For Applicants

No, the LCLF does not provide fellowships to cover the summer period.

Applicants must have faculty or faculty emeritus status at an institute of higher education at the time of application and during the entire time covered by the fellowship. U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens are eligible.

Fellowships may be used for a wide variety of projects; examples include publication of research, enhancement of sabbaticals, travel to libraries or collections, reasonable payment of student research assistants, dramatic productions, excavation expenses, or cost of research materials (note funding restrictions). Please contact lclf@fas.harvard.edu with specific inquiries.

It is not a strict limit, but we do ask that you aim for clarity. Note that the budget and any bibliography you would like to include can be thought of as separate from the proposal.

Yes. Letters written in French, German, or Italian will be accepted. Please email lclf@fas.harvard.edu if your recommender would like to write in a different language.
 

Yes, but note the restrictions on funding usage.

If you are applying for an application with one or more people, choose one person to be the main contact. Please upload individual CVs for each participant with your application, but submit one proposal and just three letters of recommendation for the project as a whole. In the case of archaeological investigations, note that a project has a three-year limit regardless of who applies for it.

No. Applications, including letters of recommendation, must be submitted electronically via Interfolio. Interfolio staff are available to help you through the process.

Visit https://www.interfolio.com/talk-to-us/.
Write to help@interfolio.com.

Applicants should receive emails from Interfolio immediately upon submission. Check your spam folder, and then check that your application was fully submitted. Note that either three letters of recommendation or three recommendation requests must be attached to your application before it can be submitted. See Interfolio help or reach out to help@interfolio.com for assistance.
 

No. See the FAQ on restrictions.

No. See the FAQ on restrictions.

No. The maximum award is $40,000.