Tee A. Corinne Memorial Travel Fellowship

The Tee A. Corinne Memorial Travel Fellowship enables research within the Oregon lesbian intentional communities collections, including the Tee A. Corinne Papers, the Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project Collection, as well ask the papers of Ruth Mountaingrove, Carol Newhouse, Jean Mountaingrove, Lee Lynch, Beverly Brown, Gail Lorene Pyburn, Sally Miller Gearhart, Joanna Russ, and Alice Sheldon (James Tiptree, Jr.). Additional collections of potential interest include records documenting the lesbian separatist intentional communities in southern Oregon, including the WomanShare Collective Records, the Rootworks Records, the Oregon Women’s Land (OWL) Farm Records, and the SO CLAP! (Southern Oregon Country Lesbian Archival Project) Collection.

Fellowship Description

Awards of $3,000 support travel for the purpose of research at SCUA and are open to any non-UO individual, regardless of institutional affiliation. The fellowship selection committee includes representatives from SCUA and selected academic faculty. Fellows should be aware that, depending on their status and country of origin, the US government may consider their award taxable income. It is recommended that fellows familiarize themselves with their tax status and take necessary steps to plan for and pay any potential fees.

Fellows Will

  • Complete their research at the University of Oregon within a year of award notification
  • Present a 30-45 minute, recorded lecture at a virtual speaker series hosted by SCUA, followed by a moderated Q&A
  • Submit a copy of their final project or publication to SCUA
  • Acknowledge the Tee A. Corinne Memorial Travel Fellowship and its sponsor, SCUA, in all publications resulting from the research fellowship
  • A 1,000-word (maximum) proposal that describes the project for which these collections will be consulted, as well as the role that the applicant expects these collections will play in the project
  • A curriculum vitae or résumé
  • Full contact information
  • Full name of applicant must appear on each page of the application
  • Two letters of recommendation (must be submitted separately to Emily Moore at mlemoore@uoregon.edu)

Applications for 2025 are currently open and will be accepted until 5pm PST on Friday, January 3, 2025. 

Fellows awarded funding will be notified by late March of the application year. 

Access application here.

Tee A. Corrine Fellows

  • 2020 (dual awards): Cassandre Di Lauro and Charlotte Flint
  • 2021 (multiple awards): Sarah Cooper, Ariel Evans, Anais Dupuis and Cecil Simon
  • 2023 (dual awards): Ariel Goldberg and Sam Wrigglesworth
  • 2024: (dual awards): Cecily Evonuk and Shai Feraro