Dear Arlisians,

Please share with any researchers who might be interested in this opportunity. And I'll make a special plug for the visual materials holdings at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which have many hidden treasures for fine arts researchers.

-Annemarie

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The New York Public Library is pleased to offer Short-Term Research Fellowships to support scholars from outside the New York metropolitan area engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, and independent research. Individuals needing to conduct on-site research in the Library’s special collections to support projects in the humanities, business and the arts are welcome to apply. Preference is given to scholars whose work is based on materials in the NYPL research collections, especially when those materials are unique.  

Each fellow is expected to be in residence at the Library for the duration of their fellowship and each fellow will be expected to produce a written summary of his/her experience working with the collections.  Fellowship stipends are $1,000 per week for a minimum of two and maximum of four weeks.  

Please visit http://nypl.org/research-collections for detailed information about the rich and varied research resources of The New York Public Library.

Eligibility:  Only U.S. citizens, permanent residents and foreign nationals who have been resident in the United States for the three years as of January 31, 2016 may apply.

Application Deadline:  January 31, 2016

Notification Date:  April 1, 2016

Fellowship Period:  June 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017

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Annemarie van Roessel

Assistant Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

40 Lincoln Center Plaza

New York, NY  10023-7498

http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/billy-rose-theatre-division