The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin — ASECS Library Fellowship supports eighteenth-century studies researchers using the Center’s collections for on-site research.
Funder: American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Due Dates: October 1, 2026 (Collections inquiries for a guaranteed response) | November 6, 2026 (Ransom Center application) | November 11, 2026 (ASECS listing)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 fellowship; eligible international recipients receive an additional one-time $500 stipend
Summary: A jointly funded fellowship supports eighteenth-century studies projects requiring research in the Harry Ransom Center’s collections.
Key Information: Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent degree and be ASECS members in good standing before an award is made.
The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) and the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin jointly fund this fellowship as part of ASECS’s co-sponsored Library Fellowships program. It supports projects in eighteenth-century studies; the ASECS listing does not limit the fellowship to particular subjects or methods within that field.
Applicants use the Ransom Center’s fellowship process. Its research fellowships support projects requiring substantial on-site use of the Center’s collections, which span literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history.