The University of Texas at Austin's Harry Ransom Center is inviting applications for its 2027-2028 research fellowship program, offering up to 50 funded fellowships to support scholars, artists, and writers conducting on-site archival research.
Fellowship recipients can engage with the center’s extensive collections, which span literature, photography, film, art, and cultural history. Recent acquisitions include the Lorne Michaels Collection, Ethel Waters Papers, and Irwin Winkler Papers, providing rich material for interdisciplinary exploration.
Residencies range from one week to two months, with stipends available to cover travel and research expenses. The center is open to applicants of all career stages, including graduate students, academic faculty, and independent researchers such as journalists and artists.
For humanities scholars, this opportunity contributes to a dynamic body of knowledge that reshapes our understanding of preserved cultural treasures. Applicants are encouraged to review the individual residency types and qualifications outlined in the application instructions, with the deadline on November 6, 2026, at 5:00 pm CST.
About the Center: The Harry Ransom Center is a humanities research library and museum that supports discovery, creativity, and scholarship. Its collections include nearly 45 million literary manuscripts, one million rare books, five million photographs, and more than 100,000 works of art.
