RBS-UVA Fellowship Program
The RBS-UVA Fellowship Program from Rare Book School supports UVA students conducting research centered on special collections, offering a stipend and an annual research prize.
Funder: Rare Book School
Due Dates: March 8, 2027
Funding Amounts: Stipend (exact amount not publicly specified); opportunity to compete for an annual research prize.
Summary: Supports UVA students conducting research that centrally involves special collections, offering a stipend and annual prize competition.
Key Information: Open exclusively to current University of Virginia students; research must make significant use of special collections.
Description
The fellowship program, administered by Rare Book School (RBS), is designed to support University of Virginia (UVA) students whose research projects make substantive use of special collections. These collections may include rare books, manuscripts, archival holdings, and born-digital materials. The program aims to deepen student engagement with unique primary sources, fostering advanced research skills and expertise in handling, interpreting, and contextualizing such materials. Fellows receive a stipend to support their research and have the opportunity to compete for an annual prize recognizing distinguished scholarship.
