Deadline: 25-Aug-2025
The New York Public Library is offering the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Fellowship to support advanced research focused on the Library’s collections related to the Arab world, Africa, Turkey, Iran, South Asia, Central Asia, and their diasporas in the United States.
This fellowship prioritizes projects that require access to original materials such as manuscripts, archives, books, photographs, maps, newspapers, and journals. However, all strong research proposals will be considered.
The fellowship supports one researcher each year for a three-month period with a stipend of $25,000. Projects must clearly demonstrate how access to the Library’s in-person collections is essential to the proposed work.
Applications should include an abstract outlining the project’s themes, questions, and arguments, as well as its significance. Applicants must identify the specific collections they plan to consult, provide a project timeline, explain their research methods, and outline expected outcomes and proposed dates of residence. A suggested topic for a public presentation should also be included.
Eligible applicants include Ph.D. candidates, post-doctoral scholars, and independent researchers whose work would benefit from the Library’s holdings. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international researchers with legal work authorization in the U.S. are welcome to apply.
An external committee of scholars, librarians, curators, and creatives will evaluate applications based on the need for the Library’s resources, the uniqueness and innovative use of materials, the quality of the research plan, and the potential impact on the researcher’s work or career.
Applicants must submit a complete profile and application through the NYPL Fellowship Portal, an updated CV, a project proposal not exceeding five pages, and two professional letters of recommendation.
For more information, visit The New York Public Library.