Bourse Thomas Scattergood

Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation Research Fellowship


Call for applications

Each year Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections offers a $5,000 fellowship for researchers to use our materials related to mental health and the history of mental health care. For 2019, we will offer two fellowships.

Projects engaging with the history of mental health, mental health care reform, and the role of Quakerism in mental health care will be considered. We hope that materials created through these fellowships advance scholarship and engage with our collections in unique and creative ways. Fellowships are open to scholars at any stage in their careers.

Research funded by the 2019 application cycle may be conducted from October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.

Submit the following materials by the deadline:

• A three to five page statement of research goals, including what progress has been made on your research project to date; a statement of how this project will benefit the scholarly community with which it intersects; an assessment of how Haverford’s materials can further its progress and what particular materials at Haverford you wish to use; and an estimate of when the project is expected to be completed. Haverford’s finding aids are searchable online, and researchers may particularly wish to consult the Friends Hospital records.
• A current vita or resume.
• A writing sample.
• Two letters of recommendation from individuals who are familiar with both the field in which the applicant proposes to work, and with the applicant’s work. (Reference letters must also be received by the deadline). Please also include reference names and contact information in the application materials.
• Permanent and any temporary address and phone number.

Materials should be sent electronically to Mary Crauderueff at mcrauder@haverford.edu.

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Demonstrated understanding of the applicability of Haverford's collections to the project.
• Probability that the project will result in a product that will advance scholarship.
• Evidence of the applicant’s prior familiarity with and effective use of similar collections.

Deadline: March 15, 2019

Applicants will be notified by late April of the results of the application process. Contact Mary Crauderueff with your questions:
mcrauder@haverford.edu.