Patrick Leary Resource Development Grant
Forecasted
Patrick Leary Resource Development Grant supports scholars and research teams creating freely accessible resources to advance research on British newspapers and periodicals from circa 1780–1914.
Funder: Research Society for Victorian Periodicals
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Applications) | March 2027 (Recommendation letters)
Funding Amounts: Up to US$27,500; projects must begin and funds be spent within one year of receipt
Summary: Supports individual scholars and research teams creating freely accessible resources for studying British newspapers and periodicals, circa 1780–1914.
Key Information: Graduate students may participate only as co-PIs or collaborators with a faculty member.
Description
The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP) supports one scholar or a research team in creating resources that facilitate other scholars’ research on British newspapers and periodicals from the long nineteenth century, circa 1780–1914. Funded work may address Britain itself or countries within and outside the Empire where British magazines and newspapers were bought, sold, and read.
Eligible projects include collaborative print or digital publications, demonstrations using new technologies, indices and bibliographies, digitization, and workshops or seminars on periodical research methods. The program emphasizes substantial primary-source research, wider field development, and resources freely accessible to all researchers. Named for former RSVP President Patrick Leary, the grant was established through a bequest from Eileen Curran, a pioneering researcher and founder of the Curran Index.
