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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library


Gilder Lehrman Short-Term Residential Fellowships

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is pleased to invite applications for short-term residential fellowships at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library. The Library supports research on British America, the American Revolution, and Early Republic, and has particular strengths in areas relating to eighteenth-century Williamsburg and Virginia, the colonial Chesapeake, African American studies, decorative arts and material culture through 1830, archaeology, architectural history, and historical preservation. Fellowships are open to doctoral candidates, scholars, and independent researchers. Recipients are expected to be in continuous residence at the Library and to participate in the intellectual life of the Foundation’s research and education campus. Fellows are invited also to attend colloquia, seminars, and lectures at the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the College of William and Mary. Fellowships, funded by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, are available for between one and three months and carry a stipend of $2,000 per month. For application procedures see below.

Robert M. & Annetta J. Coffelt and Robert M. Coffelt, Jr. Fellowships

The Robert M. & Annetta J. Coffelt and Robert M. Coffelt, Jr. Fellowship is open to doctoral candidates and junior scholars working on topics related to the American Revolution, Early Republic, or ideas and philosophies of America’s founding fathers. Recipients are expected to be in continuous residence at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library and to participate in the intellectual life of the Foundation’s research and education campus. Fellows are invited also to attend colloquia, seminars, and lectures at the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the College of William and Mary. Fellowships are available for between one and three months and carry a stipend of $2,000 per month.

Application Procedures:

Applicants should submit six copies of a succinct description of the project (1,000 words) and a résumé. In addition, three letters of reference should be sent directly to the address below. Deadlines for applications are April 30 and November 1. Further information about the Foundation and Rockefeller Library is available at www.history.org.

Address all materials to:

Fellowship Committee, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Post Office Box 1776
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-1776 USA

Recent Fellowships have been awarded to researchers studying topics such as theater, slavery, and religion in colonial British America.

 

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