Ransom Center Fellowships

The Ransom Center will award up to 60 research fellowships for its 2024–2025 program, including 10 dissertation fellowships. The fellowship projects must require substantial on-site use of the Center's collections, which support exploration of all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history.

Types of Available Fellowships

One– to Three–Month Fellowships – $3,500 PER MONTH
for postdoctoral or independent scholars whose projects require in-person engagement with the Center's holdings. Scholars with master’s degrees and a demonstrable record of exemplary research are also welcome to apply.

Travel Stipends – $2,000
for postdoctoral scholars, independent researchers, and graduates with master’s degrees whose projects require less than one month's use of the Center's collections.

Dissertation Fellowships – $2,000
for graduate students whose in-progress doctoral dissertations require use of the Center's collections.