2026-2027 Fellowships - Harry Ransom Center (Due Nov. 3)
2026-2027 Fellowships - Harry Ransom Center
Deadline: November 3rd, 2025
The Ransom Center will award up to 50 research fellowships for its 2026–2027 program. 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