Fellowships
Rare Book School’s fellowship program began with the E. Ph. Goldschmidt Fellowship in 1995, followed in 1999 by the Reese Company and San Garde Fellowships, and in 2001 by the Ian Willison Fellowship.
Applications for these four fellowships are by invitation only, but RBS has a generous general scholarship program; see the RBS Scholarship page for details.
RBS-UVA Fellowships
Rare Book School is pleased to offer a fellowship program for distinguished undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Virginia. RBS accepts applications annually for the fellowship program, offering full scholarships to attend RBS with the intention of advancing UVA student scholarship.
To apply to the program, students will:
- submit a proposal to attend an RBS course that will substantially inform a year-long project (viz., a Distinguished Major’s thesis, an article, a dissertation chapter, an exhibition);
- secure a letter of recommendation by a UVA faculty member who has agreed to sponsor the project;
- complete a standard application to RBS, and submit it along with the proposal and letter of recommendation, plus a c.v.
2011 RBS Fellows will submit a final version of the project to RBS by 13 April 2012 for publication to the School’s website. Students admitted to the program in 2012 will submit their projects in April 2013.
Interested students should note the following dates:
- Open House for UVA Faculty— Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 11:30 am-2:30 pm
- Open House for Students — Friday, 17 February 2012, 3 pm-5 pm
- Information Session — Thursday, 15 March 2012, 4:30 pm-6 pm
- Application Deadline — Friday, 23 March 2012