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2005 Virginia Historical Society Research Fellowship Program To promote the interpretation of Virginia history and access to its collections, the Virginia Historical Society offers fellowships of up to four weeks a year. Awards include the Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowships, the Betty Sams Christian Fellowships in business history, the Frances Lewis Fellowships in women's studies, and the Reese Fellowships in American Bibliography and the History of the Book in the Americas. [Ed: For a sense of some of the urban visual materials at the Virginia Historical Society, see the wonderful "Lost Virginia" on-line exhibit, especially "Lost Commercial Architecture in Virginia," at http://www.vahistorical.org/lva/commercial.htm ] We make awards on the basis of the applicants' scholarly qualifications, the merits of their proposals, and the appropriateness of their topics, as demonstrated by citation to specific sources in our collections. We award a few grants ($150 per week) for mileage to commuting researchers. However, the majority of awards ($500 per week) go to those who live farther away. We expect recipients to work on a regular basis in our reading room during the period of their award. We welcome applications from doctoral candidates. Undergraduates, master's students, and graduate students not yet admitted to Ph.D. candidacy are not eligible. Applicants should send an original and three copies of the following: a cover letter, c.v., two letters of recommendation (sent separately), and a description of their research project not longer than two double-spaced pages that also states the length of the award requested. The deadline for applications is 1 February 2005; awards will be announced by 15 March 2005. The committee will make partial awards and will consider reapplications in following years up to these limits: for doctoral candidates, a maximum of three weeks in a five-year period; for faculty or independent scholars, a maximum of six weeks in a five-year period. Send applications to: Dr. Nelson D. Lankford, Chairman, Research Fellowship Committee, Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220; telephone 804-342-9672; fax 804-355-2399; nlankford@vahistorical.org. http://www.vahistorical.org ---- Paul A. Levengood, Ph.D. Managing Editor of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Virginia Historical Society Box 7311 Richmond, VA 23221 phone 804.342.9673 fax 804.355.2399 http://www.vahistorical.org
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