To promote the interpretation of Virginia history and access to its collections, we offer several research fellowships. We offer fellowships of up to three weeks a year. Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowships cover the broad sweep of Virginia and American history. We confer fellowships on the basis of the applicants' scholarly qualifications, the merits of their proposals, and the appropriateness of their topics, as demonstrated by citation to specific sources in our collections. Applicants whose research promises to result in significant publication, including the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, will receive primary consideration. Because the program is designed to help defray travel expenses, residents of the Richmond metropolitan area are not eligible for fellowships. We offer a few grants ($500 per week) for mileage to commuting researchers who live outside that area. The majority of fellowships ($1,000 per week) go to those who live farther away and incur greater expenses. We welcome applications from doctoral candidates. Undergraduates, master's students, and graduate students not yet admitted to Ph.D. candidacy are not eligible. One letter of recommendation should be submitted electronically to Dr. James Brookes, Melanie Trent De Schutter Library Director. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.