Pantzer Scholarship
Forecasted
Pantzer Scholarship supports scholars researching printed books of the hand-press period, up to about 1830, funding bibliographical and book-historical work to advance understanding of book cultures worldwide.
Funder: The Bibliographical Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Major Grants application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to £1,500, awarded annually; discretionary additional travel funding up to £1,000
Summary: Supports bibliographical and book-historical research on printed books of the hand-press period, up to approximately 1830.
Key Information: Applicants must select the Pantzer Scholarship and arrange two references; doctoral students are eligible.
Description
The Pantzer Scholarship is an annual research award administered by The Bibliographical Society through its Fellowships and Bursaries Committee. Established through a bequest from the estate of bibliographer Katharine F. Pantzer Jr, it supports the bibliographical or book-historical study of printed books from the hand-press period, extending to approximately 1830.
The Society supports research that treats the physical book as historical evidence and advances understanding of book cultures worldwide. Its awards aim to initiate, encourage and disseminate innovative, high-quality, publishable research, especially by early career researchers. Support can address immediate research needs, such as travel and reproductions, or longer-term work involving visits to libraries and archives. The Scholarship is distinct from the Society’s occasionally awarded Pantzer Fellowship.
