2013-14 Barra Foundation International Research Fellowships, USA

Barra Foundation offers International Research Fellowships for Postdoctoral Students in American History and Culture, USA 2013-2014
About Scholarship: The Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania each year offer two one-month fellowships to support research in residence in their collections by foreign national scholars of early American history and culture living outside the United States. The fellowships are funded by the Barra Foundation, Inc. These two independent research libraries, adjacent to each other in Center City Philadelphia, have complementary collections capable of supporting research in a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of America and the Atlantic world from the 17th through the 19th centuries, as well as Mid-Atlantic regional history to the present. 
Study Subject: Variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of America and the Atlantic world
Course Level: Postdoctoral and Dissertation Research Students
Scholarship By: Barra Foundation
Location: USA 
Duration: Each year offer two one-month fellowships to support research
Cover: The stipend is $2,500, plus an allowance for travel expenses 
Other Benefits: The Library Company’s Cassatt House fellows’ residence offers rooms at reasonable rates, along with a kitchen, common room, and offices with internet access, available to resident and non-resident fellows at all hours. 
Eligibility:
- Candidates are encouraged to inquire about the appropriateness of a proposed topic before applying.
- The Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania each year offer two one-month fellowships to support research in residence in their collections by foreign national scholars of early American history and culture living outside the United States.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes 
Notification: Decision to be made by April 15
Apply: Online
Deadline: March 1, 2013 
Further Information: http://www.librarycompany.org/fellowships/barra.htm