Gwin J. and Ruth Kolb Research Travel Fellowship
The Gwin J. and Ruth Kolb Research Travel Fellowship supports early-career eighteenth-century scholars with funding to access essential distant research collections.
Funder: American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Due Dates: February 15, 2027: Application deadline (including all materials and letters of recommendation)
Funding Amounts: $500 per award; one-time travel support for early-career researchers
Summary: Supports early-career eighteenth-century scholars with travel funding to access distant research collections.
Key Information: ASECS membership required at time of application; only one ASECS travel grant per academic year allowed.
Description
The Gwin J. and Ruth Kolb Research Travel Fellowship, administered by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), is designed to support early-career scholars in eighteenth-century studies whose research requires travel to distant collections in North America or abroad. The fellowship provides supplemental funding to help junior faculty, independent scholars within five years of their Ph.D., and advanced doctoral candidates access unique archival resources essential to their research. The goal is to encourage innovative scholarship and facilitate exploration of collections that are central to the advancement of eighteenth-century studies.
