The Kate Van Winkle Keller Fellowship for Research in Early American Music and Dance is funded by an endowment established by Kate's family and friends and by the Society for American Music (SAM), of which Kate was a founding member and the first Executive Director. The fellowship supports research for scholars at all levels (graduate student to senior scholar) engaged in scholarly research and writing on American music or dance, which must be appropriate to research collections at the AAS. It is open to individuals affiliated with academic institutions as well as independent scholars. Awardees who are not currently members of the Society for American Music will also be awarded a one-year membership in SAM. The length of the fellowship is for one to two months during the period June 1 to May 31. Doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research are eligible for many of the fellowships. Candidates holding a recognized terminal degree appropriate to the area of proposed research, such as the master's degree in library science or M.F.A., are often eligible to apply. Fellows are selected on the basis of the applicant's scholarly qualifications, the scholarly significance or importance of the project, and the appropriateness of the proposed study to the Society's collections. Preference will be given to individuals who have not held fellowships during the three years preceding the period for which the application is being made. A statement of previous support that the applicant has received for this project, as well as a statement indicating whether the applicant currently holds or expects to hold an academic appointment or equivalent during the fellowship year must also be submitted. If so, applicants must indicate whether they expect to receive support from their institution during the tenure of the fellowship, and the terms of such support. Please visit the fellowship's website or contact the American Antiquarian Society for more information.