RSA Fellowships
RSA Fellowships fund research and publication projects on the Renaissance (1300–1700) across multiple disciplines, supporting travel, archival work, and scholarly dissemination.
Funder: Renaissance Society of America
Due Dates: September 16, 2025 | September 16, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,000 (Kristeller), $3,000 (Kress), or $3,750 (Stern); typically 10 awards per category, 1 Stern fellowship; short-term support.
Summary: Competitive fellowships for RSA members to support research and publication projects on the Renaissance (1300–1700) across multiple disciplines.
Key Information: Applicants must have been RSA members for at least 12 months prior to application; previous winners ineligible for three years.
Description
The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) Fellowships provide short-term funding to support individual research projects and publications that advance scholarly knowledge about the Renaissance period (1300–1700). These fellowships are open to scholars in a variety of disciplines, including but not limited to art history, literature, and history, and are designed to cover research expenses such as travel, access fees, digital images and permissions, copy-editing, publication subventions, and dependent care. The program offers several fellowship types:
- Paul Oskar Kristeller Fellowships: For research in any field other than art history.
- RSA-Samuel H. Kress Research Fellowships: For research in Renaissance art history.
- RSA-Virginia Fox Stern Residential Fellowship: For intensive research at Johns Hopkins University’s Sheridan Libraries.
The aim is to support and disseminate outstanding scholarship by RSA members and to foster research that contributes to a deeper understanding of the Renaissance world.
