Beginning Fall 2017, this fellowship is being administered and housed at the University of Oregon Libraries Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).
The Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Research Fellowship supports travel for the purpose of conducting research using the papers of feminist science fiction authors housed in the UO Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives. For more information on these collections, which includes the papers of Ursula K. Le Guin, visit:
http://researchguides.uoregon.edu/c.php?g=431653&p=2944560
Applications for short-term research fellowships will be accepted from undergraduates, master’s and doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, and college and university faculty at every rank, as well as independent scholars working in feminist science fiction.
Up to $2,000 in fellowship support will be awarded for use within one year of award notification.
For complete information and application requirements, visit: https://library.uoregon.edu/special-collections/le-guin-fellowship
Submit applications to: Linda Long, Curator of Manuscripts, llong@uoregon.edu.
The Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship is sponsored by the University of Oregon Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives and the UO’s Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS).
History
The Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship was originated by the Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University of Oregon, the University of Oregon Robert D. Clark Honors College, and University of Oregon Libraries Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).
The intention of the Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship is to encourage research within collections in the area of feminist science fiction. The UO Libraries Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) houses the papers of authors Ursula K. Le Guin, Joanna Russ, James Tiptree, Jr., Kate Wilhelm, Suzette Haden Elgin, Sally Miller Gearhart, Kate Elliot, Molly Gloss, Laurie Marks, and Jessica Salmonson, along with Damon Knight. SCUA is also in the process of acquiring the papers of other key feminist science fiction authors. For more about these collections, visit http://library.uoregon.edu/node/3524.