Announcements

Nineteenth Century Studies Association Article Prize

The Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA) is accepting applications for the annual NCSA Article Prize, awarded in recognition of excellence in scholarly studies on subjects from any discipline focusing on any aspect of the long nineteenth century (the French Revolution to World War I). The winner will receive a cash award of $500 to be presented at the annual meeting of the NCSA in March 2005. Articles published between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004 are eligible for the 2005 Prize and may be submitted by authors or by a publisher of a journal, anthology, or volume containing independent essays. Multidisciplinary essays are especially encouraged. Essays written partly or entirely in a language other than English must be accompanied by translations in English. Submissions should be mailed by 15 October 2004 to Professor Kevin Lewis, Department of Religious Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208. Inquiries for further information may be directed to Professor Lewis at kevin@sc.edu, but electronic submissions will not be accepted. Applicants should provide an e-mail address for acknowledging receipt of their submissions.

John Carter Brown Library Research Fellowships

The John Carter Brown Library will award approximately twenty-five short- and long-term Research Fellowships for the year 1 June 2005–31 July 2006. Short-term fellowships (some of which have thematic restrictions) are available for periods of two to four months and carry a stipend of $1,600 per month. These fellowships are open to foreign nationals as well as to U.S. citizens engaged in pre- and postdoctoral, or independent, research. Graduate students must have passed their preliminary or general examinations at the time of application and be at the dissertation-writing stage. Long-term fellowships, primarily funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, are typically for five to nine months and carry a stipend of $4,000 per month. Recipients of long-term fellowships may not be engaged in graduate work and ordinarily must be U.S. citizens or have resided in the United States for the three years immediately preceding the application deadline. All fellows are expected to relocate to Providence and be in continuous residence at the Library for the entire term of the fellowship.

The John Carter Brown Library is an independently administered and funded center for advanced research in history and the humanities located at Brown University. The library's holdings are concentrated on the history of the Western Hemisphere during the colonial period (c. 1492 to c. 1825). Research proposed by fellowship applicants must be suited to the holdings of the Library.

The application deadline for fellowships for 2005–2006 is 10 January 2005. For application forms or additional information, write to Director, John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Providence, Rhode Island 02912; telephone: 401-863-2725; fax: 401-863-3477; e-mail: JCBL_Fellowships@brown.edu. The Web site is www.JCBL.org.