The fellowship is underwritten by the Bridge Fund, a generous bequest managed by the Arkansas Community Foundation. The Bridge Fund provides scholarships to students of Jefferson County, Arkansas, supports libraries throughout the state, and works innovatively to support and improve the teaching of Arkansas history. The materials will be used in teaching Arkansas history, in accordance with the bill adopted in 1997 by the Arkansas legislature.
Slight preference is given to work designed for junior high level.
Applications must be received by December 31, 2000. Judging takes place in January, 2001. Applicants are notified in mid February. Fellows take residency in the month of their choosing, within the year following their selection. Judging the applications is a panel of four respected Arkansans, an historian, an educator, a librarian, and a writer.