Kluge Residential Fellowships in Humanities & Social Sciences, U.S.A. (2017)

The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research at the Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources for a period of four to eleven months. Established in 2000 through an endowment of USD 60 million from John W. Kluge, the Center is located in the splendid Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.

The Kluge Center furnishes attractive work and discussion space for Kluge Chair holders, for distinguished visiting scholars, and for post-doctoral Fellows supported by other private foundation gifts. Residents have easy access to the Library’s specialized staff and to the intellectual community of Washington.

The Kluge Center especially encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the Library’s large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, or multilingual research is particularly welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the world’s largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and periodicals. Deep special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints and photographs are also available.

Kluge Fellows will give one public presentation of their research and provide a final report on their research and its results. Two copies of any ultimate product of this research (book, article, film, website, etc.) should be sent to the Library of Congress. Kluge Fellows will also have opportunities to meet with Library specialists and curators, and on occasion with Members of Congress and Congressional staff.

Eligibility

Scholars who have:
- Received a terminal advanced degree within the past seven years in the humanities, social sciences or in a professional field such as architecture or law are eligible;
- Exceptions may be made for individuals without continuous academic careers;
- Applicants may be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals.

Further details:
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