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Please consider posting the following short-term research fellowships announcement to interested students and independent scholars. A PDF version prints on letter size paper as a convenient flyer: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/special/ThayerFellowships2008.pdf Russell A. Johnson Thayer Committee member rjohnson@library.ucla.edu ******************************************************************* 2008 James and Sylvia Thayer Short-Term Research Fellowships UCLA Library Special Collections http://www2.library.ucla.edu/special/thayer.cfm The James and Sylvia Thayer Short-Term Research Fellowships support the use of special collections materials by visiting scholars and UCLA graduate students. Special collections materials are located in the Arts, Biomedical, Music, and Research libraries and the University Archives. Research residencies may last up to three months between March 3 and December 19, 2008. Recipients receive stipends ranging from $500 to $2500. (Awards vary yearly. Grants in 2006 averaged $1800; in 2007, $1400.) United States citizens and permanent residents with a legal right to work in the U.S. who are engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, or independent research are invited to apply. Applications are due December 14, 2007, and should include: * Cover letter * Curriculum vitae * Outline of research and special collections to be used (two pages maximum) * Brief budget for travel, living, and research expenses * Dates to be spent in residence * Two letters of recommendation from faculty or other scholars familiar with the research project Mail applications to: James and Sylvia Thayer Fellowship Program c/o Aislinn Catherine Sotelo UCLA Library A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Questions about the fellowships may be mailed to the address above or emailed to: Aislinn Catherine Sotelo [acsotelo AT library.ucla.edu] A printable flyer version of this announcement (Adobe PDF document) is available at: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/special/ThayerFellowships2008.pdf ____________________________________________________________ STHC-L - Science, Technology, and Health Care Archives Forum STHC-L@lists.ucla.edu http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sthc-l STHC-L@lists.ucla.edu STHC-L Archives -- Main Index STHC-L Archives -- 2007 Message Index |