Funder: American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 fellowship
Summary: Supports travel to archives, repositories, and special collections in the United States or abroad for research in eighteenth-century studies.
Key Information: Applicants must be ASECS members in good standing and may accept only one ASECS travel grant or fellowship per academic year.
Description
The Paula Backscheider Archival Fellowship is funded and administered by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS). It supports research in eighteenth-century studies that requires travel to consult archival materials. Projects may involve public or private archives, repositories, and special collections in the United States, foreign countries, or both.
The fellowship focuses on the archival work needed to advance a research project. Applicants describe the project's contribution to the field, the work expected to be completed before the fellowship, and their plans for using the fellowship period. The award provides support for travel to the collections required by that work.
