Funder: American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Houghton application deadline) | January 17, 2027 (ASECS-listed deadline; consult Houghton)
Funding Amounts: $4,500 stipend for a four-week residency (Houghton’s current program); ASECS lists $3,600
Summary: Supports eighteenth-century studies research requiring in-depth use of Houghton Library’s collections at Harvard University.
Key Information: Recipients must be ASECS members in good standing before the fellowship can be awarded.
Description
This fellowship supports eighteenth-century studies research at Houghton Library, Harvard University. It forms part of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies’ Co-sponsored Library Fellowships program, through which ASECS and partner research institutions jointly fund library-based research opportunities. Houghton administers this fellowship through its Visiting Fellowships program, which supports projects that require in-depth research on the library’s holdings and open new perspectives on its collections.
Fellows can draw on staff expertise, access other Harvard libraries, and participate in intellectual life at the University. Houghton particularly welcomes proposals that reexamine its collections through a global lens or demonstrate how rare books and manuscripts contribute to discussion of contemporary social, political, and cultural issues.
