Research Funding + Student Employment

Student Employment

The Peace Collection typically employs 3-5 students each semester and during the summers. Most of our hiring is done in September, January, and April. Students typically work 4-8 hours/week during the academic year, and 35 hours/week in the summer. Check JobX, or email peacecollection@warthmore.edu to see if opportunities are currently available.

Moore Fellowship

The Margaret W. Moore and John M. Moore Research Fellowship provides a stipend to promote research that uses the resources of the Friends Historical Library, the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, or Swarthmore College Archives. Academics, creatives, and researchers at all levels are welcome to apply!

Moore Student Fellowship

The Moore Student Fellowship provides a stipend to students for completing 20 or 30 hours of research using materials from Swarthmore's Special Collections and presenting to staff about their research. Applications are due annually in March. Learn more!

Moore Fellowship for non-students

A stipend in the amount of $1,500 per week, for a minimum of one week and a maximum of four weeks, will be distributed to 2-6 researchers. Fellows are expected to travel to Swarthmore to conduct their research on-campus between July 1 and the following June 30. Learn more!