About This Opportunity

**The Ransom Center will award up to 50 research fellowships for its 2026–2027 program.** Please view the individual residency types within the application instructions to determine the qualifications for each. We offer funding to graduate students, current and former academic faculty at any level of career, and independent researchers such as journalists and artists, who require archival research at the Center for their projects.

Research conducted by humanities scholars contributes to a dynamic body of knowledge that has the potential to reshape our understanding of archival collections—what is preserved and valued in our communities. The Ransom Center fosters a supportive environment so that researchers may explore, examine, critique, and better understand the cultural works in its collections. Fellowships of varying lengths (from one week to two months) are offered for research projects that require substantial on-site use of collections that span a variety of disciplines.

The Ransom Center's internationally renowned collections encourage and support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, performing arts, music, cultural history, and interdisciplinary studies.

Research projects might include:

* Scholarly articles or monographs

* Dissertations

* Creative work, including but not limited to plays, novels, films, and interdisciplinary pieces

* Digital humanities

* Performance-based research

* Exhibition proposals

* Collaborative research

**Residency Expectations**

Recipients of 2026–2027 fellowships **must complete their residencies between June 1, 2026, and August 31, 2027**, though we can be somewhat flexible about the start date if all the administrative documentation has been submitted before the outset of the residency period.

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**One– to Two–Month Fellowships** — $3,500 PER MONTH**\*** One– to two–month fellowships are available for graduate students, current and former academic faculty at any level of career, and independent researchers such as journalists and artists, whose projects require extensive use of the Ransom Center’s collections. **Travel Stipends** — $2,000**\*** Travel stipends are available for graduate students, current and former academic faculty at any level of career, and independent researchers such as journalists and artists, whose projects require extensive use of the Ransom Center’s collections. Travel stipends may not be combined with other Ransom Center fellowships. **Dissertation Fellowships** — $2,000**\*** Dissertation fellowships are available for graduate students whose in-progress doctoral dissertations require use of the Center's collections. **_\*_** _For all fellowship categories, an additional, one-time $500 stipend will be provided to individuals who are citizens or residents of countries other than the U.S. to contribute to the costs associated with the J-1 visa and/or international travel to Austin._

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One– to two–month fellowships and travel stipends are open to a wide array of scholars including graduate students, current and former academic faculty at any level of career, and independent researchers such as journalists and artists, whose projects will make substantive on-site use of the Ransom Center’s collections. Dissertation fellowships are open to doctoral candidates whose dissertations are in progress by the time of application and have not been completed by the start of the fellowship period. Previous recipients of Ransom Center fellowships are eligible to reapply with new projects after two full fellowship cycles have passed.

2026-2027 Fellowships

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