The fellowship will be granted to a graduate student to study at the Ecole Nationale des Chartes in Paris. The recipient must be a U.S. citizen and a candidate for the Ph.D. degree. Preference will be given to students attending institutions in the Renaissance Center consortium. Tenure of the grant is for three months. The Ecole des Chartes, founded in 1821, is the oldest institution in Europe specializing in training in the archival sciences, including paleography, bibliography, textual editing, and the history of the book.
Instruction emphasizes the history, literature, and geography of France.