Hill Museum & Manuscript Library

Study Centers

Malta Study Center
Ethiopia Study Center
Austria-Germany Study Center

Research Links

Scholar services
Information for visiting scholars
Library catalog for Saint John’s University, and College of Saint Benedict
HMML's printed catalogs
Ethiopian Manuscript Imaging Project (EMIP) collection of Ethiopian manuscripts and magic scrolls
Digitized printed catalogs from other libraries

Opportunities for Scholars

Scholars in Eastern Christianity may apply for a Dietrich Reinhart OSB Fellowship in Eastern Christian Manuscript Studies.
Junior scholars may apply for a Heckman Stipend.
Senior scholars may apply for a Nicky B. Carpenter Fellowship in Manuscript Studies
Junior scholars may apply for a Swenson Family Fellowship in Eastern Christian Manuscript Studies
College of Saint Benedict students can take advantage of the Irma Wyman internships.
Faculty development incentives are offered to the CSB/SJU faculty and community.
Summer paleography workshop at HMML: The Minnesota Manuscript Research Laboratory

Heckman Stipends

The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) invites applications for research stipends, made possible by the A.A. Heckman Fund. Up to 10 stipends in amounts up to $2,000 are awarded yearly. The stipends may be used to defray the cost of travel, room and board, microfilm reproduction, photo-duplication and other expenses associated with research at HMML. Length of residency may range from two weeks to six months. Undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral scholars (those who are within three years of completing a terminal master’s or doctoral degree) are eligible. The program is specifically intended to help scholars who have not yet established themselves professionally and whose research cannot progress satisfactorily without consulting materials to be found in the collections of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.

Application Information

Applicants should submit to the HMML Committee on Research:

A letter of application
A curriculum vitae
A one-page description of the proposed research project, including length of stay and an explanation of how HMML’s resources will enable them to advance their project
A confidential letter of recommendation from their advisor, thesis director, mentor, or, in the case of postdoctoral candidates, a colleague who is a good judge of their work

Please direct all inquiries and materials to:

Committee on Research
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Bush Center
Box 7300
Saint John’s University
Collegeville, MN 56321-7300
320-363-3514

You can send your application materials to HMML as email attachments as well. Send email to hmml@csbsju.edu

Deadlines
The Committee grants awards every six months, on April 15 (for study occurring between July and December of the same year) and November 15 (for the period between January and June of the following year).