NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: August 28, 2003

Contact: Cynthia Burns  202-939-4755


Mellon Dissertation Fellowships Offered by CLIR

WASHINGTON, D.C.— For the third year, the Council on Library and Information
Resources is offering fellowships funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
to support dissertation research in the humanities in original sources.

Applications postmarked by November 14, 2003 (November 1, 2003, if mailed
from outside the United States) will be considered for about 10 awards to be
announced by April 1, 2004, for use beginning between June 1 and September
1, 2004.

The purposes of the program are to

*       help junior scholars in the humanities and related social-science fields
gain skill and creativity in developing knowledge from original sources
*       enable dissertation writers to do research wherever relevant sources may
be rather than just where financial support is available
*       encourage more extensive and innovative uses of original sources in
libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and related repositories
in the U.S. and abroad, and
*       provide insight from the viewpoint of doctoral candidates into how
scholarly resources can be developed for access most helpfully in the
future.

Application information and forms are available under Fellowships at
www.clir.org, or may be requested from CLIR by e-mail at [log in to unmask], by
phone at (202) 939-4750, or by mail at CLIR, 1755 Massachusetts Ave., NW,
Suite 500, Washington, DC, 20036.

The Council on Library and Information Resources is an independent,
nonprofit organization that works to expand access to information, however
recorded and preserved, as a public good. In partnership with other
organizations, CLIR helps create services that expand the concept of
"library" and supports the providers and preservers of information.

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Cynthia Burns
Program Associate
Council on Library and Information Resources
1755 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-2124
telephone: 202-939-4755
fax: 202-939-4765