Overview

The Kent Haworth Archival Research Fellowship at York University is designed to honour Kent MacLean Haworth (1946-2003) who was a tireless, internationally respected champion of archives and a superbly capable gatherer of Canadian material for the York University Archives. This endowed fellowship will enable students to make use of archival holdings at York University in aid of a doctoral dissertation project. This fellowship is available to full-time doctoral students in any discipline who are at the dissertation stage of his/her program and who wish to make use of the holdings of the Archives of York University in aid of his/her research. The recipient need not be a York University student. Conditions of the fellowship are as follows: 1. Research must be undertaken in the York University Archives within 12 months of the awarding of the fellowship; 2. The Fellowship will be acknowledged in the appropriate section of the dissertation; 3. The Fellowship will be acknowledged in publications emanating from research accomplished through the Haworth Fellowship. Copies of these publications will be forwarded to the York University Archivist; and 4. A report will be filed with the University Archivist within two months of the completion of the dissertation.

Value and Duration

• One award of $1,365
  • The value and number of award(s) in any given year will depend on the rate of distribution from the endowment fund and the number of recipients selected
• Non-renewable

Eligibility

• Full-time and part-time registered Doctoral York student;
• Must be a current student;
• Domestic and international students are both eligible;
• Selection criteria includes:
  • Research must be undertaken in the York University Archives within 12 months of the awarding of the fellowship;
  • The Fellowship must be acknowledged in the appropriate section of the dissertation;
  • The Fellowship must be acknowledged in publications emanating from research accomplished through the Haworth Fellowship. Copies of these publications will be forwarded to the York University Archivist, and;
  • A report will be filed with the University Archivist within two months of the completion of the dissertation.

Note: The student must be registered full-time for the upcoming academic year (Fall/Winter).

Award Period (when the award will be paid)

• Winter term

Deadlines

• Student Deadline: Applications are accepted throughout the year.
  

How to Apply

• Application form (.docx)

Documentation

• Application form (.docx)
• A description of the research proposal
• A statement indicating what materials in the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections will be used along with how the materials will be used
• A budget of estimated expenditures
• Confidential letter of support from the dissertation supervisor
• Official Graduate transcripts, and,
• CV

Contact

• Scholarship Coordinator
  230 York Lanes
  Faculty of Graduate Studies
  (416) 736-2100 ext. 33954
  fgssac@yorku.ca
• Research Officer
  230 York Lanes
  Office of the Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies
  (416) 736-2100 ext. 44168
  fgsro@yorku.ca