[ecrea] Research Fellowships at the Harry Ransom Center

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 Theatre Circuit*, among others.  For more 
information about the Center's film collections, visit 
http://budurl.com/tcjg.

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*.

The Ransom Center is currently accepting fellowship applications for the 
2014-2015 academic year. Applications must be submitted through the 
Center's website by January 31, 2014, 5 p.m. CST.

The 2014-2015 academic year will mark the 25th anniversary of the Ransom 
Center's fellowship program. Since the program's inauguration in 1990, 
the Center has supported the research of more than 800 scholars through 
fellowships.

More information about the fellowships and the Ransom Center's 
collections is available online at http://budurl.com/qdvk. Questions 
about the fellowship program or application instructions should be 
directed to (ransomfellowships /at/ utexas.edu).

Janet Staiger
William P. Hobby Centennial Professor Emeritus in Communication and
Professor Emeritus of Women's and Gender Studies
Department of Radio-Television-Film (CMA 6.158)
University of Texas at Austin
One University Station A0800
Austin, TX 78712
http://rtf.utexas.edu/faculty/janet-staiger