Repository Research Fellowship

Participating Repositories and Collections for 2023

Please check back for the most current list, as more repositories may join before the application closes. 

Applicants can find collections in IUCAT (https://iucat.iu.edu/) or contact atmusic@indiana.edu.

Applicants can find more information on their website (https://bfca.indiana.edu/explore-collections/index.html) or contact bfca@indiana.edu.

Applicants can find more information on their website (https://eskenazi.indiana.edu/exhibitions/sage-collection/index.html) or contact Director Kelly Richardson at ksrichar@iu.edu.

*On campus (in-person) fellowship(s) only

Contact igwsinfo@indiana.edu with any questions. 

*On campus (in-person) fellowship(s) only

Applicants can find more information on their website (https://guides.libraries.indiana.edu/africanstudies) or contact Mireille Djenno, Librarian for African Studies, at mdjenno@indiana.edu.

Applicants can find more information on their website (https://libraries.indiana.edu/moving-image-archive-collections) or contact iulmia@indiana.edu.

*Only Photo Collections available for 2023 Repository Research Fellowships

Applicants can find more information on their website (https://iumaa.iu.edu/collections/ethnographic-collections/index.html) or contact Ellen Sieber, Chief Curator, at esieber@iu.edu with any questions regarding the collections.

*On campus (in-person) fellowship(s) only

Contact Collection Manager Jess Miller-Camp at jessmc@iu.edu with any questions. 

Applicants can find more information on their website (https://law.indiana.edu/lawlibrary) or contact the library via this form https://law.indiana.edu/lawlibrary/_assets/ask-a-librarian.html.

*On campus (in-person) fellowship(s) only

Applicants can find collections on their website (https://kinseyinstitute.org/collections/index.php) or contact libknsy@indiana.edu.

Applicants can find more information on their website (https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library) or contact liblilly@indiana.edu.

For more information about the University Archives and their collections, contact Director Dina Kellams at dmkellam@indiana.edu.

*Not available in June 2023

For more information about the Wylie House collections, contact Director Carey Champion at crbeam@indiana.edu.

For more information about repositories and collections:

2022 RRF Fellows

Ellie Armon Azoulay, Newcastle University,
working with Archives of Traditional Music

José Carlos de la Puente, Texas State University,
working with Lilly Library

Wendy Kline, Purdue University,
working with Kinsey Institute

Tamás Scheibner, ELTE University of Budapest,
working with University Archives

Marissa Shaver, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,
working with Archives of Traditional Music

Past Fellows

Past Summer Repository Research Fellows have conducted research in a variety of repositories and collaborated with several IUB faculty.

List of Past Fellows

My residency in the IU Paleontology Collection was a fantastic opportunity to collect critical data on the sizes of fossil marine animals...I expect to plan future visits to the collections, and hope to interact more regularly with the faculty and researchers at IU.

Phil Novack-Gottshall, Paleobiologist & Summer Research Fellow 2016