[Cohsl-list] all for applications (deadline extended): 2013 James and Sylvia Thayer Short-term Research Fellowships (UCLA Library Special Collections)

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Johnson, Russell" &lt;rjohnson(a)library.ucla.edu&gt; Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:56:49 +0000 Subject: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] Call for applications (deadline extended): 2013 James and Sylvia Thayer Short-term Research Fellowships (UCLA Library Special Collections) To: &quot;EXLIBRIS-L(a)LIST.INDIANA.EDU&quot; &lt;EXLIBRIS-L(a)list.indiana.edu&gt; Please forward to interested faculty, students, staff, scholars, listservs, etc. - thank you! Russell A. Johnson Thayer Committee chair rjohnson@library.ucla.edu<mailto:rjohnson@library.ucla.edu> 2013 James and Sylvia Thayer Short-term Research Fellowships (UCLA Library Special Collections) (Deadline extended) James and Sylvia Thayer Short-term Research Fellowships support the use of special collections materials by visiting scholars and UCLA graduate students. Collections that are administered by UCLA Library Special Collections (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special-collections) and available for fellowship-supported research include materials in the humanities and social sciences, medicine, life and physical sciences, visual and performing arts, and UCLA history. Research residencies may last up to three months between January 7 and December 13, 2013. Recipients receive stipends ranging from $500 to $2,500. (Awards vary yearly. Grants in 2011 averaged $1,167; in 2012, $998.) United States citizens and permanent residents with legal right to work in the U.S. who are engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, or independent research are invited to apply. Application Contents: Applications must be received on or before November 30, 2012 and should include: - Cover letter - Curriculum vitae - Outline of research and special collections to be used (two pages maximum) - Brief budget for travel, living, and research expenses - Dates to be spent in residence - Two letters of recommendation from faculty or other scholars familiar with the research project. Please note that the committee cannot consider letters of recommendation from librarians or staff of the UCLA Library. Application Instructions: Application materials may be submitted in PDF format by email to lib_thayer@library.ucla.edu<mailto:lib_thayer@library.ucla.edu>, which is the preferred submission method. Letters of recommendation in PDF format may also be sent by email, either by the people writing them or by the applicant. Applications also may be submitted in print format, mailed to: James and Sylvia Thayer Fellowship Program UCLA Library Special Collections A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Questions about the fellowships may be mailed to the address above or emailed to: lib_thayer@library.ucla.edu<mailto:lib_thayer@library.ucla.edu> PDF version of announcement : http://www.library.ucla.edu/pdf/UCLA_Library_Thayer_Fellowships_2013.pdf Thayer Fellowships homepage : http://www.library.ucla.edu/special/james-sylvia-thayer-research-fellowships -- June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com http://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/ http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal