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The John Carter Brown Library offers long-term fellowships for researchers who have completed a PhD program, including the successful defense of their dissertation. These residential fellowships are available for periods of five to ten months and carry a monthly stipend of $5,000. Several long-term fellowships have been made possible by Donald L. Saunders, R. David Parsons, and The Reed Foundation, which has endowed the InterAmericas Fellowship for research on the history of the West Indies and the Caribbean basin. Applicants of all nationalities are considered for these fellowships, which support research utilizing the JCB's collection of primary sources relating to the history of the Americas and the colonial period.

The Carter G. Woodson Institute's distinguished fellowship is a two-year residential fellowship for pre-doctoral students (ABD) whose work focuses on African American and African Diasporic Studies, including but not limited to research pertaining to African American, Caribbean, Latin American, African, and/or Diasporic contexts. Scholars selected for the fellowship are required to relocate to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia to join a cohort of interdisciplinary scholars. Fellows receive funding for two calendar years through a twelve-month appointment. The fellowship comes with an annual stipend of $36,000, plus health insurance. All fellows receive a one-time relocation reimbursement (up to $1,000). Additionally, each fellow receives an annual allowance for research and travel-related expenses (up to $2,000, annually). The pre-doctoral fellows must be in residence at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia for the duration of the award period. Fellows are expected to participate in the series of workshops held during the academic year and to present their work periodically to the larger academic community. The fellowship is open to qualified candidates without restriction as to citizenship or current residence.

The Cuban Research Institute (CRI), the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, and Florida International University Libraries offer the Díaz-Ayala Library Travel Grants to study the special collections related to Cuba and Cuban Americans. These awards are offered in honor of Cristóbal Díaz-Ayala, the prominent music collector and independent scholar who donated his Cuban and Latin American Popular Music Collection to FIU in 2001. The grants provide scholars and graduate students the opportunity to conduct research on Cuba and its diaspora at the FIU Green Library, thereby expanding access to the library's unique holdings and enhancing its value as a national resource. CRI, LACC, and FIU Libraries offer research stipends of up to $2,000 each to offset the costs of a minimum one-week stay (five working days) in Miami to consult the collections. Scholars in the humanities and the social sciences whose work will be enhanced by using the resources of the collections are encouraged to apply. Priority is given to scholars who are not previous recipients of the award. Two of the awards are given to U.S.-based scholars or graduate students, in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI Grant. Those residing in other countries are encouraged to apply for the remaining grant. As a condition of the award, recipients give a lunchtime lecture at FIU for faculty and students on their recent research.