Leon Levy Center for Biography Resident Fellowships
The Leon Levy Center for Biography offers several annual fellowships to support the research and writing of outstanding biographies. These include special fellowships for CUNY dissertation students and the Sloan Fellowship for biographies of scientists.
Note: Non-U.S. citizens will need to establish their eligibility for a U.S. visa under current administration rules.
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The Biography Fellowship
The Leon Levy Center for Biography offers four resident fellowships each year (September – May). Fellows receive:
Fellows focus on their biography projects, take part in monthly seminars, and participate in public events, including the annual lecture and conference. They are also encouraged to engage with the CUNY Graduate Center’s vibrant intellectual community.
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A $72,000 stipend
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Private writing space at the CUNY Graduate Center
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Full access to research facilities
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Research assistance
The Levy/Sloan Fellowship – for biographies of scientists
The Leon Levy Center for Biography offers one resident Levy/Sloan fellowship each year (September – May). Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Sloan Fellowship supports the writing of a biography on a figure from science or technology. Fellows receive:
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A $72,000 stipend
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Private writing space at the CUNY Graduate Center
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Full access to research facilities
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Research assistance
Fellows focus on their biography projects, take part in monthly seminars, and participate in public events, including the annual lecture and conference. They are also encouraged to engage with the CUNY Graduate Center’s vibrant intellectual community.
The Martin J. Sherwin Biography Fellowship
The Martin J. Sherwin Biography Fellowship in Nuclear Age History is a summer residency fellowship for biographers and historians writing about influential figures in nuclear-age science, politics, and diplomacy.
Fellows receive:
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A $20,000 stipend to support their work during the summer fellowship period
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Optional use of private writing space at the CUNY Graduate Center
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Full access to research facilities
The David Levering Lewis Biography Fellowship
Applicants interested in the David Levering Lewis Biography Fellowship should submit a Biography Fellowship application and check the box “Consider my application for the David Levering Lewis Biography Fellowship.” A separate application is not required, and applicants may be considered for both fellowships.
The David Levering Lewis Biography Fellowship will support biographers and historians writing about the African Diaspora.
David Levering Lewis is professor emeritus of history at New York University. A recipient of the National Humanities Medal, Lewis received the Pulitzer Prize for each volume of his W. E. B. Du Bois biography. He is the author of eleven books and lives in New York City.
