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Review Grant Opportunities

The Department of Special Collections and the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer several short-term research grants and prizes and awards.


Grants & Fellowships

  • Friends of the Princeton University Library Research Grants

Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term research grants to promote scholarly use of the research collections. For information and application procedures, see: Library Research Grants 

  • Manuscripts Division Archival Fellowship

The Manuscripts Division, a unit of Princeton University Library’s Department of Special Collections, is proud to offer the inaugural Manuscripts Division Archival Fellowship to one graduate student or recent graduate this year. This fellowship provides a summer of work experience for a current or recent graduate student interested in pursuing an archival career.  For more, see: Manuscripts Division Archival Fellowship 

  • John Foster and Janet Avery Dulles Archival Fellowship

The Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library offers the John Foster and Janet Avery Dulles Archival Fellowship for one graduate student each year. This fellowship provides a summer of work experience for a graduate student interested in pursuing an archival career. For more, see: John Foster and Janet Avery Dulles Archival Fellowship


Awards & Prizes 

  • Elmer Adler Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize

Are you an avid collector of books, manuscripts, or other materials found in libraries? If so, consider submitting an essay about your collection for a chance to win the Elmer Adler Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize! To apply, see: Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize