Center for Pacific Northwest Studies

James W. Scott Regional Research Fellowship

2001-2002 and 2002-2003 

The Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University, announces the availability of two annual research fellowships of $250 to promote the use of its collections* and to forward scholarly understandings of the Pacific Northwest. 

Eligibility, Tenure, and Deadlines:  Two awards of $250 each will be granted each fiscal year to researchers who propose to undertake significant research into the Center’s archival holdings.  The Center for Pacific Northwest Studies will award two annual fellowships:  one to a junior scholar (those in graduate programs or who have finished the Ph.D. within the last two years or are relatively new to the field of historical research and writing), and one to a senior scholar (generally published authors or those more than three years out from the Ph.D.).    In years in which no senior scholar applies or receives a fellowship, a second junior fellowship will be awarded.  Fellows must be in residence at the Center during the fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) for which they have applied, with the exception of the first fellowships for the 2001-2002 fiscal year, which have been extended until September 15, 2002.  Applications for the 2001-2002 fiscal year fellowships will be reviewed starting December 15, 2001, and remain open until two fellowships are granted.  Applications for the 2002-2003 are due at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies by May 15, 2002, but applications will be accepted until two have been awarded. 

Fellow Responsibilities:  Fellows are asked to spend approximately a week or longer examining Center holdings and to give at least one public talk or workshop regarding some aspect of their research during their visit to the Center.  The audiences for these talks will vary depending on the time of the year, but fellows may expect to speak to the general public, area students, and specialists in their own fields.  

Procedure for Application:  Applicants must provide a c.v., a brief plan of research, and a list of possible lecture/workshop topics to Chris Friday, Director, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9123. 

*For additional information regarding the Center’s holdings, please visit the website at: http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/cpnws/