RSA Fellowships
RSA Fellowships support innovative research and publications on the Renaissance (1300–1700) across disciplines, including art history and manuscript studies.
Funder: Renaissance Society of America
Due Dates: September 16, 2026
Funding Amounts: $2,000 (Kristeller Fellowships) | $3,000 (Kress Fellowships in Art History) | $3,750 (Virginia Fox Stern Residential Fellowship); short-term awards, typically 1 month
Summary: Supports members' research and publications on the Renaissance (1300–1700) across disciplines, including Art History and manuscript studies.
Key Information: Applicants must be RSA members for at least 12 months prior to applying; no recommendation letters accepted.
Description
The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) Fellowships are competitive, short-term awards designed to support individual research projects and publications that advance scholarly knowledge about the Renaissance period (1300–1700). These fellowships fund a wide range of research-related expenses, such as archival research, publication subventions, copy-editing, digital images and permissions, research travel, dependent care, and summer stipends for contingent faculty. The program includes multiple fellowship tracks:
- Paul Oskar Kristeller Fellowships (all disciplines except Art History)
- RSA-Samuel H. Kress Research Fellowships in Renaissance Art History
- RSA-Virginia Fox Stern Residential Fellowship (for research with rare book and manuscript collections at Johns Hopkins University)
The aim is to promote original, high-quality scholarship among RSA members and to support both established and early-career researchers.
