IAHI-NACBS Visiting Research Fellowship

Five fellows will be selected annually to form a research cohort. Fellows will meet monthly as a group to discuss progress and provide feedback on their projects. During their tenure, fellows will also be expected to present their research publicly at either an online seminar or other event. This fellowship is designed to support individual research projects but also help foster a network of scholars working at the intersection of British and Environmental Studies, across disciplinary lines and regardless of career phase.

In addition to scholarly community, fellows will benefit from:

• Library privileges at IAHI, including access to extensive online resources. A full list of available resources can be found here.

• Access to IAHI and NACBS workshops and events

• NACBS membership for the duration of the fellowship period

• Comped registration for the 2026 NACBS annual meeting (for graduate students and ECRs, limited financial support for travel will be available)

Eligibility

• Open to scholars at any phase of their career, including graduate students, recent graduates and postdocs, early career scholars, as well as established scholars who can demonstrate a need for access to specific resources

• Applicants must demonstrate a need for access to particular resources available through IAHI

Fellows may be local or non-resident, but no funding is available to support moving or living expenses. The primary purpose of the fellowship is to provide access to resources, an affiliation, and a scholarly community. The fellowship will run from August 2025 to August 2026, and is renewable by application for an additional year.

Application

The application consists of a project abstract, short written statement, and a one-page CV. The abstract should provide information about the project and its scholarly significance.

The written statement should demonstrate a clear need to consult resources available to IAHI and a desire to engage with their scholarly community. Please include information about which specific databases or resources will be consulted and how these will contribute to the project.

Submit the application as a single PDF document through the link below. The application file should be named (APPLICANT’S LAST NAME _ IAHI NACBS FELLOWSHIP).  Applications should be submitted by 11:59 pm ET on June 23, 2025.