[SIGCIS-Members] Elmer L. Andersen Research Scholars Program - University of Minnesota (CBI)

Stephanie Crowe horow021 at umn.edu
Mon Jul 11 08:18:08 PDT 2011


Hi all,

Feel free to share this announcement for the 2011-2012 Elmer L. Andersen
Research Scholars Program travel fellowship.  Awardees can use any of the
collections in the University of Minnesota Department of Archives and
Special Collections, which includes the Charles Babbage Institute.  If you
have any questions about our collections or about the award, you are welcome
to contact me directly.

*Program Description*
The Elmer L. Andersen Research Scholars Program supports scholarly research
projects using materials from the Libraries’ rare and special collections.
Named for former governor and University of Minnesota regent
Elmer L. Andersen, the new program honors the Governor’s passion for
collecting and for expanding the use
of the collections. The Research Scholars program is available to scholars
including faculty, graduate, postgraduate, and independent researchers using
the collections in the Department of Archives and Special Collections. This
program is not available to currently enrolled University of Minnesota
graduate or undergraduate students or UM faculty.

The program will provide annual support for up to two research projects that
require use of one or more of the
collections. Awards range from $500 to $2,000 and provide funds for travel,
housing and other research related
costs. The final research product (e.g., journal article, documentary film)
must acknowledge
the Libraries’ support and be deposited with the University Libraries.

*Applications should include the following:*
• Cover letter that provides a detailed project description, placing the
project in the context of its larger
field of study and describing the anticipated result of the project (e.g.
journal article, book, edited volume,
etc.). The narrative should articulate the anticipated use of the University
Libraries collections with reference
to specific collections to be used and their relevance to the project.
• The applicant’s curriculum vitae
• Two letters of recommendation
• A budget with estimates of related costs

Application deadline: September 30, 2011
Award announcement: November 14, 2011
Research must be completed: December 30, 2012

*Send application to:*
Director of Archives and Special Collections
University of Minnesota Libraries
305 Elmer L. Andersen Library
222 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

-- 
Stephanie H. Crowe, Archivist
Charles Babbage Institute
211 Elmer L. Andersen Library
222 21st Avenue South
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-9053
Fax: 612-625-8054
http://www.cbi.umn.edu
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