The Huntington offers thirteen Long-Term Fellowships for nine to twelve months in residence, each with a stipend of $50,000.
Although nine of these are open to scholars working on projects in any area where The Huntington’s collections are strong, there are specific awards for maritime history (The Kemble Fellowship), the history of medicine (The Molina Fellowship) and the history of science (The Dibner Fellowships). Three awards (the Thom Fellowships) are reserved for recent post-doctoral scholars.
Dibner Fellowship in the History of Science and Technology
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed all requirements for the PhD by no later than Nov. 15, 2019.
Tenure of fellowship: Between nine and twelve months.
Value of award: $50,000.
Applicants must be pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to The Huntington’s collections in the history of science and technology.
Dana and David Dornsife Fellowship
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed all requirements for the PhD by no later than Nov. 15, 2019.
Tenure of fellowship: Between nine and twelve months.
Value of award: $50,000.
Applicants must be pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to The Huntington’s collections. Preference may be given to projects in the history of the American West in general and of California in particular.
Kemble Fellowship in Maritime History
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed all requirements for the PhD by no later than Nov. 15, 2019
Tenure of fellowship: Between nine and twelve months
Value of award: $50,000
Applicants must be pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to The Huntington’s collections in maritime history.
Mellon Fellowship
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed all requirements for the PhD by no later than Nov. 15, 2019.
Tenure of fellowship: Between nine and twelve months.
Value of award: $50,000.
Applicants must be pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to The Huntington’s collections.
Molina Fellowship in the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed all requirements for the PhD by no later than Nov. 15, 2019.
Tenure of fellowship: Between nine and twelve months.
Value of award: $50,000.
Applicants must be pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to The Huntington’s collections in the history of medicine and related sciences, including public health.
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed all requirements for the PhD by no later than Nov. 15, 2019, and must be a citizen of the United States or foreign national with a minimum of three years U.S. residence.
Tenure of fellowship: Between nine and twelve months.
Value of award: $50,000 ($4,200 per month from the NEH; the balance of the stipend from Huntington funds).
Applicants must be pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to The Huntington’s collections.
Barbara Thom Postdoctoral Fellowships
Eligibility: Non-tenured faculty.
Tenure of fellowship: Between nine and twelve months.
Value of award: $50,000.
The Thom fellowships are intended to support non-tenured faculty who are revising their dissertation for publication as their first monograph. Applicants must be pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to The Huntington’s collections and must have received the PhD between Jan. 1, 2015, and Dec. 31, 2017.
Short-Term Awards
Approximately 140 Short-Term Fellowshipsare available for one to five months in residence and carry monthly stipends of $3,500. They are open to scholars in any field where The Huntington’s collections are strong.
Huntington Fellowships
Eligibility: Doctoral candidates who have advanced to candidacy (ABD) at the time of the application deadline (Nov. 15, 2019); faculty members; and other postdoctoral scholars.
Tenure of fellowship: between one and five months.
Value of award: $3,500 per month.
Note: The majority of Huntington fellowships will be awarded to scholars pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to The Huntington’s collections. We do, however, offer a number of specialized fellowships, which include (but are not limited to):
- Francis Bacon Foundation Fellowships in the history and literature of Renaissance England
- The Cheng Fellowship in the History of the Asian American Experience in the U.S.
- The Trent R. Dames Fellowship in the History of Civil Engineering
- Dibner Fellowship in the History of Science and Technology
- Christopher Isherwood Foundation Fellowships
- Gloria R. Lothrop Fellowship in Western American Women’s History
- The Reese Fellowship in American Bibliography and the History of the Book in the Americas
- The Francis J. Weber Research Fellowship in Roman Catholic History
An application for one of the specialized fellowships does not disqualify you from being considered for a Huntington fellowship.
The Alan Jutzi Residential Fellowship for Non-Traditional Scholars
The Alan Jutzi Fellowship for Non-Traditional Scholars honors a former curator’s long service to the intellectual needs of researchers regardless of academic pedigree. The Alan Jutzi Fellowship will provide up to two months of annual research support to independent scholars who are neither affiliated with, nor retired from, an academic institution. In keeping with Alan Jutzi’s breadth of interests, ideal candidates will include writers, journalists, urban and city planners, architects, collectors, designers, curators, librarians, and others outside the academy. All applicants must demonstrate by competitive application and through appropriate selection criteria that research at The Huntington is critical to their project.
The Huntington Fellowship in the Materiality of Print Culture
This newly created fellowship in the Materiality of Print Culture provides one month of support for research in any aspect of printing history, book production, or illustration technologies including photography. Applications are welcomed from those inside and outside the academy, but are especially encouraged from librarians, curators, conservators, and advanced practitioners of any of the allied arts of printing, printmaking, photography, graphic design, or book production. Applicants must have a focused research project that centers on some material aspect of print culture and must demonstrate how research in The Huntington’s Library collections is critical to its development.
The Thomas W. Wilkins Fellowship to encourage greater diversity among the scholars who use The Huntington’s collections
The Thomas W Wilkins Fellowship honors the memory and vision of a middle schoolteacher and proud Angeleno who left a legacy that would benefit the diverse city he loved so much. The Thomas W. Wilkins fellowship will provide up to two months of annual research support for scholars who have the potential to bring to their academic and research careers the critical perspective that comes from their understanding of the experiences of members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education in the United States. The contributions to diversity may include research focusing on underserved populations or understanding inequalities related to race, gender, disability or LGBT. Applicants must either hold the PhD or be graduate students advanced to doctoral candidacy.
The Howard and Dawn Weinbrot Research Fellowship for the Study of Eighteenth Century British Society and Culture
The Howard and Dawn Weinbrot Research Fellowship for the Study of Eighteenth Century British Society and Culture, provides one month support for research in politics, literature, religion, and art, among other germane eighteenth century topics. To be eligible, fellowship recipients must be a member or agree to join the American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies. All applicants must demonstrate by competitive application and through appropriate selection criteria that research at The Huntington is critical to their project. Applicants must either hold the PhD or be graduate students advanced to doctoral candidacy.
Travel Grants and Exchange Fellowships for Study in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Six Travel Grants for Study in the United Kingdom and Ireland are available in any of the fields in which The Huntington’s own collections are strong and where the research will be carried out in libraries or archives in the United Kingdom and Ireland. We also offer eight Exchange Fellowshipswith Corpus Christi, Jesus, Linacre, Lincoln, and New Colleges, Oxford; Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Trinity College Dublin/Marsh’s Library; and the University of Durham. The intention is to encourage projects which can be developed both in The Huntington’s collections and in UK archives.
Eligibility: Doctoral candidates who have advanced to candidacy (ABD) at the time of the application deadline (Nov. 15, 2019); faculty members; and other postdoctoral scholars. Applicants must be based in North America.
Tenure of fellowship: One month.
Accommodation and hospitality is provided by the college, although the timing of the fellowship may be subject to the availability of housing and to the schedule of the academic year in each institution. The Huntington will reimburse the fellow for economy round-trip airfare before traveling to England or Ireland. The fellow must provide a written report on his or her experience.
The following fellowships operate on a different funding model:
Linacre College, Oxford
A stipend of $3,500 is provided by The Huntington to the recipient of the fellowship before traveling to England, along with reimbursement for economy round-trip airfare. Accommodation is arranged by the college, although the fellow is responsible for all associated costs. The fellowship should ideally be taken up July 2020. The fellow must provide a written report on his or her experience.
University of Durham (Residential Research Library)
A stipend of £1,800 (GBP) is provided by the University of Durham. Self-catered ensuite study bedrooms at Ushaw College (3.5 miles from Durham city centre) will be available at a competitive rate. The Huntington will reimburse economy round-trip airfare. The fellowship is designed to facilitate scholarship on the basis of the three historic collections of Durham: those held by Durham Cathedral, Ushaw College, and Durham University, including Palace Green Library and the Oriental Museum. The fellow must provide a written report on his or her experience.
Travel Grants
Recipients of the travel grants must be conducting research in a library or archive in the United Kingdom and Ireland in any of the fields in which Huntington collections are strong. The Huntington will reimburse the grantee for economy round-trip airfare before the trip. A stipend of $3,500 will be paid after the grantee submits a detailed report on the research conducted. The travel grants can be taken up as early as June 1, 2020, and no later than June 30, 2021.
The Huntington offers several joint professorships and collaborative fellowships with other institutions and organizations. See Joint Professorships/Collaborative Fellowships for more information.