Research Opportunities
Senior Scholar in Residence
Pre–and post-doctoral students, including independent, non-university-affiliated persons, are invited to apply for a 12-month residency. The proposed research will occur at the New Netherland Research Center in Albany, utilizing the resources of the New York State Library and Archives for research in the field of Dutch Colonial America and the Atlantic World. Scholars are expected to include the primary sources of the Records of New Netherland in their research, so a reading knowledge of seventeenth-century Dutch is necessary. For more information about the Senior Scholar in Residence Grant, see the New Netherland Institute site.
Application Deadline: May 15, 2012
Student Scholar Research Grant
Scholars beyond the undergraduate level and actively working on a thesis, dissertation, or
scholarly article are invited to apply for a three-month residency. Research must be conducted at the New York State
Library and Archives, Albany, NY, in the field of New Netherland history and the Dutch
Atlantic World, utilizing the Records of New Netherland.
Considering that much of the secondary, as well as the primary, source materials are in
seventeenth-century Dutch, it would be to the student scholar’s advantage to have a
working knowledge of the language. For more information about the Student Scholar Research Grant, see the New Netherland Institute site.
Application Deadline: May 15, 2012
Quinn-Library Research Residencies
Through generous support from the Doris Quinn Foundation, the New Netherland Research Center, and the Anna K. and Mary E. Cunningham Trust Fund, the New York State Library provides a grant of $2,500 for specialized research in Dutch-related documents and printed material at the State Library. Researchers interested in the history of New Netherland and the Dutch Colonial Atlantic world are encouraged to apply.
- Information on how to apply for the Cunningham and Cunningham-Quinn research residencies
- 2010 Recipients
The 2010 Cunningham-Quinn Research Residency was awarded to Chelsea Teale of State College, Pennsylvania for her reearch on Colonial Dutch perception and management of wetlands on western Long Island and in the Hudson Valley.
Quinn-Archives Research Residency
With the generous support of the Doris Quinn Foundation, the New Netherland Institute, and the New Netherland Research Center, the New York State Library has partnered with the State Archives to offer a fellowship to facilitate research on New Netherland and on the Dutch Colonial Atlantic World. Recipients of the Quinn-Archives Research Residency Program receive $2,500 and spend up to a year in Albany, New York, working in the collections of the New Netherland Institute and the New York State Archives.
The 2009 recipient of the Quinn-Archives Research Residency Program was Stephen T. Staggs, PhD Candidate, Western Michigan University.