Fellowships

Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) is pleased to provide funding opportunities for research into our diverse and rich collections. 

Travel Fellowships

Our travel fellowships are open to any individual not affiliated with the University of Oregon and offer the opportunity to work with our rich collections. Researchers working in the realms of feminist science fiction, LGBTQ+, Ken Kesey and the 1960s counter-culture, conservative and libertarian movements, and environmental activism and the built environment are encouraged to apply. 


Student Fellowships

Our student fellowships are open to current undergraduate students at UO.

Our Martha Thorsland Baker Fellowship enables research at SCUA on material printed in or related to the Americas, Europe, Africa, or Asia. Projects can investigate any format or genre (e.g., manuscripts, books, photographs, pamphlets, posters, broadsides, ephemera) and may include the use of the medieval or Renaissance manuscript book. They may be purely bibliographical, or they may address any issues of ownership, readership, or use of printed materials. Support for work in modern archival collections is also included. Funding can also support the editing of an author's papers. 

General Fellowships

Our general fellowships are open to all interested parties, including individuals at UO and those without any institutional affiliation.

Our Brian Lanker Fellowship supports research at SCUA in the Brian Lanker archive. Lanker was a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist working in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The scope and significance of his work is wide-ranging and impactful, with works exploring broad topics including the history of Black America, pop culture, athletics and Oregon histor

 

Apply for Fellowships

We are currently accepting applications for the 2025 Brian Lanker Fellowship. Applications must be received by April 30th, 2025.  

Applications for all other fellowships are open for the 2026 cycle and will be accepted until Friday, January 2nd, 2026.

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