"Masterson Fellowship"

Masterson Fellowship

Company: University of Oklahoma

Job Location:

Category: Laboratory and Research

Type: Full-Time

Position Title: Masterson Fellowship

Location: University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Department: Western History Collections

Position Type: Fellowship

Qualifications:

For summer 2026 applicants: Each fellowship applicant will be required to have a virtual consultation with a member of the WHC curatorial team. The purpose of the consultation is to ensure needed research materials will be available for an applicant's proposed fellowship project. Please send your consultation request to westernhistorycollections@ou.edu. Your request should include the scope of your fellowship project and a list of collections to be utilized during the fellowship. If an applicant does not carry out this requirement, their application will not be considered for funding.

Application Instructions:

NOTE: Consultation with a WHC curatorial team member is required prior to application. See the fellowship descriptions outlined above for more information.

Apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/178350

Candidates for the Masterson Fellowship must submit the following:

• Indicate the fellowship for which you wish to be considered
• Research proposal (1,500 words) outlining the research project and plan of work, citing specific WHC collections and their centrality to the research project
• Curriculum vitae
• Two letters of support for their specific project from individuals familiar with their work

Successful applications will describe the importance and impact of the research inquiry and will identify defined resources in the Western History Collections that are essential to their work. Applicants are encouraged to contact us to help identify resources.

Fellows will be required to present their work to the OU community as part of their award.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Description:

Fellowships for Visiting Scholars

DEADLINE: January 16, 2026

The Masterson Fellowship, endowed by Conrad and Ellen Masterson of Cee Vee, Texas, provides opportunities for visiting scholars, external to the University of Oklahoma, who want to conduct research in the Western History Collections for one or two months (four or eight weeks) during the summer. The fellowship is open to advanced graduate students, faculty, or independent scholars engaged in an original research project of significant scholarly merit that will benefit directly from the utilization of materials in the Western History Collections. An award, or awards, of one or two months (four or eight weeks) will be made, and priority consideration for at least one fellowship line will be given to research on range management history, the impact of cattle ranching in the American West, or related topics.

The stipend for the Masterson Fellowship is $2,500 per month (four or eight weeks), per the fellow's residency length.

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