Title: The Diana Korzenik Research Fellowships

Timeline: Must be taken between 9/1/25 and 8/31/26

Number of Awards: 3

Deadline to Apply: June 30, 2025

Decisions made by: August 31, 2025

Award: $3500 stipend

Fellowship Description:

The American Antiquarian Society seeks applications for a fellowship program intended to address the equity and access issues faced by a range of scholars in using the research collections. These fellowships are offered as a bridge to assist those scholars who cannot work onsite at AAS in moving forward with their work.

The Society is offering three Diana Korzenik Fellowships for 2025-26. Fellowships must be completed over the course of three months.

Eligibility:

Applicants must submit the following materials:

  • A current CV
  • A description of proposed research project (no more than two double-spaced pages)
  • An explanation of the circumstances that preclude taking an onsite fellowship (no more than one double-spaced page)
  • A one-page bibliography of relevant secondary literature
  • A list of other sources of funding for the project
  • Names and contact information for two references (Note: reference letters are not to be submitted, just the names of referees who can speak to the research proposal)

Components:

The experience for Diana Korzenik Fellows will reflect the onsite fellowship experience as much as possible. Each fellow will receive a stipend of $3,500. Fellows will have access to digitized collections, both free and paywall-protected; a designated staff member will connect them with materials (via document camera) as needed and with readers’ services staff and/or curators who can advise and assist in their research. Fellows will participate in all fellows’ talks via Zoom over the course of their three-month fellowship. AAS will facilitate interaction between and among all fellows, on and off site.