Boston Athenaeum Fellowships

The Boston Athenaeum offers several different fellowship programs to support research and scholarly work using the institution's collections and materials.

Geographic Scope: Available to U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents, and Foreign Nationals with appropriate U.S. government documents.

Focus Areas: Research projects utilizing Boston Athenaeum special collections and materials. Joint Fellowship applicants may also include Congregational Library and Archive materials.

Eligibility:

• U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents, or Foreign Nationals with appropriate U.S. government documents
• PhD holders, or those without PhD must arrange letter of recommendation from dissertation advisor or supervisor
• Secondary school teachers must arrange two (2) letters of recommendation

Application Requirements:

• Recommendations should be emailed directly to fellowships@bostonathenaeum.org
• Subject line must contain applicant's full name
• Multiple deadlines apply (specific dates not provided in source material)

Contact Information:

• Email: fellowships@bostonathenaeum.org
• Address: 10½ Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108
• Phone: 617-227-0270

Fellowship Application Process

Required Materials:

1. Completed application form including:
   • Full name and contact information (email, phone)
   • Permanent address
   • Immigration status (U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Foreign National with appropriate documents)
   • Education background
   • Experience
   • Awards, honors, fellowships, and grants received
   • Publications and creative work
   • Title of project
   • Statement of purpose describing project, research plans, and goals
   • List of specific Athenaeum materials to be studied
2. Letters of Recommendation:
   • PhD holders: N/A (not required)
   • Non-PhD applicants: One letter from dissertation advisor or supervisor
   • Secondary school teachers: Two (2) letters of recommendation
   • Recommendations emailed directly to fellowships@bostonathenaeum.org with subject line containing applicant's full name

Note: All applications are considered for all available fellowships; applicants need not specify a particular fellowship.