Frederick S. Upton Fellowship in Public History
The Department of History of Western Michigan University and the Ft. Miami
Heritage Society invite applications for the Frederick S. Upton Fellowship
in Public History. The Upton Fellowship has been established to train
historians to engage diverse audiences in publicly and privately supported
efforts to identify, preserve and interpret cultural resources integral to
local and regional identity. It will be awarded to newly admitted,
full-time graduate student whose area of concentration is Public History.
The Upton Fellow will work twenty hours per week with Fort Miami Heritage
Society to foster collaborative projects with the educational and cultural
institutions of the Lake Michigan communities of St. Joseph and Benton
Harbor, Michigan. Working with academic and public history specialists, the
fellow will engage in research, historic preservation initiatives,
collections management, exhibitions and interpretation, and non-profit
development. Applications to both M.A. and Ph.D. programs will be accepted.
Preference will be given to Ph.D. applicants.
The Upton Fellowship award will include an annual stipend of up to $16,000
per annum (renewable, pending annual review, for up to two years), and
limited travel and research funds. Ph.D. students will receive full tuition
remission. Applicants must complete the application process as required by
the WMU Graduate School, found at: http://www.wmich.edu/admi/grad/. At
least two of the letters of reference for graduate admission must address
the candidatešs specific qualifications for the Upton Fellowship. In
addition, each applicant should submit a letter discussing his or her work
in Public History and future career plans; a portfolio of work in Public
History; two writing samples. These should be sent directly to Dr. Kristin
Szylvian, Chair, Upton Fellowship Committee, Department of History, Western
Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49008. All
application materials must be postmarked by February 1, 2002.
For more information about Western Michigan Universityšs Public History
Program, please visit:
http://www.wmich.edu/history/publichistory/
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