The Medieval Colloquium of the Department of English at Harvard University invites applications for our 2015-2016 Morton W. Bloomfield Visiting Fellowship, a four-week residential fellowship that can be held at any time during the 2015-16 academic year (September through May).

Thanks to the generosity of the Morton W. Bloomfield Fund, established in the memory of one of Harvard’s most distinguished medievalists, we are able to provide up to $3500 towards travel, accommodation and living costs. We invite scholars at any stage of their postdoctoral career who could usefully spend a month at Harvard to apply. In the past, some fellows with sabbatical leaves have elected to spend a semester with us. Fellows are invited to attend the Medieval Colloquium and other events at Harvard and to give a paper on the subject of their research. They are also asked to meet with our graduate students. We select fellows on the basis of the importance of their research and its interest to our intellectual community.

Applicants should send a brief letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and a two-page project description by email to Nicholas Watson (nwatson@fas.harvard.edu) no later than April 1, 2015. Please be sure to include details on when and for how long you would be able to spend with us. The fellowship is not normally compatible with teaching commitments at a home institution. We hope to be able to congratulate the successful applicant by the middle of the month.

The Academy’s Publication Subsidy Scheme provides support of up to $3,000 for the publication of scholarly works of high quality in the humanities. The scheme is designed to assist humanities scholars based in Australia. Both independent scholars and those working within an institution are eligible to apply.

If you are interested in applying, please consult the Rules of the Award [.pdf 136kb]. Applicants will need to provide:

• an assessment of the work by a recognised scholar in the field
• correspondence from the publisher demonstrating support for the work
• and a publisher’s reader’s report

Applications for the 2015 Publication Subsidy Scheme are now open. Please click here to apply. Applications close at 5pm AEST on Thursday 9 April 2015.

The Humanities Travelling Fellowships scheme is one of the Academy’s most popular programmes. Since 1985 the Academy has supported more than 150 early-career researchers to undertake research overseas.

Fellowships of up to $4,000 are available to permanent resident scholars in Australia working in the humanities.

The 2015 round of the Humanities Travelling Fellowships is now open. The online application form can be found here: https://humanities.smartygrants.com.au/HTF2015

Applicants should consult the Rules of the Award [.pdf 136kb]. Applicants will need to provide:

• A copy of the applicant’s Curriculum Vitae
• A certified copy of the applicant’s doctoral transcript
• Supporting statements from two referees. Referees should not be from the applicant’s department or division

Applications close at 5pm AEST on Thursday 9 April 2015.

Applications are now invited for Australian European University Institute Fellowships which provide the opportunity to carry out research at the European University Institute in Florence. The Fellowships are available to postgraduate and postdoctoral scholars currently undertaking research in history, law, economics, and social and political sciences who are able to identify a direct benefit for their research from a period of residence at the EUI.

A six-month Postdoctoral Fellowship will be offered for the period January-June 2015. One three-month Postgraduate Fellowship will be offered for the period September-December 2015. In addition, one fellowship will be offered for a Visiting Scholar from an Australian university for one month during the period January-June 2016.

Applications close 15 March, 2015.

For full details, please visit: http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/australia/more_info/aeuifai/index_en.htm.

With the generous support of donors, the Bodleian Libraries are able to offer 18 Visiting Fellowships supporting research visits to use the collections in 2015-16.

Fellows work on their own projects and also contribute to intellectual exchanges within the Bodleian Libraries and the University. The call for applications for Fellowships in 2015-16 is now open, and details are available on the Centre for the Study of the Book website: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships.

Applications are now open for two research fellowship schemes at the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS), Durham University.

The deadline for both schemes is Saturday 28th February 2015 and applications should be submitted to admin.imems@durham.ac.uk. Full details are available on our website.

Durham University IMEMS Library Fellowships, sponsored by Joanna Barker

This scheme is aimed at postdoctoral researchers. Successful applicants will be reimbursed expenses of up to £1,500 per month for up to three months, to go towards travel, accommodation and living expenses during the fellowship. Applicants should submit a CV and a brief summary of what they propose to work on (maximum one side of A4).

Applications should demonstrate a serious research interest that focuses on primary source material within the special collections in Palace Green Library and/or Durham Cathedral, and that falls within the scope of the IMEMS¹ research interests.

Applications from those interested on working on the surviving contents of the Durham Cathedral¹s medieval priory library are particularly welcome as this collection is currently the focus of a large-scale digitisation project.

Fellows will be encouraged to work collaboratively with curators and other subject specialists to realise the collections¹ research potential, and to adopt innovative research methodologies. They will also be encouraged to participate actively within the life of the Institute.

When applying please indicate your availability in 2015 and early 2016, and your preferred fellowship duration (i.e. one, two or three months).

More details: https://www.dur.ac.uk/imems/research/funding/fellows/library.

Durham University Slater Fellowship

University College and IMEMS are delighted to invite applications for the 2015/16 Slater Fellowship, a three-month residential, senior fellowship at Durham University. The Slater Fellowship is provided by the College and offers the post holder full board and accommodation for one University term, membership of University College¹s Senior Common Room and £200 towards travel expenses.

To be eligible, applicants must hold a senior position at another University and have research interests that fall within the scope of IMEMS work.

Applicants should submit a CV and a brief summary of what they propose to work on during their time at Durham (maximum one side of A4). They must demonstrate how their proposed research complements or ties in with existing IMEMS research strands, or the research of individual members of the Institute.

Proposals for projects involving Durham staff or postgraduate students and those which are interdisciplinary in nature are particularly welcome. Proposals for research using primary source material in the collections held in Palace Green Library, Durham Cathedral Library and Ushaw College Library are also encouraged.

When applying, please indicate your availability during the academic year 2015/16, noting that the timing of the Fellowship is variable depending on the availability of accommodation and that for 2015/16 it is likely that the Fellowship will be for Michaelmas term (12 October-18 December, 2015).

More details: https://www.dur.ac.uk/imems/research/funding/fellows/slater.

Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Monash University
Visiting Senior Scholar Program

The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Monash University is pleased to announce a new initiative, the Visiting Senior Scholar Program. The aim of the program is to support a senior scholar to visit the CMRS for one week, during which time he or she will provide a postgraduate training workshop and deliver a seminar paper on his or her own research.

For the purposes of the program, a Visiting Senior Scholar should hold an academic position of Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor or Emeritus/a Professor at an academic institution.

Senior scholars will be expected to engage fully in the activities of the CMRS for the duration of their stay. Specifically, a Senior Scholar will be invited to deliver a postgraduate training seminar or workshop on an empirical, theoretical or methodological aspect of interest to advanced students of medieval and Renaissance studies, such as palaeography, codicology, theoretical approaches to medieval and Renaissance history etc. The Senior Scholar will also be invited to present a seminar paper on an aspect of his or her research, and attend other CMRS events of relevance during their visit to Monash.

One Visiting Senior Scholar will be appointed each year to visit the CMRS at Monash University’s Clayton campus in August. The CMRS will provide the Visiting Senior Scholar with five night’s accommodation in Melbourne (Monday to Friday inclusive) and transport to and from Monash’s Clayton campus. For senior scholars already in Australia or NZ, the CMRS will provide a return economy airfare to Melbourne. Total funding support may be up to but not exceeding AUD2000.00.

We welcome applications from eligible Senior Scholars for 2015 by June 1, 2015. Applicants should send a cover letter, a short CV, and a brief outline of the workshop they propose to convene and a potential seminar paper topic to the Acting Director of the CMRS, Associate Professor Megan Cassidy-Welch (megan.cassidy-welch@monash.edu).

The Monash Centre for Medieval Renaissance Studies was launched in 2011. The CMRS is committed to providing research training for honours and postgraduate students; to developing and promoting Monash’s strength in medieval and Renaissance studies; and to fostering local, national and international collaborations between networks of scholars and students. The heart of the CMRS is a weekly Friday seminar and associated reading, language and translation groups. For more information about the CMRS and its staff, see http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/medieval-renaissance-centre.

The Thiel Grant for Online Writing supports inventive writing for the internet. Recipients of the $5000 award commit to producing 50 posts on an agreed concept over a 12-month period. Australian online writers of all genres are encouraged to apply.

Criteria for selection:

• Quality of idea. Unique and original concepts are encouraged. Projects should be sustainable, maintaining interest over 50 posts. (Assessed by 150-word pitch.)
• Quality of writing. Applicants with strong existing online and social media writing will be favoured, although this need not be extensive. (Assessed by link/s to applicant’s writing available online.)

Applications for the inaugural grant are open until the 28 February, 2015.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://teacherintherye.wordpress.com/thiel-grant-for-online-writing.

Applications for Visiting Research Fellowships (call 3) are now being accepted. Candidates, whether in established academic posts or not, should at least hold a doctorate at the time of application. All applications must be based strongly on the Special Collections of the University of Manchester Library.

Applications are especially welcome in the areas of:

• Revolutions in Print
• Religions
• Science
• Medicine
• as well as those that have the potential to result in high-profile publications

The deadline for applications for Call 3 is 27 February 2015.

Applications for a Visiting Fellowship should include:

1. a research proposal, which includes vision and methodology
2. an outline of the sources to be researched and consulted during the project
3. a curriculum vitae
4. a list of relevant publications
5. two academic references, who will be contacted should your application be shortlisted

Fellowships can be taken up at a mutually agreed time within 2015. Consideration will be given to exceptional candidates undertaking their fellowship at a future time.

The allocation of a grant will take place after the assessment of an application form by the Steering Group of the Institute, which is advised by curators and experts from the relevant academic schools.

Further details and how to apply can be found at: http://www.jrri.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/visiting-research-fellowships. We will get back to you with a decision by 30 April 2015.

The Queen Mary Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies is pleased to accept applications for its annual Visiting Fellowship for early career researchers.

The award consists of two parts: from BSECS £400 towards travel and living expenses, and from QMCECS seven nights accommodation in Queen Mary fellows housing on campus at Mile End (equivalent to £350). It will normally involve the Fellow in research in libraries and archives in London, and also in making contacts with QM researchers.

The Fellowship is open to scholars of the ‘long’ eighteenth century (or any part of it) in any discipline. This award is open to early career researchers: any doctoral student at a British university in their second year of study and above, and any post-doctoral researcher normally resident in Britain, within five years of the award of their PhD.

Deadline for applications: 17 January 2015. The award must be taken up in the period February 1 to June 31 (subject to availability of accommodation).

The application form can be downloaded from a link on this page: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/eighteenthcentury/. Please send completed applications, and a CV (1-2 pages), by email to Professor Markman Ellis, Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS: m.ellis@qmul.ac.uk. The applications will be assessed by the centre’s governing committee.