Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) Swenson Family Fellowship in Eastern Christian Manuscript Studies

The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) photographs, catalogs, and provides access to manuscripts located in libraries and archives worldwide. HMML forms partnerships with manuscript repositories to create digital images of the manuscripts in their collections and to share these images online. HMML gives special priority to manuscripts located in regions endangered by war, political instability, and other threats. Located on the campus of Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, HMML's digital and microfilm collections include photographs of approximately 486,000 manuscripts preserved in partnership with more than 1,500 repositories worldwide. In addition, HMML's print reference collection holds approximately 50,000 volumes on topics related to manuscripts, printed books, art, liturgy, and monasticism. The Swenson Family Fellowship is for graduate students or postdoctoral scholars with demonstrated expertise in the languages and cultures of Eastern Christianity. Awardees must be undertaking research on some aspect of Eastern Christian studies requiring use of the digital or microfilm manuscript collections at HMML. The fellowship supports research residencies of two to six weeks at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota. Awards range from $2,500 to $5,000, based on project proposal and length of residency. Funds may be applied toward travel to and from Collegeville, housing and meals at Saint John's University, and costs related to duplication of HMML's microfilm or digital resources (up to $500). Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, non-tenure, pre-tenure, researchers without permanent or full-time positions, and independent researchers are eligible to apply. The program welcomes international applicants, but does not sponsor J visas.