Michigan State University Libraries is now accepting applications for visiting scholars for the summer of 2025. Our Visiting Scholars program welcomes researchers at all levels to make use of our world-class collections related to (but not limited to) popular culture, comics, rare books, Africana, LGBTQ activism, Michigan writers, cookery and foodways, as well as both the radical left and right. Please consult our collections and MSU’s University Archives and Historical Collections for more information on MSU’s unique holdings. How to Apply Our special collections travel grants all share the same eligibility requirements and follow a shared timeline. See the bottom of the page for details on specific travel grant criteria. Eligibility Open to applicants from all nationalities. Non-U.S. citizens are required to obtain a J-1 visa if accepted. Applicants must be at least 50 miles from East Lansing. Any researcher, including un...