Short-Term Residential Fellowships -- Indiana University African Studies Collections, 01/09

Call for Proposals

Indiana University's African Studies Program invites applications for short-term residencies to conduct research in IU's Libraries/African Studies Collections. Indiana University's African Studies Collection ranks among the top tier of such collections in the U.S. It comprises more than 130,000 volumes of monographs and over 700 serial subscriptions as well as materials in other formats (e.g. posters, slides, film/video, audio tapes, etc). The focus of the collection is on the humanities and social sciences, supporting a wide range of students and faculty in such departments as history, anthropology, fine arts, theatre & drama, literature, folklore, ethnomusicology, communication and culture, linguistics, religious studies, education, political science, business, economics, journalism, and applied health science.

In addition to the working collection, IU's African Studies Collection also includes several special, archival collections, most notably among them:

Additional information about the IU Libraries and its African Studies Collection may be found at:

http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=322. Questions may be directed to African Studies Librarian Dr. Marion Frank-Wilson (812-855-1481 or mfrankwi@indiana.edu); or to Liberia Collections Project Coordinator Dr. Verlon Stone (812-856-0782 or stonevl@indiana.edu).

This faculty residency is intended for faculty members at HBCUs and colleges / universities with limited Africa collections to use Indiana University's libraries and special collections for research in support of curriculum development or publications. Successful applicants will receive an award of up to $3,000 to cover travel, accommodations in Bloomington, and a modest per diem for a 2-4 week period of research. Awards must be used before August 15, 2009, and recipients are expected to reside in Bloomington during the period of their awards.

There is no special application form. Applicants are asked to submit a curriculum vitae and a brief proposal. The proposal should include a) a description of the project and its intended outcome, b) demonstrate the relationship of the IU African Studies Collection and/or special collections to the project, and c) the length and preferred dates of the visit. The deadline for applications is January 30, 2009. Awards will be announced by February 20, 2009.

Send applications to:
Library Residency
African Studies Program
Woodburn Hall 221
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405

Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.

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