All applications should preferably be sent as email attachments to:

SRS Fellowships Officer:

Dr Stella Fletcher
E-mail: stella@ravenna123.freeserve.co.uk

Hardcopy can be posted to:

Society for Renaissance Studies Fellowships Officer
32 Highfield Avenue
Great Sankey
Warrington WA5 2TW

The closing date for Travel Fellowship applications is 31 January 2008

The closing date for the next Rubinstein Fellowship is 7 June 2008

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

SRS Travel Fellowships

The Society aims to award fellowships each year to support research in Renaissance Studies. The Society's fellowships are primarily travel fellowships and are open to anyone registered for postgraduate degrees in Britain or Ireland. There is no age or nationality restriction.

Although the Society may award two fellowships each year, to a maximum of £1,500 each, it welcomes applications for projects requiring smaller sums, whereby a greater number of smaller awards may be given.

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

Please see the reports from former SRS Fellows for an idea of the sort of work which the Society has supported recently.

How to apply

Applicants are required to submit 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.

In addition, the applicant must include a short budget detailing projected expenditure for travel, accommodation and subsistence for the duration of the proposed research trip.

Fellows will be required to submit written reports on the work undertaken as fellows, which will be published in the Society's Bulletin and on this website. They may also be invited to give short papers on their projects to the Society’s AGM or at its National Conference.

While the maximum amount to be awarded for a single Fellowship is £1,500, the Society welcomes applications for projects requiring smaller sums.

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

The Society for Renaissance Studies is pleased to invite applications for the annual one-year Fellowship, founded in memory of Ruth and Nicolai Rubinstein, to support postdoctoral research in Renaissance Studies, though preference may be given to research in the fields of Italian history and culture.

Applicants must be graduates of British or Irish universities, with PhDs awarded within the last five years, and currently engaged in full-time research, part-time teaching or independent scholarship.

The Fellowship is for £5,000 and cannot be held simultaneously with any similar award. The period of tenure will be twelve months from 1 October 2008, during which time the Fellow will be invited to attend meetings of the Society’s Council. The Fellow will also be required to make a presentation to Council at the end of the Fellowship, 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.

How to apply

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 2008-09. It is the responsibility of applicants to request letters of support from two referees.

Click here for a copy of the SRS Rubinstein Fellowship Poster: Word