The Michael G. Karni Scholarship at the Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota, provides up to $850 to support research at the Center about Finnish-American experience. The deadline for the 2010 funding cycle is November 1, 2009.
The IHRC offers extensive holdings related to Finnish-American identity, from publishing and music to family history and literary contributions. The Karni Scholarship provides up to $850 to a scholar visiting the IHRC for a minimum of 10 days (two weeks) and using collections on site. The award may be used for research between January 1 and December 31, 2010.
Applicants are encouraged to consult the IHRC's online holdings information at www.ihrc.umn.edu to learn about the Center's research collections and to contact IHRC collections staff to verify the appropriateness of materials to a proposed topic.
Two recommendations, a brief estimate of expenses, and a concise statement regarding dissemination of research (through publication, exhibition, or artistic project) are required. Application information may be downloaded from www.ihrc.umn.edu/educators/pdf/Karnischolarship.pdf.
The IHRC is a unit of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. For inquiries about the application process, please contact IHRC Program Director Haven Hawley at ehh(at)umn.edu.
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