James and Sylvia Thayer Research Fellowships
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2010 James and Sylvia Thayer Short-Term Research Fellowships

UCLA Library Special Collections  

The James and Sylvia Thayer Short-Term Research Fellowships support the use of special collections materials by visiting scholars and UCLA graduate students. Collections that are administered by the newly integrated UCLA Library Special Collections and available for Thayer Fellowship-supported research include materials in the humanities and social sciences; medicine; life and physical sciences; visual and performing arts; and UCLA history.

Research residencies may last up to three months between March 1 and December 17, 2010. Recipients receive stipends ranging from $500 to $2500. (Awards vary yearly. Grants in 2008 averaged $1400; in 2009, $1200.) Those receiving fellowships are expected to provide a report on the results of their research that can be mounted on the UCLA Library Web site. 

United States citizens and permanent residents with the 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 11, 2009, 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

Application Methods

Application materials can be submitted in PDF format by email, which is the preferred submission method.  Letters of recommendation in PDF format can also be sent by email, either by the person writing them or by the applicant.

Applications can also be submitted in print format; mail to:
James and Sylvia Thayer Fellowship Program
c/o Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
UCLA Library
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575

Questions about the fellowships can be mailed to the address above or emailed.

Download 2010 Thayer Research Fellowships announcement (Adobe PDF document)