellows  
may lead to an offer of fewer months than requested. Stipends are paid  
monthly, usually by electronic transfer to a bank account.

Applications: All applications must be written in English. The  
application must include a research proposal (no longer than three  
single-spaced pages)plus a single paragraph summary; a two-page  
curriculum vita which should indicate major prior scholarship; an  
indication of the collections at the Library of Congress that will be  
used for research; and three letters of reference (in English) from  
individuals who know the quality of the applicant's scholarship. The  
application form and reference form may be printed from the website.

Deadline: Applications (with nine collated copies) must be received at  
the Office of Scholarly Programs, Library of Congress, by August 15,  
2006. The Library continues to experience lengthy delays in the  
delivery of mail by the U. S. Postal Service. To ensure that your  
application arrives by the receipt deadline, please consider using a  
commercial delivery service.

Language Certification: For applicants whose native language is not  
English, there must be evidence that the applicant is fluent in  
English so as easily to conduct research, discuss work with  
colleagues, and make a public presentation, although the ultimate  
product of the research may be written in the applicant's native  
language. For English speakers who seek to do research in the  
Library's foreign language collections, there must be evidence that  
they have a command of the relevant language or languages at the level  
requisite for serious research.

Awards: Up to twelve Kluge Fellowships will be awarded annually by the  
Library of Congress. Awards will be announced by March 15 of the year  
following that in which the application is due.

John W. Kluge Center
Office of Scholarly Programs
Library of Congress, LJ120
101 Independence Ave., S. E.
Washington, D.C. 20540-4860
USA

Phone: 202-707-3302
Fax: 202-707-3595
Email: scholarly at loc.gov

Visit the website at http://www.loc.gov/kluge