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Overview

³Ô¹ÏÍø and the Huntington Library jointly offer three collaborative fellowships to support advanced graduate students conducting research in the complementary holdings of the Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection and the Huntington Library.

The collections are particularly strong in Anglo-American political philosophy, the English Civil War, the Glorious Revolution, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and religion and reform movements.

For more information about the collections, visit:

Eligibility

The fellowship is open to doctoral candidates in fields related to the collections, including History, English, Material Texts, Political Philosophy, American Studies, and related disciplines.

Applicants must have completed their qualifying examinations and received departmental approval for their dissertation proposals.

Candidates may generally apply for and hold additional Huntington fellowships during the same award cycle, including standard short-term fellowships, provided they remain in Boca Raton throughout October 2027. Additional restrictions may apply to awards involving a third institution.

Award Details

To foster a collaborative scholarly community around the Weiner Spirit of America Collection, all three fellows will be in residence at ³Ô¹ÏÍø in Boca Raton during October 2027. At the end of the month, fellows will present their research at a ³Ô¹ÏÍø Atlantic forum.

Each fellow may complete the second month of the fellowship at the Huntington Library between July 1, 2027, and June 30, 2028, excluding October 2027.

Fellows are expected to remain in residence at each institution throughout their respective fellowship periods.

Each recipient will receive a total stipend of $8,000, distributed as follows:

• $4,000: One month at ³Ô¹ÏÍø Libraries in Boca Raton, conducting research using the Weiner Spirit of America Collection.

• $4,000: One month at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.

Application Procedure

Applicants must submit the following materials by email to Dr. Jason Sharples at jsharples@fau.edu by 11:59 p.m. PST on November 15, 2026.

1. Cover Sheet: Download, complete, and sign the Application Instructions and Cover Sheet .

2. Curriculum Vitae (CV): Limited to three pages.

3. Research Proposal: Include the following:

   • A description of the dissertation and its significance to the field of study (approximately 1,000 words).

   • A list of materials to be consulted at each library.

   • A work plan explaining how the materials will contribute to the dissertation research.

4. Two Letters of Recommendation: Two faculty members familiar with the applicant's research must email confidential recommendation letters directly to Dr. Jason Sharples at jsharples@fau.edu. Applicants will receive notification as each letter is received.

Successful applications should identify specific materials the applicant intends to consult. Applicants are encouraged to contact librarians at either institution with questions about the collections.

For questions about the fellowship or application process, contact jsharples@fau.edu.

Former Fellows

Testimonials

Keep the existing testimonials on the current page. They are also included on the old page, so there is no need to duplicate them.

Where Are They Now?

• Jordan Wingate (2018): Completed his Ph.D. at UCLA in 2019 and became an academic editor at UNC-Chapel Hill.

• Deborah Charnoff (2018): Earned her Ph.D. from CUNY Graduate Center in 2019 and has taught at Baruch College in New York.

• Jason Herbert (2019): Completed his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota in 2022 and became an ethnographer at Seminole Heritage Services in Stuart, ³Ô¹ÏÍø.

• Dusty Dye (2021): Became an assistant director at the Center for Public History at the University of West Georgia.

• Eva Landsberg (2022): Completed her Ph.D. at Yale and became the Program in Early American Economy & Society Postdoctoral Fellow at the Library Company of Philadelphia.

• Shannon Mason (2022): Completed her Ph.D. at the University of Missouri and became a postdoctoral fellow.

• Katharine Beene (2024): Completed her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut and became an instructor at the University of West Georgia.

• Elizabeth Hines (2024): Completed her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago and became an Assistant Professor of History at the University of South ³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Benefactors and Organizers

The ³Ô¹ÏÍø Atlantic-Huntington Library Fellowship is made possible through the generous support of Dr. Howard and Judith Weiner, along with ³Ô¹ÏÍø Libraries, the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, and the Department of History, in partnership with the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.

To support the fellowship program, visit the and select the Howard and Judith Weiner Spirit of America Advancement Fund from the available fund options.