The Robert and Ina Caro Travel / Research Fellowship
The Robert and Ina Caro Travel / Research Fellowship supports biographers’ travel to archives and significant places to deepen research and illuminate their subjects’ lives and character.
Funder: Biographers International Organization
Due Dates: February 1, 2027 (Annual deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to four awards of at least $2,500 each
Summary: Supports biographers’ research travel to archives and places significant to their subjects’ lives.
Key Information: Open worldwide to biographers writing in English; the work must remain in progress and not be in production at the annual BIO conference.
Description
The Robert and Ina Caro Travel / Research Fellowship is an annual program of Biographers International Organization (BIO), honoring the Caros’ work and their emphasis on the importance of place in understanding character. It supports biographers with works in progress who need to visit archives or locations significant to their subjects’ lives.
The fellowship aims to help authors produce deeply researched, context-rich biographies. Its focus is on setting as more than background: exploring where a subject lived or worked can illuminate that person’s feelings, motivations, and character. Funded travel may advance a book proposal, a chapter, or completion of the work. The fellowship also welcomes non-print biographies, including documentary films.
