The Library Company of Philadelphia's Program in Early American Economy and Society invites applications for three types of fellowship awards to be granted for research and scholarship during 2012-2013:

One post-doctoral fellowship is tenable for nine consecutive months of residency from September 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013. It may also be divided between two scholars, for the periods September 1, 2012 to January 15, 2013, or January 15, 2013 to May 31, 2013. The stipend is $40,000 for the full nine months, or $20,000 if the award is divided.
Deadline for receipt of post-doctoral application materials is November 1, 2011.

One dissertation-level fellowship, carrying a stipend of $20,000, is tenable for nine consecutive months of residency from September 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013. It may also be divided between two scholars, who would each receive $10,000 for the periods between Sept. 1, 2012 to January 15, 2013 or January 15, 2013 to May 31, 2013.

- In addition, four short-term fellowships, carrying stipends of $2,000 each, are tenable for a month of continuous research at the Library Company between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013.

Deadline for receipt of dissertation and one-month and dissertation fellowship applications is March 1, 2012. Reply date is by April 15.

These fellowships are designed to promote scholarship in early American economy and society, broadly defined, from its colonial beginnings to roughly the 1850s. Some of the possible topics of research include the history of commerce, finance, technology, manufacturing, agriculture, internal improvements, and political economy. Applicants for the dissertation fellowship may submit proposals based not only on the extensive collections at the Library Company, but also on the printed and manuscript materials of other institutions in the Philadelphia area. Short-term fellows should plan to spend a continuous month of research in the collections of the Library Company.

To apply, post-doctoral and dissertation fellowship applicants should go to http://www.lcpimages.org/forms/coversheet.htm to fill out a required electronic cover sheet. Then submit a single electronic file (in PDF format) comprising (1) a résumé, (2) a research proposal outlining the larger project and work to be pursued during the fellowship term, and (3) a writing sample of about 25 pages via email to fellowships@librarycompany.org. Two letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the same email address in PDF format as well. Applicants should state clearly which of the tenable periods they seek, and whether they also wish to be considered for a one-month PEAES fellowship.

Short-term applicants should fill out the electronic cover sheet (link above) and email a PDF file with a brief résumé and a brief description of the research to be done, to fellowships@librarycompany.org. One letter of recommendation should be sent directly to the same email address in PDF format as well.

For more information about PEAES and its fellowships please contact Cathy Matson, Program Director, at cmatson@udel.edu.