Summer Fellows Program for Research in Residence
The Kierkegaard Library offers fellowships to scholars for from two to nine weeks in duration, usually used between June 3 and August 15. Fellowships are also available at other times of year. The award includes free housing and a $300 per month stipend for food as well as access to the libraries and other facilities of St. Olaf College. Young Scholars Program stipends are $200 per month.
To apply for a fellowship, please send a letter outlining your proposed research project and reasons for wanting to use the collection. A curriculum vitae or other desciption of qualifications and two academic recommendations are also required. Awards are normally made to students at graduate level or to mature scholars. Advanced undergraduates are also welcome to apply (see Young Scholars Program). Please send application material to Curator Gordon Marino at marino@stolaf.edu.
The application deadline is February 15 for the coming summer, although decisions in clear-cut cases can sometimes be made earlier for those who need to plan in advance. No stipends will be offered for stays of less than one month, for late applicants, or for scholars receiving salary and/or research funding from home institutions. Scholars coming from abroad will need to obtain a J1 visa, which St. Olaf College will assist the scholar in obtaining. All scholars must come with health insurance in hand, or must notify the Library in advance that health insurance is not available to them.
