About fellowships

Apply for fellowships to visit the Bodleian Libraries Special Collections for research into the history of manuscript and early books collections; eighteenth-century studies; and new technologies of communication.

The Bodleian Libraries Centre for the Study of the Book, in partnership with learned societies and through the generosity of donors, will award five Visiting Research Fellowships in the coming year. See the list of fellowships for the topics covered. Fellowships support residence in Oxford to facilitate research and intellectual exchange in the University of Oxford and the wider research community.

Download the further particulars and application form to apply.

Contact:
Alexandra Franklin
Centre for the Study of the Book
alexandra.franklin@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

• The Humfrey Wanley Fellowship
  
• The Byrne-Bussey Marconi Fellowship
  
• British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies / Bodleian Libraries Fellowship
  
• Renaissance Society of America / Bodleian Library Research Grant
  
• The Dunscombe Colt Research Fellowship for Architectural History
  

The Humfrey Wanley Fellowship
The fellowship is named after Humfrey Wanley who is regarded as one of the pioneers in the study of manuscripts. As a member of staff of the Bodleian Library in the 1690’s, Wanley was one of the first scholars to regard books as research materials in themselves and during this period he was instrumental in developing the skills that he would later deploy in ground-breaking publications.

Particulars of the Humfrey Wanley Fellowship, 2013
Application form (PDF)

The Byrne Bussey Marconi Fellowship
*In recognition of the change in the name of the fund supporting these fellowships, they are now to be known as the Byrne Bussey Marconi Fellowships*
Bodleian Library and Museum of the History of Science
Promoting the use of the Marconi archives at the Bodleian Library and collections at the Museum of the History of Science, this award will provide the recipient with the opportunity for a period of uninterrupted research and collegial discussion at the Bodleian Library and the Museum of the History of Science, culminating in a public lecture at the University of Oxford on the results of this research.
Online catalogue of the Marconi Archive at the Bodleian Library

Particulars of the Byrne Bussey Marconi Fellowship, 2013
Application form (PDF)

British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies / Bodleian Libraries Fellowship
Supports a member of BSECS for a one-month residence in Oxford to research in the Special Collections of the Bodleian Libraries on any topic in the study of the long eighteenth century. (For membership see the BSECS website, http://www.bsecs.org.uk/)

Particulars of the BSECS/Bodleian Fellowship, 2013
Application form (PDF)

Renaissance Society of America / Bodleian Library Research Grant
Supports a member of the RSA for a one- month residence in Oxford to research in the Special Collections of the Bodleian Library. The award is granted by the Renaissance Society of America and is open to RSA members only. See the RSA website for details of the application process:
http://www.rsa.org/

See the RSA website for details of the application process: http://www.rsa.org/

The Dunscombe Colt Research Fellowship

The award, jointly funded by The Georgian Group and the British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, is intended to facilitate a one-month research visit by a member of The Georgian Group to the Special Collections of the Bodleian Libraries in the University of Oxford. Applications will be considered from candidates seeking to research projects relating to the architecture or material culture (for example, sculpture) of the long eighteenth century (1660-1840).

Further particulars of the Dunscombe Colt Research Fellowship (PDF)
Application form (PDF)

NOTE
Non-EEA applicants are reminded that to take up fellowships they must hold an appropriate visa.
Please see the UK visas website for more information.

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