Harvard Library

Open programs3

1. Houghton Library Visiting Fellowships

   Harvard Library’s Houghton Library offers Visiting Fellowships for scholars pursuing projects requiring in-depth research in its rare book, manuscript, and performing arts collections, with access to library resources, staff expertise, and Harvard’s intellectual community.

   FellowshipHumanities, library and archival research

   Deadline

   Jan 15, 2027

   Amount

   $4,500

2. Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting

   The Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting, sponsored by the Board of Overseers’ Committee to Visit the Harvard Library, recognizes and encourages Harvard undergraduates’ personally formed book collections with cash awards (first $5,000, second $3,000, third $1,500), an invitation to exhibit, and first-prize eligibility for the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest.

   ScholarshipHumanities

   Deadline

   Mar 27, 2027

   Amount

   $5,000

3. Pforzheimer Fellowships

   Harvard Library’s Pforzheimer Fellowships fund Harvard graduate students to spend a paid summer (June–August 2026) working with librarians or archivists on curated projects—from digitization to exhibits—with awards up to $6,000 paid hourly for approximately 10 weeks.

   FellowshipLibrary and Information Science

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $6,000

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