Fellowships
The North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS) sponsors annual prizes for the best books and articles in British Studies published in the preceding year by scholars in North America. It also sponsors fellowships, research and travel grants for scholars and graduate students, and essay prizes for MA and undergraduate students. All awards are announced each year at the annual meeting of NACBS. Please click on the appropriate links for more information on eligibility, deadlines, and submission guidelines for each award.
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NACBS Dissertation Fellowship
The NACBS Dissertation Fellowship is awarded to support dissertation research in the British Isles on any topic of British (including Scottish, Irish and Imperial) history or British Studies. The Fellowship consists of a $10,000 stipend. Two runners-up will receive a $5,000 Dissertation Travel Grant. Each advisor may nominate one candidate enrolled in a Ph.D. program in a U.S. or Canadian institution.
NACBS Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship
The NACBS announces two categories of Diversity and Inclusion Fellowships for 2024-25. Inspired by the events of 2020 and the Black Lives Matter movement, these awards aim to encourage all forms of diversity and inclusion within the profession of British Studies by channeling support and funding to emerging scholars currently underrepresented in the academy.
NACBS-Huntington Library Fellowship
The NACBS, in collaboration with the Huntington Library, offers annually the NACBS-Huntington Library Fellowship to aid in dissertation research in British Studies using the collections of the library. The amount of the fellowship is $3500. A requirement for holding the fellowship is that the time of tenure be spent in residence at the Huntington Library.
NACBS-Folger Institute Fellowship
The Folger Institute and the NACBS offer a fellowship for scholars of the British world who are working on topics from the early modern period through to the present day. While the Folger is rightly known as a destination for early modernists, this fellowship also encourages use of its extraordinary 18th-, 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century collections in modern Britain and the British Empire.