Rare Book School fellowship and scholarship opportunities

Dear Classical Greek and Latin Discussion Group members, 
 
Are you interested in learning more about working with texts, images, and artifacts as material objects, or might you know someone who is so inclined? With apologies for cross-posting, please find below information on fellowship and scholarship opportunities at Rare Book School this fall.
 
The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) at RBS invites applications from early-career scholars for its Junior Fellows Program, which focuses on enriching the study of texts, images, and artifacts as material objects through capacious, interdisciplinary scholarship. (Deadline: 1 November 2019)
 
RBS-awarded scholarships offer tuition assistance to applicants with financial need who wish to take RBS classes. (Deadline: 1 November 2019) NB: The RBS course schedule for the summer of 2020 will be announced in October 2019.
 
The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage at RBS seeks applicants interested in advancing multicultural collections through innovative and inclusive curatorial practice. (Deadline: 1 December 2019)
 
For more information about how to apply to our fellowships and scholarships for new and returning RBS students, please consult: https://rarebookschool.org/news/2019-scholarships/
 
To learn more about RBS’s five-day intensive courses, which are offered at several different partner institutions in the United States, please visit: https://rarebookschool.org/courses/
 
We would be most grateful if you could pass this information along to anyone who might be interested in applying to one or more of our programs. Thank you!
 
Best regards,
Donna Sy
 
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Donna A. C. Sy
Administrative Director, Andrew W. Mellon 
  Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
[email protected]
(434) 243-4296 direct line
 
Rare Book School
at the University of Virginia
(434) 924-8851 main office
(434) 924-8824 fax
 
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SoFCB JUNIOR FELLOWS PROGRAM 
 
Rare Book School’s Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) invites applications for its 2020–21 cohort of junior fellows. The deadline is 1 November 2019.
 
Continuing the work of the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Critical Bibliography (2012–17), this scholarly society works to advance the study of texts, images, and artifacts as material objects through capacious, interdisciplinary scholarship—and to enrich humanistic inquiry and education by identifying, mentoring, and training promising early-career scholars. Junior Fellows will be encouraged and supported in integrating the methods of critical bibliography into their teaching and research, fostering collegial conversations about historical and emerging media across disciplines and institutions, and sharing their knowledge with broader publics. 
 
The fellowship includes tuition waivers for two Rare Book School courses, as well as funding for Junior Fellows to participate in the Society’s annual meeting and orientation. Additional funds are available for fellows to organize symposia at their home institutions, and fellows will have the option of attending a bibliographical field school to visit libraries, archives, and collections in a major metropolitan area. After completing two years in good standing as Junior Fellows, program participants will have the option to become Senior Fellows in the Society.
 
The Society is committed to supporting diversity and to advancing the scholarship of outstanding persons of every race, gender, sexual orientation, creed, and socio-economic background, and to enhancing the diversity of the professions and academic disciplines it represents, including those of the professoriate, museums, libraries, archives, public humanities, and digital humanities. We warmly encourage prospective applicants from a wide range of disciplines, institutions, and areas of expertise.
 
For more information and to apply, please visit: 
http://rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/sofcb/
 
For more information about diversity and the SoFCB, please visit the Diversity & Outreach Committee’s Welcome Letter: https://rarebookschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SoFCB_Welcome_Letter_2019.pdf
 
Inquiries about the Junior Fellows Program can be directed to Sonia Hazard, SoFCB Selection Committee Chair, at [email protected], or Donna Sy, SoFCB Administrative Director, at [email protected]