The Ecole Nationale des Chartes Exchange Fellowship allows one PhD candidate to spend a semester abroad at the ?ëcole Nationale des Chartes in Paris and one affiliate of the ?ëcole Nationale des Chartes to travel to Chicago to conduct research at the Newberry. To be eligible to study at the ?ëcole, applicants must be PhD candidates from a U.S. or Canadian university who have achieved ABD status by the application deadline. The fellowship covers auditor tuition and a portion of living expenses (up to one term) in Paris for a period of three months. Students, faculty members, and alumni of the ?ëcole Nationale des Chartes are eligible to apply for the exchange program to conduct research at the Newberry.