Martin Duberman Visiting Fellowship
Martin Duberman Visiting Fellowship
The Martin Duberman Visiting Scholar program at The New York Public Library fosters excellence in LGBT studies by providing funds for scholars to do research in the Library’s preeminent LGBT historical collections. The fellowship is open to both academic faculty and independent scholars who have made a significant contribution to the field. Applications for the fellowship are evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Significant scholarly achievement or demonstrated potential
- Compelling research proposal that makes a contribution to the field of LGBT studies
- Archival-based research that clearly requires extended use of NYPL’s collection
- Demonstrated financial need
Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with the right to work in the United States. The recipients of the award will receive $25,000 to fund their research at the Library. Two fellows will be selected for the October 2021 - June 2022 season. The awardees will be expected to spend a minimum of three months researching at the Library and at other archives relevant to their topic in the New York City area, to give a public talk on their work, and to write a short piece about their project for the Library’s website. To be considered for the fellowship, applicants should send a research proposal of 5-10 pages, their updated Curriculum Vitae, an example of their research (article or book chapter), and an appropriate letter of recommendation.
Martin Duberman Visiting Fellowship | The New York Public Library
Martin Duberman Visiting Scholars receive $25,000 to support scholarship requiring substantial onsite use of the Library’s premier LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) history collections.
Applications for the October 2021 through June 2022 season will be due September 30, 2021. Applications should be sent as one pdf file to Jason Baumann, jasonbaumann@nypl.org. `
If you have any questions about the program or the Library’s collections, please contact Jason Baumann, Coordinator of Collection Assessment, Humanities, and LGBT Collections, jasonbaumann@nypl.org.
Interested applicants should also be aware of The Duberman/Zal Fellowship at CLAGS: Center for LGBTQ Studies. This fellowship is designed only for graduate students, adjunct university teachers, and unaffiliated scholars:.
Martin Duberman is Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Lehman College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York and was the founder and first director of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at the CUNY Graduate School. He has authored some two dozen books, including James Russell Lowell, finalist for the National Book Award; Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community; Paul Robeson; Stonewall; the memoir Cures: A Gay Man’s Odyssey; Pulitzer Prize Finalist for The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein; Jews Queers Germans: A Novel; and Paul Robeson: No One Can Silence Me. In 2012, Amherst awarded Duberman an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. He lives in New York City. His papers are held in the New York Public Library’s Manuscripts & Archives Division.