AAS-American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowship
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AAS-American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowship supports researchers' projects on American eighteenth-century history, literature, and culture to deepen understanding of the period.
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Funder: American Antiquarian Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Fellowship jointly funded by AAS and the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Summary: Supports research projects related to the American eighteenth century, including its history, literature, and culture.
Key Information: Degree candidates are ineligible; awardees who are not ASECS members must join.
Description
The fellowship supports research on projects related to the American eighteenth century. It is jointly funded by the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) and the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS). Its research scope encompasses Revolutionary America, early American political culture, religion, education, literature, and the wider Atlantic world.
Past fellows have studied subjects including the first United States census, property and power in the early republic, Quaker women educators, Native literacy, and printing and the book trade. Other supported projects have examined slavery, medicine, family identity, population, and Atlantic commerce, illustrating the breadth of work within the fellowship’s central focus.
