The Kluge Center exists to further the study of humanity through the use of the large and varied collections of the Library of Congress. All fields and disciplines within the social sciences and the humanities, including interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research, are welcome. Fellows hold book borrowing privileges and are in residence with desk space in the historic Thomas Jefferson Building with access to specialized librarians throughout the Library. Applicants may be US citizens or foreign nationals, and foreign nationals will be assisted in obtaining necessary visas.
The fellowships include:
The David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality is designed to continue epidemiologist and psychologist David B. Larson’s legacy of promoting meaningful, scholarly study of health and spirituality, two important and increasingly interrelated fields. The fellowship provides an opportunity for concentrated use of the collections of the Library of Congress to study of the relation of religiousness and spirituality to physical, mental, and social health, through full-time residency in the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. Fellowships are for a period of six to twelve months with a $5,000 monthly stipend.
The Kluge Fellowship hosts 12 scholars each year across a wide range of disciplines. Fellowships are for a period of four to eleven months with a $5,000 monthly stipend. Applicants must have received a terminal advanced degree in the last seven years in the humanities, social sciences, or a professional discipline like law or architecture.
The Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies is open to scholars whose work encompasses digital scholarship, digital humanities, data science, data analysis, data visualization, and digital publishing that utilize digital collections, tools, and methods. The Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies provides an opportunity for scholars to utilize digital methods, the Library’s large and varied digital collections and resources, curatorial expertise, and an emerging community of digital scholarship practitioners. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research is particularly welcome in the Kluge Digital Studies program. Fellowships are for a period of up to eleven months with a $5,000 monthly stipend.
The Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship allows qualified scholars to conduct research at the Kluge Center using the Geography and Map Division’s collections and resources for a period of two months, with a monthly stipend of $5,750.
Please send any questions regarding our fellowships or the application process to scholarly@loc.gov