All applications should preferably be sent as email attachments to:

SRS Fellowships Officer:

Dr Alexander Samson
E-mail: a.samson@ucl.ac.uk

Hardcopy can be posted to:

Society for Renaissance Studies Fellowships Officer
Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
Tel 020 7679 3109
Fax 020 7679 3109

The closing date for Study Fellowship applications is 31 May 2010

The closing date for Postdoctoral Fellowships is 31 May 2010

Successful applicants for these fellowships will be informed as soon as possible thereafter.

SRS Study Fellowships

Each year the Society invites applications for Study Fellowships, to support travel or, in exceptional circumstances, other research expenses for projects undertaken in connection with doctoral theses in the field of Renaissance Studies.  

The Fellowships are open to anyone registered for postgraduate degrees in Britain or Ireland.  Applications should be made in the form of a text of not more than 1,000 words, to include the candidate’s institution, department, supervisor, year of study and principal sources of funding, the contact details of one referee, a description of the project for which funding is required, the relationship of the project to the finished thesis, and the specific amount of funding required.  This text must be supplemented by a short budget detailing projected expenditure for travel within Europe, accommodation and subsistence for the duration of the proposed research trip.  Although the maximum amount to be awarded for a single Fellowship is £1,500, the Society welcomes applications for projects requiring smaller sums.  Priority may be given to candidates in more advanced stages of doctoral research.  Applicants should be aware that the Society is developing a number of international links, including one with the Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento, which would be willing to provide practical support for Fellows wishing to spend time in Florence.

Fellows will be required to submit written reports on their projects for publication in the Society’s Bulletin and expected to acknowledge the Society in any publications resulting from their research.  They may also be invited to give short papers at the Society’s AGM or its National Conference.

Click here for a copy of the SRS Study Fellowships Poster: Word

Stefan Visnjevac (2009)
Jan Machielsen (2009)
Christina Anderson (2009)
Eva Stamoulou (2008)
Kurosh Meshkat (2008)
Varsha Panjwani (2008)
Rosa Salzberg (2008)
Jennifer Rampling (2007)
Catherine Fletcher (2007)
Rachel King (2007)
Samuel Bibby (2007)
Sarah Blanche (2006)
Stephan Schmuck (2006)
Alexander Lee (2006)
Surekha Davies (2006)
Alexandra Bamji (2006)

The Society for Renaissance Studies is pleased to invite applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowships, which support research in Renaissance Studies.  One of the two Fellowships to be awarded in 2009 is open to all suitable candidates working in the field.  The other has been founded in memory of Ruth and Nicolai Rubinstein, with a view to supporting research in Italian history and culture.  Applicants for both Fellowships must be graduates of British or Irish universities, with PhDs awarded in the last five years, and currently engaged in full-time research, part-time teaching or independent scholarship.  The Fellowships are worth £5,500 and cannot be held simultaneously with any similar award. Applicants should be aware that the Society is developing a number of international links, including one with the Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento, which would be willing to provide practical support for Fellows wishing to spend time in Florence.

The period of tenure will be twelve months from 1 October 2009, during which time the Fellows will be invited to attend meetings of the Society’s Council.  The Fellows will also be required to make a presentation to Council at the end of their Fellowships, to submit a written report for publication in the Society’s Bulletin, and be expected to acknowledge the Society in any publications resulting from the research.

Applications should be made in the form of a CV and a text of not more than 1,000 words, to include a brief account of the candidate’s research to date, a description of the project to be undertaken during the tenure of the Fellowship, and a statement of the candidate’s means of financial support, if any, during the academic year 2009-10. It is the responsibility of applicants to request letters of support from two referees.

Click here for a copy of the SRS Postdoctoral Fellowships Poster: Word