Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships

The Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships provide stipends for PhD-holding scholars and PhD candidates with ABD status to conduct in-residence research using items from the Newberry collection in Chicago. Most awards cover 1 month, with some named fellowships supporting 2 months, and include a $3,000 per month stipend to help cover housing, travel, and living costs. Fellows join the library’s scholarly community for collaborative research on projects requiring access to specific materials in the collection.

$3,000 per month stipend; 1–2 months of in-residence research; participation in the Newberry scholarly community

PhD-holding scholars at any career stage or PhD candidates with ABD status; open to researchers from any field requiring use of Newberry collection items; curators, librarians and independent scholars are welcome to apply.

Submit an application via the Newberry application portal and follow the official fellowship page for submission instructions