Mellon Fellowship -- FYI

[ckaratnytsky at nypl.org]

     My fourth post of the day and, finally!, a useful one -- a forward from the 
     American Society of Theatre Research list.
     
     That (monopolizing) Chris
     
     
     Date:    Mon, 3 Feb 1997 14:45:11 -1000
     From:    "Don B. Wilmeth" <Don_Wilmeth at BROWN.EDU> Subject: LC Mellon 
     Foreign Area Fellowships
     
     The following announcement from the Library of Congress just reached 
     me by fax. Since it is too late to include it in the ASTR newsletter 
     (which should be in the mail any day now--we now published a 
     fall/winter issue in early Feb.), I pass this on here in hopes some 
     interested individuals will see it. D. Wilmeth, Sec., ASTR
     
     The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Library of congress 
     $330,000 to enable it to seek applications for the Mellon Foreign Area 
     Fellowship research awards, aimed at US citizens with Ph.D. degrees 
     who are interested in pursuing research in the Library's unrivaled 
     foreign-language and area studies collections. The Mellon Foundation 
     grant finances three years of competition for the fellowship.
     In addition to the requirement of US citizenship and possession of a 
     doctoral degree, the awards are for scholars who are proposing or 
     working on a second major research project with a focus on 
     foreign-language materials. The fellowships will last from five to 11 
     months and can begin no sooner than Aug.1, 1997. Stipends of $3,00 per 
     month, up to a maximum of $33,000 for 11 months, will be awarded and 
     may be used to extend the research period supported by other funds.
     Fellows are expected to reside in the greater Washington area during 
     the course of their research and to devote full time to their 
     projects. They will have access to special research facilities at the 
     Library of Congress.
     
     Application deadline is March 14, 1997. Forms my be obtained from the 
     Office of Scholarly Programs, Library of Congress, 101 Independence 
     Ave. S.E., Washington, DC 20540-4860; telephone (202) 707-1517; fax 
     (202) 707-3595; email: pgif at loc.gov
     Applications may be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail.  Additional 
     infoe will be available at the Library's home page at 
     http://www.loc.gov/
     
     Don_Wilmeth at brown.edu
     Judy_Wilmeth at brown.edu