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Fellowship Opportunities |
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Now accepting applications for the 2008-2009 academic year. Applications due July 15, 2008. The Gaming Research Fellowship program provides successful applicants with a $4000 stipend and workspace in Special Collections. Graduate students and academic faculty are eligible to apply. The fellowship is moving into its second awards cycle. We are currently accepting applications for the 2008-9 academic year. Read the complete text of the position announcement right here: |
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Gaming Research Fellowships at UNLV University Libraries |
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The Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (http://gaming.unlv.edu) invites graduate students and academic faculty to apply for month-long residency fellowships. Fellows will spend one month doing research at UNLV Special Collections, which includes an unrivalled collection that spans the 17th to 21st centuries. Although primarily in English, the holdings include many texts in French, German, and Italian. This, the largest gambling library in the world, includes manuscript collections, casino corporate archives, promotional and publicity files, and government publications. For more information on the collections see http://library.nevada.edu/speccol/gaming/index.html. What you get
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Please send all materials (and any questions about the program) to the center’s director, Dr. David G. Schwartz, electronically. DO NOT SEND PAPER APPLICATIONS. The fellowships will be awarded in early August, and all applicants contacted by August 15. UNLV is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity educator and employer committed to excellence through diversity. |
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History of the program |
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The Gaming Fellowship Program began in 2007 with funding from UNLV University Libraries. In the first awards cycle, five applicants were chosen for month-long residencies. They were: Dr. Stewart Ethier, mathematics Jane Haigh, history Dr. Larry Gragg, history Dr. Matt Johnson, history Dr. Jessica Cattelino, anthropology |
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| Named fellowship programs | ||
There are still opportunities to create named fellowship awards at the Center for Gaming Research. Here are some of the awards that have been proposed but still require funding:
If you are interested in funding a fellowship or grant, please contact Dr, Schwartz. |
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