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The Bancroft Library Study AwardApplication deadline is the first Monday in February Eligibility for each academic year graduate students at any campus of the University of California depending on available funding, up to three fellowships are available to graduate students on all University of California campuses who are conducting research that would benefit from the use of source materials in The Bancroft Library. The holders of the fellowships, designated as Bancroft Fellows, will conduct their research in The Bancroft Library on the Berkeley campus during the one-year tenure of the fellowship and must therefore be registered during the academic year at Berkeley or their home campus under the inter-campus exchange program. The Kenneth E. and Dorothy V. Hill Fellowship Fund will provide Bancroft Study Awards, depending on whether the recipient is from UC Berkeley or another UC campus. UCB recipients will also receive fees. Students must be beyond the first year of graduate study; in the past, awards have generally gone to students who have passed their qualifying examinations, have exhausted other forms of support, and are engaged in dissertation research. Awards will be announced in April. In addition, up to $3,000 will be awarded for research during the summer session, in the form of one $3,000 fellowship (six to eight weeks in residence), or two $1,500 fellowships (four to six weeks), or three $1,000 fellowships (two to four weeks). The applicant's statement of purpose must describe how the research project will make use of The Bancroft Library's collections, which include:
Completed applications must include: statement of purpose, 1000 words or less; official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework; three letters of recommendation from instructors, and, for summer fellowships, the estimated length of time that the applicant would be in residence. The selection committee will balance all of these factors in determining the recipients of the full year fellowships as well as the summer fellowships. Application forms may be obtained from any UC Graduate Fellowships Office, the Administrative Office of the Bancroft Library 510-642-3782, or the Bancroft website.
Gunther Barth FellowshipsAll applications must be submitted by the first Monday in February The Gunther Barth Fellowships, established in memory of Gunther Barth, Professor of History, support short-term research projects (stipend up to $1500) at The Bancroft Library being carried out by formally enrolled college and university students. Such projects will generally be in the area of nineteenth-century history of the North American West, with preference given to special areas of interest to Professor Barth: environment, exploration, immigrants, urban history, cultural landscapes, and built environments (such as city parks, memorial parks). Eligibility for Awards: The program is designed to support qualified researchers as defined above, regardless of academic degree. Applying for Awards: All awards are made by the Gunther Barth Fellowship Committee of The Bancroft Library. Using the Application Form accessible below, applicants should apply in writing to The Bancroft Library, indicating the scope and purpose of their proposed projects and how collections at The Bancroft Library will support their research. The application, along with documentary evidence of current enrollment at a college or university and one letter of recommendation must be sent to: Gunther Barth Fellowship All applications and awards will be made within the framework of existing fellowship programs. Gunther Barth Fellowship Winners 2009-2010 Academic Year Alexander Olson, "Scars and Signs: Natural History at the University of California, 1869-1906" 2008-2009 Academic Year Richard Welker, "The Culture of Agrarian Capitalism: Farmers, Neighbors, and Economic Relationships in Nineteenth Century California" Reese FellowshipAll applications must be submitted by March 1st The Reese Fellowships in American Bibliography and the History of the Book in the Americas have been established by William Reese Company to encourage research on material printed in or related to the Americas. The fellowships will support individuals pursuing research in these areas at the institutions participating in the fellowship program. Scope of Eligible Projects: The program will support any research work relating to either systematic bibliography of any part of the Western Hemisphere, or any investigation of the history of the book in the Americas. Preference will be given to projects in materials printed prior to 1920. Projects may investigate any printed genre (e.g. books, prints, pamphlets, photographs intended for publication, broadsides, etc.). They may be purely bibliographical, or they may address any issues of ownership, readership, or use of printed materials. Support for work in manuscript collections will be limited to projects related to printed materials (e.g. annotations in books, publishers' business archives, etc.). They are not intended to support the editing of an author's papers. Eligibility for Awards: The program is designed to support qualified researchers regardless of academic degree. Applying for Awards: Application for the Reese Fellowship should be in the form of a letter to the review committee. The letter should describe the purpose and scope of the proposed project, detailing sufficient information about relevant holdings of The Bancroft Library that would support the project. Indication of qualification of the applicant to undertake the proposed work will help the review committee evaluate the proposal. All awards are made by the Reese Fellowship Committee of The Bancroft Library. No awards are made directly by William Reese Company. All applications and awards will be made within the framework of existing fellowship programs. If applying for a Reese fellowship at more than one institution in one year, this should be clearly stated in the application. Submit your application in writing to: Submit your application by email to: dbolling@library.berkeley.edu Size of Awards: The fellowship is offered in the amount of $2,000, to support a month of study. Awards may be used to defray travel expenses, living expenses, or research costs. It is assumed that the recipient of the award will be in residence for whatever term is set by the awarding institution. Award Announcement: Applicants will be notified of the committee's decision. The applicant will conduct the research project within one year of notification. All recipients will be asked to write a brief report for The Bancroft Library and the William Reese Company on their research. Reese Fellowship Winners 2008 Andrina Tran, "Resurrecting the Forgotten Cookbook" The Hill-Shumate Book Collecting PrizeApplication deadline is the first Monday in March Prizes are open to currently enrolled undergraduates of UC Berkeley. Kenneth E. Hill and Albert Shumate established the prizes to encourage Berkeley students to collect books, to build their own libraries, to appreciate the special qualities of the printed word, and to read for pleasure and education. The Hill-Shumate Prize awards $600 to the winning entry, $300 for second place, and $100 for third place. In addition, all entrants will receive one-year gift memberships in the Friends of The Bancroft Library. To be considered for the Hill-Shumate Prizes, collections must include at least 50 items. Collections may cover specific authors or subjects, contemporary or historical; they may stress bibliographical features (edition, illustrations, binding, etc.); paperbacks and ephemeral material may be included as long as they significantly reflect the purposes of the collection; modern textbooks should not be submitted. Judges will give special consideration to how well the collection reflects the student's stated goals and interests. Age, rarity, or monetary value of material in the collections submitted is less important than the thought, creativity, and persistence demonstrated in defining a collection and bringing it into being. To be considered for the Hill-Shumate Prize, students are asked to submit:
After reviewing the essays and lists, the judges may ask finalists to bring selected items from their collections to The Bancroft Library for final judging. Winners will be announced and awards made at the Annual Meeting of the Friends of The Bancroft Library held in the spring of each year. If there is any doubt as to the eligibility of a collection, the owner is urged to consult The Bancroft Library's Curator of Rare Books, Anthony Bliss, 642-1839 or abliss@library.berkeley.edu. Hill-Shumate Award Winners
The Hubert Howe Bancroft AwardPresented by the Friends of The Bancroft Library, the Hubert Howe Bancroft Award honors individuals for their "significant achievements in support of historical research and scholarship and in the preservation of ephemera and memorabilia." The Hubert Howe Bancroft Award is presented at the Annual Meeting of the Friends of The Bancroft Library and recipients are presented with a proclamation and a miniature bust of Hubert Howe Bancroft. The resolution passed by the Friends of The Bancroft Library to establish the award reads, in part, Whereas, it is appropriate for the Friends of The Bancroft Library to recognize significant achievements in support of historical research and scholarship on California and the American West, in the preservation of primary and secondary source materials about the region, and in the interpretation and imaginative re-creation of its history, and Whereas, Hubert Howe Bancroft was an exemplary figure in the field of historical scholarship, in the collection of primary source materials, and in the scope and depth of his historical writings, and, Whereas, Hubert Howe Bancroft was the founder and namesake of The Bancroft Library, now, Therefore, be it resolved, that an appropriate award is hereby authorized and created to recognize from time to time contributions to history and its preservation consonant with the tradition established by Hubert Howe Bancroft, and, Be it further resolved, that this award be named the Hubert Howe Bancroft Award. Distinguished Recipients
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