The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon is accepting applications for its inaugural fellowships. These fellowships are designed to support short-term and long-term funded residential research. Slated to open in fall 2013, the Library is located at Mount Vernon, just 16 miles south of Washington, D.C. near Alexandria, Va.

These funded research opportunities are available to doctoral candidate at dissertation stage, have a PhD or have standing as an advanced scholar in a relevant field. Applicants may be U.S. residents or international scholars with permission to enter the U.S. for this purpose.

Short-term (up to three months) and long-term (up to six months) applicants will be considered for the 2013 fellowship program. Short-term fellowships are valued at $10,000. Long-term fellowships are valued at $20,000. Both types of fellowships include housing at the DeVos House and round-trip airfare or mileage reimbursement for one trip to and from the scholar’s residence. Research may be conducted beginning in September 2013 and should be completed prior to September 2014.

The application must be received by November 15, 2012. Applications will be reviewed by a highly-regarded panel of scholars assembled by Mount Vernon. Awardees will be notified on or before George Washington’s birthday, February 22, 2013.

For information on other grants and prizes in history, see the “Awards and Fellowships” section of the AHA Calendar.

This post first appeared on AHA Today.