The New York Public Library is pleased to offer the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Fellowship to support advanced research on The New York Public Library’s holdings of materials from the Arab world, Africa, Turkey, Iran, South Asia, Central Asia, and their diasporas in the United States. Fellowships are open to Ph.D. candidates, post-doctoral scholars, and independent researchers with projects that would significantly benefit from research drawing on collections accessible at The New York Public Library. Projects requiring access to original materials including manuscripts, archives, books, photographs, prints, maps, newspapers, and journals will be given preference, but all worthy projects will be considered. Applicants studying the humanities as well as those working in the visual, auditory/performing, and literary arts are welcome to apply. 

Established with the generous support of Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos, the Fellowship Program will support one fellow annually for three months with a stipend of $25,000. Each fellow will have full access to the Library’s collections and staff, as well as a dedicated place to work in the Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities. 

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Curator for Middle Eastern Studies, Dr. Hiba Abid ([email protected]) with any questions regarding collections or additional holdings. For assistance with the application process, email [email protected].

Key Dates:

• -Application deadline: 5 August 2024

• -Recommendation letters due: 12 August 2024

• -Applicant notification: November 2024

• -Award period: 2 January 2025 - 30 June 2025

Eligibility:

United States citizens, permanent residents, and international applicants with the legal right to work in the U.S. are welcome to apply. 

Application deadline: 5 August 2024

More details on the role are available here