Swenson Family Fellowship in Eastern Christian Manuscript Studies for Junior Scholars

The Swenson Family Fellowship supports graduate students and 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 the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML). The fellowship provides financial support for research residencies of two to six weeks at HMML's facilities in Collegeville, Minnesota. Established in 2012 by Dr. Gregory T. and Jeannette Swenson with their son Nicholas Swenson, this fellowship is awarded semi-annually. Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, non-tenure track scholars, pre-tenure faculty, researchers without permanent or full-time positions, and independent researchers are all eligible to apply. The program welcomes international applicants but does not sponsor J visas. Fellows receive access to HMML's extensive manuscript collections and resources in a retreat-like setting on the campus of Saint John's Abbey and University.