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RESEARCH FUNDS AVAILABLE



SOPHIA SMITH COLLECTION AND SMITH COLLEGE ARCHIVES
RESEARCH SUPPORT AWARDS 2001-2002

CAROLINE D. BAIN FELLOWSHIP
                      MARGARET STORRS GRIERSON FELLOWSHIPS AND 
 TRAVEL TO COLLECTIONS FUNDS

The Sophia Smith Collection and the Smith College Archives at Smith College fund three research support programs: the Caroline D. Bain Scholar-in-Residence Fellowship and the Margaret Storrs Grierson Scholars-in-Residence Fellowships, both awarded in annual competitions, and the smaller Margaret Storrs Grierson Travel-to-Collections grants, available throughout the year.  The Bain Scholar will receive an award of $2500 intended to support four to six weeks of research at the Sophia Smith in Northampton, Massachusetts.  Grierson Scholars will hold awards of $2500, intended to support tenures of four to six weeks.  Applications are welcome from faculty members, independent researchers, and graduate students who reside at least 50 miles from Northampton and whose research interests and objectives would be significantly advanced by extended work in the holdings of either the Sophia Smith Collection or the Smith College Archives.  Bain and Grierson Scholars will be expected to give an informal work-in-progress colloquium to the Smith College community early in their residency.  Grierson scholars will also become eligible for Travel-to-Conferences funds, should they wish to deliver a paper based on their research to a broader scholarly audience.  It is expected that at some later time both Bain and Grierson Scholars will send the Sophia Smith Collection and the College Archives a copy of the final results of their research, whether in published or unpublished form.

Application cover sheets for the Caroline D. Bain Scholar-in-Residence Fellowship, the  Margaret Storrs Grierson Scholars-in-Residence Fellowships and additional application instructions can be found on the SSC website at http://www.smith.edu/libraries/ssc, and at the Smith College Archives website at http://www.smith.edu/libraries/ca.   Successful applicants will demonstrate their projects' high relevance to the unique holdings of the Sophia Smith Collection and/or the Smith College Archives and significant contribution to historical understanding.  Applications for Bain and Grierson Fellowships must be postmarked on or before January 15, 2001.  Awards will be announced by April 1st.  Applicants should address their materials to:  Research Support Program, Sophia Smith Collection and Smith College Archives, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063.  

Travel-to-Collections grants are available on an ad hoc basis throughout the year to offset travel expenses of researchers engaged in projects requiring briefer visits.   We also welcome and encourage requests from researchers who would like to survey our holdings as they formulate their research agendas. Applicants for Travel-to-Collections grants should submit a curriculum vita, a letter outlining their research interests and needs, and a proposed budget (not to exceed $1000), as well as two letters of recommendation that speak to their scholarly experience, ability, and promise. 

For further information on either the Bain or Grierson Scholar-in-Residence Fellowships or the Travel-to-Collections funds, contact Kate Weigand, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063.  Phone: 413-585-2996.  E-mail: Kweigand@email.smith.edu

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