The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation invites scholars and students to apply for support of their research and use of the archival, manuscript, and audiovisual holdings of the Library under the following programs. Only one grant or fellowship application per person can be submitted in a given year. Each application will be evaluated for support in all appropriate areas. Only complete applications (pdf) will be considered. Those received after a deadline will be considered in the next cycle.
One per year. Current stipend of up to $2,500. Preference is given to research in the area of foreign intelligence and the presidency, or a related topic. Application deadline: March 15. Award announced: April 20.
Current stipend of up to $5,000. Preference in this fellowship is given to applicants specializing in Latin American or Western Hemisphere history or policy studies during the Kennedy Administration or the period from the Roosevelt through the Kennedy presidencies. Application deadline: August 15. Award announced: October 20.
One per year. Current stipend of up to $3,100. Preference in this fellowship is given to research on immigration, naturalization, or refugee policy. Application deadline: March 15. Award announced: April 20.
One per year. Current stipend of up to $3,600. Preference in this fellowship is given to research on domestic policy, political journalism, polling, or press relations. Application deadline: March 15. Award announced: April 20.
Fifteen to twenty per year. Range from $500 to $2,500. These can be on any topic relating to the Kennedy period or requiring use of the holdings. Preference is given to Ph.D. dissertation research, research in recently opened or relatively unused collections and the preparation of recent dissertations for publication, but all proposals are welcome. Application deadlines: March 15 for spring grants, August 15 for fall grants. Awards announced: April 20 and October 20.
Range from $200 to $1,000. These are awarded to scholars requiring the use of the Hemingway Collection. Preference is given to dissertation research by Ph.D. candidates and research in recently opened or relatively unused portions of the collection, but all proposals are welcome. Application deadline: November 1. Awards announced: December 15. Applications received after one deadline will be held for consideration in the next cycle.
For additional information, please contact:
Grant and Fellowship Coordinator
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125
Telephone: (617) 514-1624
Fax: 617-514-1625
Email: kennedy.library@nara.gov
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