ASECS Huntington Library Short-term Fellowship
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ASECS Huntington Library Short-term Fellowship supports postdoctoral scholars and PhD candidates in travel-based research using The Huntington’s collections to advance scholarship on the period 1660–1815.
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Funder: American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application and recommendations)
Funding Amounts: $3,500 award
Summary: Supports postdoctoral scholars and PhD candidates conducting travel-based research using The Huntington’s collections to study 1660–1815.
Key Information: Applicants must be ASECS members in good standing and reside outside the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Description
The ASECS Huntington Library Short-term Fellowship supports postdoctoral scholars and PhD candidates who wish to use The Huntington’s collections to study the period 1660–1815. Administered by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, it forms part of the society’s research grants supporting eighteenth-century scholarship that requires travel.
The fellowship focuses on research grounded in The Huntington’s holdings. Applicants describe their project’s contribution to the field, its expected progress before the visit, and their plans for the fellowship period, alongside relevant bibliographical information. The ASECS committee evaluates applications for this fellowship through the society’s shared research-grant process, which considers applicants for every ASECS research grant for which they are eligible.
