These Fellowships are administered by the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London and are funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.  The Fellowships are intended to help students registered as doctoral candidates at North American universities to:

(1) work in original source materials in the humanities in the UK;

(2) deepen their ability to develop knowledge from original sources;

(3) provide insight from the viewpoint of doctoral candidates into how scholarly resources can be developed most helpfully in the future.

There are two types of Fellowship: Pre-dissertation and Dissertation.  The Pre-dissertation Fellowship (stipend value USD $5,000) is offered for a maximum of 2 months and is intended to help candidates draw up and revise a dissertation proposal.  Candidates must have completed their coursework and examinations prior to the start of the Fellowship.  The Dissertation Fellowship (stipend value USD $25,000) is offered to candidates already working on their dissertation and who need to spend time in the UK to carry out archival research.  These fellowships will run concurrently with the academic year (i.e. 1 OCT 2011 to 30 SEPT 2012).

The closing date for receipt of applications, and supporting documentation, is 14 JAN 2011.  Further details and forms can be found here.