About the programme
Provides one-time reimbursement-based funding for projects that would significantly benefit from on-site work with UCLA Library Special Collections. Priority goes to discrete projects using collections on marginalized and stigmatized groups, and artists and activists are encouraged to apply. Fellows must finish within the awarded calendar year and create an outreach deliverable.
Eligibility
- United States citizen or permanent resident with the legal right to work in the U.S.
- On-site graduate-level, post-doctoral or independent research using Library Special Collections materials
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What they look for
- Preference for projects on collections representing marginalized and stigmatized groups
What you will need
- Abbreviated CV (under two pages)
- Project proposal (under two pages)
- One reference contact
How to apply
- Complete the fellowship application form and submit required documents by December 1, 2026
- Awardees notified in January 2027
- Awards disbursed as reimbursements after the research visit, which can take up to three months
Applications are submitted on UCLA Library Special Collections’s own site. Open Doors helps you prepare; it is not the official application portal.
Who received it before
Past fellows are listed in a PDF covering 2004 to present; the page cites a 2024 Thayer fellow who studied comedy-variety television.
- Jessica Hoover, 2024 James and Sylvia Thayer Short-Term Research Fellowship recipient
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From people who applied
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Source and verification
- Official source
- UCLA Library Special Collections · Application
- Last checked
- 13 Nov 2026, read automatically from the official page
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