The École Nationale des Chartes Exchange Fellowship

Newberry Library

Award: $2,500

Deadline: Jan 3, 2026

To provide assistance to researchers who wish to use the Newberry Library's collections. Qualifications: Applicants must be study at the Ecole, applicants must be PhD candidates from a U.S. or Canadian university who have achieved ABD status by the application deadline; Students, faculty members, and alumni of the Ecole nationale des chartes are eligible to apply for the exchange program to conduct research at the Newberry; faculty members and postdoctoral scholars; PhD candidates with “all but dissertation” (ABD) status; and scholars with terminal degrees in areas that do not offer a PhD, such as an MFA, MLIS, MSW, or JD. Selection criteria: Selection will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary committee of scholars from a broad spectrum of fields and periods. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include project abstract (300 words) describing the significance of applicants project; 1,500 word project description; a selective bibliography (one page) listing secondary sources related to applicants project; current curriculum vitae (no more than five pages); letters of recommendation, in English; excessive materials include: images (either embedded or in appendices); abstract or project description exceeding the word limit; appendices or bibliography exceeding the word limit; CVs longer than the five-page limit; personal cover letter; audio-visual materials; more than three letters of reference. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.

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