Fellowships

Winterthur Research Fellows

Deadline: 1/15/08
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate announces its 2008-2009 Research Fellowship Program consisting of NEH, McNeil Dissertation, and short-term residential fellowships to support advanced study of American art, culture, and history. Fellows have full access to library collections of more than 87,000 volumes and one-half million manuscripts and images, searchable online at www. Winterthur.org/research/library_resources.asp. Fellows may conduct research based on the museum collection of objects and artworks made or used in America to 1860. Applications are due January 15, 2008. For more details or to apply, visit www.winterthur.org/research/fellowship.asp.

Smithsonian Fellowships

Deadline 2/15/08
The Smithsonian Fellowships in Museum Practice program invites proposals from experienced museum professionals, researchers, and training providers that request support for research about issues related to museum theory and practice. Deadline for application is February 15, 2008. Visit http://museumstudies.si.edu/ for more information and application instructions.