The Athenaeum will be closed on Monday, April 20, for Patriots’ Day and will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, April 21.

Fellowship Application Form

Please complete the form below. All applications will be considered for all available fellowships; you need not specify a particular one.

  • Those who do not hold a PhD should arrange for a letter of recommendation from a dissertation advisor or supervisor.
  • Secondary school teachers need to arrange for two (2) letters of recommendation.
  • Recommendations should be emailed directly to fellowships@bostonathenaeum.org by the recommender. The subject line should contain the applicant’s full name.

Note: there are several different deadlines.

If you hold a PhD, enter “N/A”.
Describe your project, research plans, and goal.
Joint Fellowship applicants should include Congregational Library and Archive materials as well.