For its 2018–2019 fellowship program, the Ransom Center will award 10 dissertation fellowships and up to 50 postdoctoral fellowships for projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections. The fellowships support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history.
DEADLINE:The application deadline for 2018–2019 research fellowships has passed. Decisions will be announced by email on or before March 31, 2018. Application instructions for 2019–2020 fellowships will be posted in the summer.
ELIGIBILITY:
The fellowships are open to scholars of any nationality. Previous recipients of Ransom Center fellowships are eligible to reapply after two full fellowship cycles have passed. One- to three-month fellowships and travel stipends are open to scholars with a Ph.D. or with a substantial record of professional achievement, demonstrated on their curriculum vitae. If the Ph.D. is in-progress at the time of application, the proposal and letters of recommendation must clearly indicate completion by June 1, 2018. Successful applicants must complete the Ph.D. by this date in order to accept the fellowship.
Dissertation fellowships are open to doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research by the time of application.
AWARD:
ONE- TO THREE-MONTH FELLOWSHIPS
$3,500 PER MONTH (DOMESTIC) •
$4,000 PER MONTH (INTERNATIONAL)
One- to three-month fellowships are available for postdoctoral or independent scholars whose projects require extensive use of the Ransom Center’s collections.
TRAVEL STIPENDS
$2,000 (DOMESTIC) • $2,500 (INTERNATIONAL)
Travel stipends are available for postdoctoral or independent scholars whose projects require less than one month’s use of the Center’s collections. Travel stipends may not be combined with other Ransom Center fellowships.
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS
$2,000 (DOMESTIC) • $2,500 (INTERNATIONAL)
Dissertation fellowships are available for graduate students whose doctoral dissertations require use of the Center’s collections.
The Center gratefully acknowledges the principals of the endowments and annual sponsors that support these fellowships.