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Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage, Rare Book School, Charlottesville, VA

Description:

The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage at Rare Book School is now inviting applications to its third cohort (2022–2024), which will be selected in early ​2022. This program offers unique professional development opportunities for early- to mid-career professionals currently working in a special collections library, an archive, or at other cultural heritage institutions located in the United States. 

As part of the program, selected fellows will receive: 

  • tuition waivers for three Rare Book School courses;
  • funding to attend the annual conference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries in the first year of the fellowship;
  • an opportunity to participate in one cultural heritage field school;
  • funding to organizecommunity symposia at their home institutions; 
  • and funding to attend conferences of the fellows’ choice during their second and third years of participation in the program.

How to Apply:

For more information on the fellowship, including how to apply, please visit: rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/….

Prospective applicants are encouraged to watch the informational session, and to direct any questions to me at [email protected].

Applications are due by 30 November 2021 at midnight ET.