RSA Fellowships
The RSA Fellowships from the Renaissance Society of America fund innovative research and publication projects advancing knowledge of the Renaissance era (1300–1700) across multiple disciplines.
Funder: Renaissance Society of America
Due Dates: September 16, 2026 (Full application deadline for RSA Fellowships)
Funding Amounts: $2,000 (Paul Oskar Kristeller Fellowships, up to 10 awards) | $3,000 (Samuel H. Kress Fellowships, up to 10 awards) | $3,750 (Virginia Fox Stern Residential Fellowship, 1 award)
Summary: Short-term fellowships supporting research and publication on the Renaissance era (1300–1700) for RSA members in diverse disciplines.
Key Information: Applicants must have been RSA members for at least 12 months prior to applying; no letters of recommendation are accepted.
Description
The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) offers several competitive short-term fellowships each year to support individual research projects and publications that advance scholarly understanding of the Renaissance period (1300–1700). These fellowships are open to RSA members from all countries and disciplines, with specific awards for both art historians and scholars in other fields. The program is designed to facilitate archival research, digital resource access, copy-editing, travel, and other research-related expenses, with the goal of fostering high-quality scholarship and dissemination of new knowledge in Renaissance studies.
Fellowship types include:
- Paul Oskar Kristeller Fellowships (for all disciplines except Art History)
- RSA-Samuel H. Kress Research Fellowships in Renaissance Art History
- RSA-Virginia Fox Stern Residential Fellowship (for research at Johns Hopkins University)
Applicants may apply for only one fellowship per year, and projects that have previously received an RSA fellowship are ineligible for repeat funding.
