Fellowships at the Newberry provide support for researchers who wish to use our collections. The Newberry administers annual competitions for both Short-Term Fellowships of one to two months and Long-Term Fellowships of four to 12 months. Most short-term fellowships are restricted to individuals who live outside the Chicago area and are primarily intended to assist researchers who need to examine specific items in the Newberry’s collection. Long-term fellowships are generally available without regard to an applicant’s place of residence and are intended to support significant works of scholarship that draw on the strengths of the Newberry’s collection.
The Newberry also offers many special awards and fellowships which carry specific requirements. To learn more, see Application FAQs and Apply for a Fellowship. Applicants with individual questions regarding eligibility or other matters should read this information carefully before addressing questions to research@newberry.org or (312) 255-3666.
Funding for Newberry fellowships is provided by:
Frances C. Allen Fund
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Associated Colleges of the Midwest / Great Lakes Colleges Association, Inc.
Lester J. Cappon Fund
Jack Conroy Memorial Fund
École Nationale des Chartes
Janet and Arthur Holzheimer
Institute for the International Education of Students
Dr. Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel Fund
Lloyd Lewis Memorial Fund
Midwest Modern Language Association
Monticello College Foundation
National Endowment for the Humanities
Newberry Library Trustees Fellowship Fund
Northeast Modern Language Association
Northwestern University
Susan Kelly Power and Helen Hornbeck Tanner Fund
John N. Stern Fund
Weinberg Fellowship Endowment Fund
Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.