In Fellowships

Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West invites applications for its 2008-2009 visiting fellowship program to support new research and writing about the West. Fellows can be in residence at Stanford for periods ranging from two weeks to one academic year. The fellowships are designed to facilitate research toward an article - or book-length study on a topic related to the United States west of the Mississippi, western Canada, and/or northern Mexico.

The Center welcomes fellowship applications on any topic. However, we remain particularly interested in supporting work that intersects with the topical emphases of the Center’s programming, including

* Politics and governance
* Natural resources policy
* Freshwater in the West
* Immigration and demographic change
* The rural West
* The relationship between the federal government and the West
* The image and identity of the West in the media and popular culture

While in residence, fellows are expected to fully participate in the intellectual life of the Center and of the campus. The fellowship is open to faculty of all ranks from U.S. or non-U.S. institutions, independent scholars, freelance authors, and other public intellectuals. (As the purpose of the program is to bring new scholars and writers to campus, Stanford faculty members are not eligible for the fellowship. The Center also sponsors a separate short-term fellowship program for working journalists seeking support for articles or broadcast segments and series, details of which can be found on our web site.)

Each fellow will receive a stipend of $3,000-$20,000, depending on rank and on length of stay. Fellows are expected to obtain additional funding from external grants, sabbatical or other funding from home institutions. The Center will provide an office with networked computer, library privileges, access to fax, copier and mailroom, and advise the fellow in making housing arrangements in the vicinity.

The deadline for fellowship stays during Academic Year 2008-2009 is January 14, 2008. Interested candidates may submit applications electronically to Priscilla Williams, Administrative Associate of the Bill Lane Center. Application packages should contain a cover letter indicating desired dates of fellowship, a CV, a one-page description of the research project, and the names and contact information for two references. If a candidate prefers to submit hard copies of their application, please contact Priscilla Williams for mailing information; packages must be received by the application deadline. Candidates can expect decisions to be made by March 31, 2008. Confirmation of the timing of the fellowship stay will be agreed upon by the candidate and the Center once an application has been accepted.