Fellowship Opportunity: Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South
To support the study of southern history and promote the use of the collections housed at the University of Alabama, the Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South and the University of Alabama Libraries will offer up to a total of eight fellowships in the amount of $500 each for researchers whose projects entail work to be conducted in southern history or southern studies at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library (http://www.lib.ua.edu/libraries/hoole/), the A.S. Williams III Americana Collection (http://www.lib.ua.edu/williamscollection), or in other University of Alabama collections.
Applicants should send two copies of:
A current CV
One letter of recommendation (which may be sent under separate cover)
A description of the research project, no longer than two double-spaced pages, which includes a description of the particular resources to be used during the term of the fellowship
The deadline for applications to be received by the Summersell Center is April 15, 2019. Decisions regarding awards will be made by May 15, 2019, and research may be conducted anytime between June 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020. Both academic and non-academic researchers at any stage of their careers are encouraged to apply. Because fellowships are designed primarily to help defray travel and lodging expenses, however, eligibility is restricted to researchers living outside the Tuscaloosa area.
Any questions about the fellowships may be directed to John Giggie, Director of the Summersell Center, at jmgiggie.ua.edu or 205.348.1859. More information about the Summersell Center is available at www.scss.ua.edu, and on our Facebook page.
Prof. John M. Giggie, Director
Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South
Department of History
University of Alabama
Box 870212
202 ten Hoor Hall
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205-348-1859
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