Funding Opportunities for Doctoral Students
The application period for 2009 has now closed. Please check this space in early 2010 for information about the 2010 Fellowships and AERI Scholarships.
Doctoral Fellowships in Archival Studies
Doctoral Fellowships are currently available through a new eight-campus initiative for individuals who are interested in pursuing careers as educators and scholars in the field of Archival Studies and who would be entering a doctoral program in Fall 2009.
The Archival Education and Research Fellowships are aimed at strengthening doctoral-level education in Archival Studies, building the cohort of archival educators and increasing its diversity, and promoting a broad base of rigorous archival scholarship.
Before applying for the Fellowship, applicants are encouraged to review the scope of the eight participating programs and to consider applying only to those that best match their personal intellectual interests. Click here to learn further information about the participating institutions and their specializations in Archival Studies, including links to their program's homepage.
The Doctoral Fellowships are open to all citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. who exhibit interest in the field of Archival Studies, broadly defined, and evidence of the ability to excel as a scholar and educator in the field. Applications are particularly encouraged from individuals who are of American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander heritage.
Applicants need not have received a master's degree in an Archival Studies, LIS or other field, unless that is required by any of the participating programs to which they are applying. However, applications will be ranked based on evidence of the applicant's commitment to Archival Studies education, potential to make a strong scholarly contribution to the field of Archival Studies, and commitment to diversity within Archival Studies education and scholarship.
Each Fellowship will provide full tuition and annual stipends of $20,000 to Fellows for the first two years of their doctoral study at partnering academic programs. Those academic programs will provide full tuition and stipends to their Fellows for two additional years of study.
A minimum of two Doctoral Fellowships will be awarded for students who will be entering doctoral programs at participating programs in Fall 2009.
The application process for the Doctoral Fellowships is separate from the application processes of participating doctoral programs. Applications for the Doctoral Fellowships will be accepted through January 9, 2009. Applicants must also apply for admission to one or more of the eight participating doctoral programs, according to their individual deadlines and must be accepted by at least one of those programs before they can be awarded a Fellowship.
To apply, you must submit the following:
- Cover Letter
- Online Application Form (Please fill out and resubmit electronically in pdf format)
- Curriculum Vita
- Personal Statement
- Writing Sample
- Official Transcripts from all Educational Institutions
- 3 Letters of Recommendation
- Indication of Participating School(s) to which you have applied
Official transcripts and letters of recommendation must be postmarked no later than January 9, 2009 and mailed to:
UCLA Center for Information as Evidence
c/o Joshua Sternfeld
UCLA Department of Information Studies
208A GSEIS Building, Box 951520
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1520
All other materials may be submitted in pdf format to aeri@gseis.ucla.edu. Applicants may be asked to participate in a telephone interview by the Application Review Committee. Winners of the Doctoral Fellowships will be announced on or before May 15, 2009 and will begin their studies in Fall 2009.
AERI Scholarships
For each summer institute, 20 doctoral scholarships will be awarded. Each scholarship will cover all travel, accommodation, and living expenses incurred while attending an institute.
In order to be eligible to apply for the scholarship, you must be a doctoral student attending a U.S. college or university. Students attending a school outside of the United States are not eligible to apply for the scholarship, but are still welcome and encouraged to apply to attend the Institute.
Doctoral students interested in applying for one of the available scholarships must provide a full curriculum vitae and a personal statement in addition to the completed application form. Guidelines for this statement may be found in the application form located on the AERI website.