The Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association/Huntington Library Fellowship Grant

The RMMLA/Huntington Library Fellowship offers a $3,000 stipend for a one-month residency at the Huntington Library, renowned for its extensive collection in British and American history and literature. This fellowship is open to all RMMLA members, including graduate students and junior faculty. Selection criteria focus on the project's value, relevance to available materials, and the researcher's promise. This opportunity supports scholars in advancing their research in a prestigious environment.

The RMMLA is one of six regional but independent branches of the Modern Language Association of America, which is headquartered in New York City.
RMMLA/Huntington Library Fellowship
In conjunction with the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA, the RMMLA offers a $3,000 stipend to support one month of residency and research at the Library.
The Huntington Library has a rich collection of rare books and manuscripts principally in the fields of British and American history and literature. Other research strengths include 15th-century books, history of science, and maritime history.
For the general public, the Library has on display some of the finest rare books and manuscripts of Anglo-American civilization. Among the treasures on exhibition are the Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, a copy of the Gutenberg Bible on vellum, the double-elephant folio edition of Audubon's Birds of America, and an unsurpassed collection of the early editions of Shakespeare's works.
For qualified scholars, the Huntington is one of the largest and most complete research libraries in the United States in its fields of specialization. Altogether, there are about five million items available for research.

Eligibility

All members of the RMMLA are eligible for the RMMLA-Huntington Library Research Grant.All persons affiliated with departments of languages, literatures, cultures, film studies, and other related fields, in public and private educational institutions, as well as emeriti/retired or independent scholars with similar interests, are welcome to join the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association.Criteria for selection include: value of the project, appropriateness of the research to material available at the Huntington, promise and experience of the researcher, and proposed use of and dissemination of the project results.
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