New-York Historical Society Fellowships, 2022-23

The New-York Historical Society offers several long-and short-term fellowships during the academic year. Please visit nyhistory.org/library/fellowships to apply through Interfolio, and for instructions and application checklists for each fellowship.

2022-23 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Gender and LGBTQ+ History Fellow at the Center for Women’s History

Hired for a two-year term, the Andrew W. Mellon Gender and LGBTQ+ History Fellow works as a public historian for the New-York Historical Society’s Center for Women’s History. The ideal candidate will have a strong scholarly background in LGBTQ+ and gender history, and have an interest in public history. The Gender and LGBTQ+ History Fellow will strengthen the interpretive and pedagogical aspects of LGBTQ+ programming, expanding interdisciplinary efforts to encompass the intersection of women's history with gender studies and LGBTQ+ history, as the New-York Historical Society prepares to engage fully with the new LGBTQ+ Museum. Applicants for the Mellon Gender and LGBTQ+ History Fellowship must have the Ph.D. in hand by the time of appointment. This fellowship will last from January 4, 2022, through December 31, 2023, and will receive a stipend of $70,000 per year, with benefits.

Application deadline: November 15, 2021

2022-23 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Awards in Women’s History

The two recipients of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Awards in Women’s History should have a strong interest in women’s and public history and the applications of these fields outside the academy. Functioning as research associates and providing programmatic support for N-YHS’s Center for Women’s History, pre-doctoral awardees will assist in the development of content for the Women's History exhibitions, associated educational curriculum, and on-site experiences for students, scholars, and visitors. They must be currently enrolled students in good standing in a relevant Ph.D. program in the humanities. The Predoctoral Awardees, whose work at N-YHS may not necessarily directly correspond with their dissertation research, will be in residence part time at the New-York Historical Society for one academic year, between September 6, 2022, and August 31, 2023, and will receive a stipend of $20,000 per year. This position is not full time and will not receive full benefits.

Application deadline: January 7, 2022

2022-23 Helen and Robert Appel Fellowship in History and Technology

The fellowship will be awarded to a candidate who has earned their Ph.D. no later than 2021. Research projects should be based on the collections of New-York Historical and explore the impact of technology on history. The fellowship will carry a stipend of $60,000, plus benefits; it begins September 6, 2022 and lasts through June 30, 2023.

Application deadline: January 7, 2022

2022-23 Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation / Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

This fellowship will be awarded to a candidate who has earned their Ph.D. no later than 2021.  Research projects should expand public understanding of New York State history and should include research based on the collections and resources of New-York Historical. This ten-month residency will carry a stipend of $60,000, plus benefits; it begins September 6, 2022, and lasts through June 30, 2023.

Application deadline: January 7, 2022

2022-23 Short Term Fellowships

Several short-term fellowships will be awarded to scholars at any academic level working in the library collections of the New-York Historical Society. Research is to be conducted for two to four weeks for a stipend of $2,000. The fellowship period will begin July 1, 2022 and end June 30, 2023.

Application deadline: January 7, 2022 

Fellowships at the New-York Historical Society are made possible through the generous endowments of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, and Helen and Robert Appel. Major support for fellowships is provided by Bernard L. Schwartz, the Lehrman Institute, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. All fellows receive research stipends while in residency.  

Short term fellowships are made possible by support from the Society of Colonial Wars, Helen and Robert Appel, Sid Lapidus, Pam Schafler, Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, Richard Brown and Mary Jo Otsea, Patricia D. Klingenstein, Causeries du Lundi, the Peck Stacpoole Foundation, and the Pine Tree Foundation of New York.