The Syd Hoff Research Fellowship Endowment is administered by The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation. The fund was established by Syd Hoff’s niece, Carol Edmonston, wishing to honor and preserve Syd’s legacy, and the Don Levin Trust, wishing to honor Carol’s work.

 

PURPOSE

The purpose of this fund is to support scholars who wish to study any part of the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection.

By offering this competitive fellowship, we aim to encourage imaginative and productive research in children's literature and specifically to encourage and facilitate scholarly use of the resources of the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi. The de Grummond focuses on American and British children's literature, historical as well as contemporary, but also has materials from other nations and in additional languages. Original manuscripts and illustrations of more than 1,400 authors and illustrators are a special emphasis of the Collection. In addition, more than 200,000 published volumes, dating from 1530 to the present and including more than 250 magazine titles, are contained in the Collection. Among the resources available for use are the original illustrations, manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, dummies, preliminary sketches, photographs, and correspondence of award winning American cartoonist and children's book author, Syd Hoff. The material includes more than 1,700 cartoons drawn for newspapers and magazines.

 

ELIGIBILITY

Grants up to $1729 may be made to applicants of any discipline who engage in projects which require substantial use of the de Grummond Collection. Awards will be based upon the applicant's scholarly qualifications, the merits of the proposal submitted, and the appropriateness of the proposal to the resources of the de Grummond Collection. Preference will be given to projects which have a good likelihood of being published. Fellowship monies can be used for travel, lodging, and meals, and must be expended by May 31, 2025.

 

CONDITIONS

Recipients will be requested to submit a short report of their research at the de Grummond Collection and will be obligated to provide the Collection with a copy of any publication that was made possible by the fellowship. Publications resulting in full or part from this support should include an acknowledgement of the Syd Hoff Research Fellowship Endowment.

 

APPLY

Please see instructions and the application here. Email the completed application with corresponding documentation to Karlie Herndon by 11:59 p.m. on September 30, 2024.

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Karlie Herndon
de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
118 College Drive, #5148
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001

 

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