The Caxton Club will award two scholarships for expenses of up to $2,500 (each) for book-related projects to be completed during academic year 2012-2013.
The Caxton Club’s purpose is the literary study and promotion of the arts pertaining to the production of books. Within the scope of such object may come arranging for lectures and exhibitions, and the occasional publishing of books, offered and designed to illustrate and support the object of the Club.
Applicants should have demonstrable interest in the history of the book, book arts, print culture studies, bibliography or library studies and must be enrolled in a Midwestern (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska and North and South Dakota) graduate program in one of the following areas:
Print culture studies, bibliography or library studies History of the book Book arts
Library workers and other professionals seeking additional training in book history or book arts fields are encouraged to apply.
For more information on The Caxton Club Scholarship click here.
Send applications to:
The Caxton Club
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton
Chicago, IL 60610-7324
ATTN: Scholarship Committee
For more information about the Caxton Club go to http://www.caxtonclub.org
Direct questions to Martha Chiplis at mchiplis@gmail.com.
DEADLINE: 05/07/2012
SOURCE: http://www.caxtonclub.org/
