12/19/2025
Call for applications: The Jay I. Kislak Research Fellowship and Artist-in-Residence.
Applications accepted in English or Spanish through Saturday, January 31, 2026.
Housed in the Special Collections at the University of Miami Libraries, Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Early Americas, Exploration and Navigation at the University Libraries houses a large repository that focuses on cultural encounters and their legacies across the Americas. These materials include rare books, manuscripts, photographs, and cultural artifacts. As the Collection continues to grow, and in an effort to honor the original landmark gift, it now also includes contemporary artists’ books and zines that document modern-day cultural encounters in the Americas.
The Jay I. Kislak Research Fellowship and Artist-in-Residence program is made possible through a generous endowment provided by the Kislak Foundation to promote the Collection’s use through scholarly and artistic pursuits.
Research Fellowship
Research fellowships will support doctoral candidates and faculty who wish to use the Kislak Collection at the University Libraries as a primary resource for a dissertation or scholarly work. Fellowships of $4,500 per month will be granted for periods of one to two consecutive months, depending on the range of materials the applicant wishes to consult and the centrality of Kislak materials to their research.
Artist-in-Residence
Residencies of up to two months will support those who wish to use the Kislak Collection to advance their artistic practice. The artist can be at any stage of their career and in any discipline, such as literary, visual, and performing arts. The artist-in-residence will collaborate with the Kislak Collection and Special Collections to create works inspired by our materials. The program requires that all drafts, edited iterations, interviews, sketches, etc., be added to the Libraries’ collection. The artist will retain intellectual control over the final work(s). The artist-in-residence will receive a stipend of $4,500 per month.
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