The William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan welcomes applications for 2027-2028 research fellowships. Interested in joining a community of researchers, scholars, artists, creatives, journalists, and musicians? Join the newest cohort of long-term, short-term, or week-long fellows making use of the Clements archives for their research.

The Clements’ holdings–books, manuscripts, pamphlets, maps, prints and views, newspapers, and ephemera– are among the best in the world on almost any aspect of the American experience from 1492 through 1900, and support a diverse array of research projects.

There are rich resources in the collections for projects with topics relating to the United States , Caribbean and/or Atlantic World in the 18th-20th centuries. Other strengths of the collections include: Native American history and culture, ephemera, African American history and culture, the history of science, health, technology and medicine, material culture, the history of cartography, graphics and visual art, disability studies, and more.

Of particular note the Howard H. Peckham Fellowship on Revolutionary America was established in honor of the Clements’ second director, Howard H. Peckham (1910-1995), this fellowship supports research about American history and culture between 1764 and 1815.

FOR NEW ARCHIVAL RESEARCHERS: Junior or senior-class undergraduate students are eligible for the Introduction to Archival Research/Forty-Three Foundation Fellowship. The $1,500 supports research on any topic in American history and culture supported by the collections.

The Clements offers long-term (two to four months), short-term (one month), and week-long fellowships, as well as a digital fellowship without a residency requirement. Applications are due by January 15, 2027 for research to be undertaken between June 1, 2027 – May 31, 2028.

Please visit our website at http://clements.umich.edu/research/fellowships for more information.