Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University – ASECS Visiting Fellowship
The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University – ASECS Visiting Fellowship supports advanced eighteenth-century research using Yale's exceptional special collections, funded by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
Funder: American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Due Dates: Early January 2027 (exact date set by host library)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 for a short-term residential research fellowship at Yale's Lewis Walpole Library.
Summary: Supports advanced research in eighteenth-century studies using the Lewis Walpole Library collections at Yale.
Key Information: ASECS membership required at time of award; only one ASECS fellowship/travel grant per year.
Description
This fellowship, co-sponsored by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) and Yale University's Lewis Walpole Library, supports advanced research in eighteenth-century studies. The program is designed to encourage innovative scholarship by providing access to the library’s extensive collections of rare books, manuscripts, prints, drawings, paintings, and decorative arts relevant to the long eighteenth century. Fellows gain an immersive research experience at one of Yale’s renowned special collections libraries.
