[ecrea] Ransom Center Fellowships for 2013-14

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The Harry Ransom Center, an internationally renowned humanities research 
library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, annually awards 
over 50 fellowships to support research projects in all areas of the 
humanities. Each year, the* Robert De Niro Endowed Fund*, *Warren 
Skaaren Film Research Endowment*, and *Filmscript Acquisitions 
Endowment* fund a number of projects focusing on the Center’s film 
collections.

The Center’s film collections include the papers of producers *David O. 
Selznick* and *Lewis Allen*, director *Nicholas Ray*, actors *Gloria 
Swanson* and *Robert De Niro*, screenwriters *Ernest Lehman* and *Paul 
Schrader*, acting teacher *Stella Adler*, special effects master *Norman 
Dawn*, and the* Interstate TheatreCircuit*, among others. For more 
information about the Center’s film collections, visit 
http://budurl.com/6mf3.

The fellowships range from one to three months, with stipends of $3,000 
per month.  Also available are $1,200 to $1,700 travel stipends and 
dissertation fellowships with a $1,500 stipend.  During the fellowship, 
scholars will work on-site in the Center’s collections in Austin, 
Texas.  Austin is home to a thriving film community including the 
*Austin Film Festival*, *Austin Film Society*, and the *South by 
Southwest Film Conference and Festival*.

Complete applications for the 2013-2014 Research Fellowships in the 
Humanities must be received by *February 1, 2013*. More information 
about the fellowships and the Ransom Center’s collections is available 
online at http://budurl.com/ppxg. Questions about the fellowships should 
be directed to Bridget Gayle Ground at (bgayleground /at/ austin.utexas.edu) 
<mailto:(bgayleground /at/ austin.utexas.edu)> or 512-232-3214.