Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Fellowships at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library

Gilder Lehrman Short-Term Residential Fellowships

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is pleased to invite applications for short-term residential fellowships at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library. The Library supports research on British America, the American Revolution, and the early Republic, and has particular strengths in areas relating to eighteenth-century Williamsburg and Virginia, the colonial Chesapeake, African American studies, decorative arts and material culture through 1830, archaeology, architectural history, and historical preservation. Fellowships are open to doctoral candidates, scholars, and independent researchers. Recipients are expected to be in continuous residence at the Library and to participate in the intellectual life of the Foundation’s research and education campus. Fellows are invited also to attend colloquia, seminars, and lectures at the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the College of William and Mary. Fellowships are available for between one and three months and carry a stipend of $2,000 per month.

Robert M. and Annetta J. Coffelt and Robert M. Coffelt, Jr., Fellowships

The Robert M. and Annetta J. Coffelt and Robert M. Coffelt, Jr., Fellowship is open to doctoral candidates and junior scholars working on topics related to the American Revolution, the early Republic, or ideas and philosophies of America’s founding fathers. Recipients are expected to be in continuous residence at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library and to participate in the intellectual life of the Foundation’s research and education campus. Fellows are invited also to attend colloquia, seminars, and lectures at the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the College of William and Mary. Fellowships are available for between one and three months and carry a stipend of $2,000 per month.

Application Procedures

Applicants should submit six copies of a succinct description of the project (1,000 words) and a résumé. In addition, three letters of reference should be sent directly to the address below. Deadlines for applications are April 30 and November 1. Further information about the Foundation and Rockefeller Library is available at www.history.org.

Address all materials to:
Fellowship Committee
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Post Office Box 1776
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-1776
USA