AmericanScholarship - Update on Scholarships in America

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research unit of the New York Public Library. It is devoted to collecting, preserving, and providing access to research resources on the black experience. Established in 1926 as a reference collection, it has evolved into a comprehensive research library whose collections number more than 10 million items. They include more than 170,000 bound volumes, 9,000 serials, 84,000 microforms, over 800 manuscript collections, 20,000 works of art, 750,000 photographic images, and over 25,000 sound recordings, 5,000 hours of spoken arts, 4,500 video recordings, and 450 motion picture films.

The Schomburg Center’s Scholars-in-Residence Program assists scholars whose research and writing on black history and culture would benefit from extended access to the Center’s resources. The program supports postdoctoral research in the humanities on African, Afro-American, and Afro-Caribbean themes. Fellowships funded by the program allow recipients to spend from six to twelve months in residence at the Schomburg Center. Although fellows devote most of their time to research and writing, they are also encouraged to take part in the center’s scholarly and educational program, which includes colloquia, symposia, seminars, forums, and research conferences. Approximately two NEH fellowships are available for 2008-2009.

Application deadline: December 1, 2007

Contact:
Dr. Colin Palmer, Director
Scholars-in-Residence Program
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, New York 10037-1801
Telephone: 212/491-2228
E-Mail: sir@nypl.org
website: http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scholars/index.html