2013 Regional Residency Fellowship: Request for Proposals

Erika Lee, author of "Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America," found her grandmother's records in the National Archives in California. The records were also featured in our recent exhibit "Attachments."

The National Archives, with the generous support of the Foundation for the National Archives, announces the 2013 Regional Residency Fellowship Program’s Request for Proposals.

The Residency Fellowship Program gives researchers the opportunity to conduct original research using records held at National Archives locations in Boston, MA; Denver, CO; Fort Worth, TX; Riverside, CA; San Francisco, CA; and St. Louis, MO. Researchers can explore overlooked records and experience what many researchers have discovered: that it is not necessary to go to Washington, DC, to do research at the National Archives.

For 2013, one fellow will be assigned to each of the participating National Archives facilities, for a total of six fellowships. Each fellow will receive a $3,000 stipend, funded by the Foundation for the National Archives, to assist with travel and research expenses.

The Fellowship recipients are expected to complete a research project that results in a publishable product. Each recipient will also prepare a short report (within one year of receiving the Fellowship) for publication by the National Archives that describes the research experience: the discovery, method, and use of the records.

We encourage our Fellowship recipients to use social media to talk about their experience. At the end of their research visit, Fellows will also conduct a staff briefing to share their discoveries.

Academic and independent historians, public and local historians, and writers are encouraged to apply. Current National Archives employees and contractors or their immediate family members are not eligible.

Submit proposals by email or mail. Proposal must be received by March 15, 2013. Awards will be announced May 1, 2013.

What to send:

• A description and justification for the project, not to exceed six pages. This proposal should include:

a description of the records to be used for research (there should be enough records in your location for a research visit of at least one week);

• a listing of the records that will be used at the location;
• the proposed final product; and
• the significance of the project to historical scholarship.
• Please also include:

Vita (no more than three pages) including current contact information; and

• two letters of recommendation.

Proposals should be sent by mail or email to the NARA facility the researcher intends to use for the fellowship.

2013 Fellowship locations

Boston, MA

National Archives at Boston

2013 Fellowship Program

380 Trapelo Road

Waltham, MA  02452-6399

Tel: 781-663-0121

Fax: 781-663-0154

Email:  boston.archives@nara.gov

Denver, CO

National Archives at Denver

2013 Fellowship Program

17101 Huron Street

Broomfield, CO  80023

Tel: 303-604-4740

Fax: 303-604-4750

Email: denver.archives@nara.gov

Fort Worth, TX

National Archives at Fort Worth

2013 Fellowship Program

1400 John Burgess Drive

Fort Worth, TX  76140

Tel: 817-551-2051

Fax: 817-551-2034

Email:  ftworth.archives@nara.gov

Riverside, CA

National Archives at Riverside

2013 Fellowship Program

23123 Cajalco Road

Perris, CA 92570-7298

Tel: 951-956-2040

Fax: 951-956-2049

Email:  riverside.archives@nara.gov

San Francisco, CA

National Archives at San Francisco

2013 Fellowship Program

Lee J. Ryan Federal Building

1000 Commodore Drive

San Bruno, CA 94066-2350

Tel: 650-238-3501

Fax: 650-238-3510

Email:  sanbruno.archives@nara.gov

St. Louis, MO

National Archives at St. Louis

2013 Fellowship Program

Attn: Ashley Mattingly (RL-SL)

P.O. Box 38757

St. Louis, MO  63138

For FedEx and UPS deliveries ONLY:

National Personnel Records Center

1 Archives Drive

Room 340, Ashley Mattingly

St. Louis, MO  63138-1002

Tel: 314-801-0620

Fax: 314-801-9187

Email: ashley.mattingly@nara.gov

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