The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) $184,000 to establish a national program of short-term fellowships in African American Studies. Over the next three years, the fellowships will enable scholars, professional artists, writers, and other researchers to conduct research relating to African American and African diasporic art, culture, history, and politics in the collections of the member institutions of the BMRC.

The three-year program will be held during the summers of 2009, 2010 and 2011. Fellows will be in residence in Chicago for one to two months. Applicants must demonstrate a need for the collections of at least one BMRC institution, with preference given to applicants whose research will take them to at least one other member institution as well. These BMRC collections should be vital to the applicant’s research. Applicants who live outside of the state of Illinois will receive preference. In addition to conducting their proposed research, fellows will take part in monthly programs, hosted by member institutions on a rotating basis.  More Information