Autry National Center

Fellowships

Autry Institute 2012 Research Fellowships
(Applications for this year are now closed)

Research Fellowships

Visiting Scholar Fellowship

• Stipends of varying amounts for residency up to one month
• Open to PhD candidates, post-doctoral researchers, and independent scholars

Autry Summer Fellowship

• Stipends of varying amounts for residency up to one month
• Open only to UCLA graduate students from any discipline

One-Month Fellowships

Los Angeles Westerners Fellowship, Autry National Center

• $2,500 stipend
• Open to PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars
• Topics relating to historical events or people and those that separate fact from myth preferred
• Fellows will speak about their research at the July meeting of the Los Angeles Westerners. If not local, fellows should plan to be in residence at least two weeks prior to the July Westerners meeting.

The Los Angeles Westerners Fellowship is supported by the Los Angeles Corral of Westerners, part of Westerners International, a group whose mission is to encourage and promote interest and research in the history of the American West. For more information on Westerners International, visit  www.westerners-international.org.

Jonathan Heritage Foundation Fellowship

• $2,000 stipend
• Open to PhD candidates, post-doctoral researchers, and independent scholars
• Topics focusing on the social, cultural, or business history of the Southern California region, circa 1895–1950, preferred
• In addition to the Autry’s research resources, the archives of the Jonathan Club will be available to the fellow.
• Fellows will participate in a program related to their research project at the Autry National Center and give a short presentation on their research for the Jonathan Heritage Foundation at the Jonathan Club.

The Jonathan Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit organization initiated from the archives of the Jonathan Club, one the oldest private social clubs in Los Angeles. The Foundation’s purpose is to support and encourage research and scholarship into the social, cultural, and institutional history of the Los Angeles region in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Application Procedures

• Consideration for all fellowships requires only a single application.
• Scholars and projects will be matched with the appropriate fellowship by library staff and the Autry Institute's Director.

All fellows are expected to:

• Be in residence weekdays and complete their research before December 14, 2012
• Submit a brief written report (two pages maximum), within two weeks of departure, on research completed and resources used
• Participate in an informal staff seminar while in residence and/or write a brief article for a museum publication on research conducted

A complete application consists of:

• A cover letter indicating mailing address, e-mail address, daytime phone, title of proposed project, and preferred dates of residence
• A 2-to-3-page-maximum, double-spaced project description clearly indicating the relevance of the collections of the Braun Research Library, the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, the Autry Library, and/or the Autry National Center's American West holdings to their proposed research. You may search the library and museum collections online via the Autry National Center’s library catalog and digital database, Collections Online. Your research project may require “researcher level” access to view catalog records not yet in the public view. Please contact a librarian to request an ID and password at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• A one-page CV
• A budget that includes roundtrip airfare, lodging, and food
• Two confidential letters of reference; one or both should address your presentation skills

Applications for the 2012 year are now closed.

Please send completed applications via e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Letters of recommendation must be sent via e-mail directly from the recommenders to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Fellowship awards will be announced by e-mail and letter in February 2012.

Questions? Please contact:

Marva Felchlin, Director, Autry Library and Research Services
Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage way
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462

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Ph: 323.667.2000, ext. 349
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