Funder: Pasold Research Fund
Due Dates: April 1, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: £2,000 monthly stipend for 3–10 months; part-time fellowships awarded pro rata
Summary: Supports short-term postdoctoral research and new projects in textile and dress history leading toward publications, curatorial work, or further major research.
Key Information: Applicants must have had their doctoral theses successfully examined within the five years prior to September 2025.
Description
The Pasold Research Fund offers this limited series of short-term postdoctoral fellowships through a bequest from Catherine Janet Neaverson. Offered biennially between 2025 and 2029, the fellowships support sustained research and the beginnings of new projects in textile and dress history. Projects may lead to a book, article, curatorial project, or further major research.
The program’s historical scope extends from prehistory to the present, encompassing the economic, social, industrial, and cultural history of textiles, their technological development, design, and conservation, alongside dress history and other uses of textiles. Projects must make textile history a substantial focus and explain their contribution to academic research and the dissemination of knowledge.
