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Research Grant Applications Welcome



Applications Welcome for Travel-to-Collections Grant at Henry Ford Museum &
Greenfield Village

The Clark Travel-to-Collections program provides support for research using
the automotive history collections of Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield
Village.  Applications are welcomed from researchers who want to use the
automotive history collections and plan to publish or publicly present the
results of their research.  Researchers may include automotive researchers,
journalists, teachers, librarians, museum curators, archivists, and
students.  The grant covers a minimum two-week period up to a maximum of
two months.  The research may cover any area of automotive history,
including design, manufacturing, marketing, corporate history, or labor
relations.  Research should be directed toward production of a specific
product, such as an article, chapter of a book, lecture, film, etc.

GRANT AMOUNT: The Clark Travel-To-Collections Grant provides a maximum
award of $1,000.  Two fellowships will be awarded annually.

TERMS OF GRANT: Recipients are to be in residence for two weeks or at least
travel to Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village on a regular and
consistent basis for a two-week period.  Recipients should be prepared to
devote their full time to the research funded by the fellowship.
Recipients are asked to give one public presentation on their research, at
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, and are asked to supply the
Museum?s library with copies of any publications resulting from their
research.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications require a statement describing the
project, submission of a budget, a timeline for completion of the research,
and two letters of support along with a curriculum vitae.  Applications
accepted annually by November 1 for research in the next calendar year.


 Clark Travel-to-Collections Program
 Research Center
 Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
 20900 Oakwood Blvd
        PO Box 1970
 Dearborn, MI  48121-1970
 rescntr@hfmgv.org


The Clark Travel-to-Collections Research Grant Program is supported by the
Henry Austin Clark Endowment Fund to underwrite research-related expenses
for users of the museum?s automotive history collections.

06/28/00

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