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Research Grants for Cornell's Human Sexuality Collection



Phil Zwickler Memorial Research Grants

Cornell University Library is pleased to invite applicants for its new Phil Zwickler Memorial Research Grants.  Through the generosity of the Phil Zwickler Charitable and Memorial Foundation, we will be able to offer select scholars financial assistance for expenses incurred when they come to conduct research on sexuality with sources in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC). 

The Human Sexuality Collection in RMC seeks to encourage the study of sexuality and sexual politics by preserving and making accessible relevant primary sources that document historical shifts in the social construction of sexuality, primarily in the United States from the 19th century onward.  Collecting efforts go especially to groups excluded from mainstream culture.  Our primary sources include print material, manuscript collections, as well as some ephemera, artwork, and audio-visual material. 

More information about our holdings can be found through:
Cornell?s online catalog (
http://catalog.library.cornell.edu/),
the RMC web site (http://rmc.library.cornell.edu),
and the Human Sexuality Collection?s web site (
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/HSC/).

REQUIREMENTS:  Any researcher with a project that can be augmented by research with the Human Sexuality Collection and related sources is eligible to apply.  Preference is given to projects that have a high probability of publication or other public dissemination.

Awardees will be invited to discuss their work at a public event during their stay.  At the end of the research, awardees are expected to submit a brief final report on their research experience in order to receive final payment.  Non-U.S. citizens need to inquire about procedures for payment of the award.  Awardees should also send a copy of publications that result from this research.

AWARDS:  One or more awards of up to $1,350 will be made annually.

DEADLINES:  Applications for 2002 will be accepted through March 8, 2002.  Awards will be announced by April 15.  Research must be completed within a year.

APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT:
1.      A cover page indicating Name, Address, Phone, Fax:, E-Mail, Institutional Affiliation, if any, Current position/ title, Project Title, and Project Abstract.
2.      The research proposal, including methodology or planned approach to interpreting the material.  Comment on the significance of the work and its potential contribution to the understanding of the history of sexuality.  If appropriate, indicate how this project fits into a larger work in progress.  Also:
·       Please list by Collection or Call Number and Title the Cornell materials you plan to use. 
·       Briefly describe your plans for publishing or otherwise disseminating the results of your project.
·       Describe when you expect to visit and the anticipated length of your stay.
3.      A current resume.
4.      Graduate students should also submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor or thesis director on the significance of the topic and the abilities of the candidate.  Other applicants may submit one or two letters of reference, but are not required to do so. 
5.      A budget showing the expenses for which support is requested.  Eligible expenses include travel, lodging, and photocopying or other reproductions.  Mileage may be budgeted at $.365/mile; lodging at $50/night.  For our reproduction fees, see our website.

Send 5 copies of all application materials to:
Curator
Human Sexuality Collection
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Kroch Library
Cornell University Library
Ithaca, NY  14853-5302

or e-mail at bjm4@cornell.edu

For more information, contact Curator Brenda J. Marston at
bjm4@cornell.edu, 607-255-3530, or at the address above.