Special Collections and Archives at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites interested scholars to apply for cycle of William R. Eadington Fellowships, which facilitate on-site research at SCA into any aspect of gaming and gambling. Projects about Las Vegas or Southern Nevada unrelated to gaming and gambling will be considered, but projects focused on gaming and gambling will receive priority.
Special Collections & Archives awards two types of fellowships:
- Four-week resident fellowships offer a $3,000 stipend
- Two-week visiting fellowships offer a $1,500 stipend
Eligibility
The Eadington Fellowships Program is open to enrolled graduate students (with a preference for PhD candidates with in-progress dissertations) and university faculty members. We welcome applicants from any discipline. Scholars in the fields of history, sociology, law, literature, and media studies are especially encouraged to apply. Independent scholars will also be considered.
Eadington Fellowships are meant to support a wide array of research interests. Suggested research topics include: casino marketing and the branding of Las Vegas, prominent figures in the gaming industry, gaming law and regulation, gambling mathematics, casino architecture and design, gambling in literature, problem gambling and its treatment, anti-gambling campaigns, and the evolution of specific games of chance.
Fellowship Website:
https://www.library.unlv.edu/sca/eadington-fellows