The Curran Fellowships are travel and research grants intended to aid scholars studying British magazines and newspapers from the long nineteenth century in making use of primary print and archival sources. Made possible through the generosity of the late Eileen Curran, Professor Emerita of English, Colby College, and inspired by her pioneering research on Victorian periodicals, the Fellowships are awarded annually.

The Curran Fellowships are open to researchers of any age from any of a wide range of disciplinary perspectives who are exploring the British periodical press of the long nineteenth-century (including magazines, newspapers, and serial publications of all kinds) as an object of study in its own right, and not only as a source of material for other historical topics. Applicants’ projected research may involve study of any aspects of the periodical press in any of its manifold forms, and may range from within Britain itself to the many countries, within and outside of the Empire, where British magazines and newspapers were bought, sold, and read during the long nineteenth century.

The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP) intends to grant at least six Curran Fellowship awards each calendar year. Applicants may request any amount of support up to $6000. 

Applications are due 15 January 2025 at 23:59 PM PST and recommendation letters are due 22 January 2025. 

More information about these fellowships can be found here: https://rs4vp.org/awards/curran-fellowship/guidelines/

Applications can be submitted here: https://rs4vp.smapply.io/prog/Curran/

Any questions can be directed to [email protected]