RSA Short-Term Research Fellowships support scholarly research at the archive, collection, site, library, or other venue for scholarship of one’s choice.

Maximum Award: $3,000.

Discipline: all disciplines.

Career Level: Open to scholars at all career levels (Non-Doctoral, Junior Scholar, and Senior Scholar). Read more about RSA’s career level definitions.

Eligibility

Please note that all applicants must be members of the Renaissance Society of America at the time of application and during the award year. Please join RSA or renew your membership before applying for a fellowship.

Application components:

• Project description
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  Length: 1000 words.
  
  Method of submission: Applicants will paste the text into a textbox.
  
  Instructions: This description should discuss the research questions or aims of the study, the sources and methods employed in the study, and the significance of the project to the field of Renaissance studies. Applicants should also specify what portion of the study they plan to complete during the grant period (e.g., research for chapters 2 and 3 of a book, initial research for a new project, research for an article) and the timeline for completing the project as a whole.

• Curriculum vitae
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  Length: No more than five pages.
  
  Method of submission: File upload; pdf format is recommended to preserve formatting.