UMass Amherst Libraries Fellowships
Areas of Interest
Du Bois Research Fellowship
The Du Bois research fellowships are now managed by our partner, the W. E. B. Du Bois Center. You can find information about this program and application materials on the Du Bois Center’s website. The application requirements and timeline described above might not apply to this fellowship program.
Brother David Steindl-Rast Fellowship
Scope: To support research that engages with the spiritual dimensions of social change.
Eligibility: Graduate students and early career professionals (within five years of receipt of a PhD), however, we strongly encourage independent scholars and those outside academia to apply.
John William Bennet Fellowship
Scope: To support research and writing in the history of labor, work, and industry, honoring the legacy of labor historian and activist John William Bennett.
Eligibility: Graduate students and early career professionals (within five years of receipt of a PhD) but we are open to proposals by labor historians without academic affiliation.
Kenneth R. Feinberg Fellowship (two will be awarded)
Scope: To support research that touches on the theme of the value of human life or that otherwise resonates with the legacy of Kenneth R. Feinberg.
Eligibility: Graduate students and early career professionals (within five years of receipt of a PhD).