Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr., Research Grants

Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr., Research Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Keats-Shelley Association of America
Amount: US $3,000
Last Updated: September 14, 2025

Summary

The Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr. Research Grants support innovative research in Romantic-era literature and culture, honoring the legacy of Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr. Established in 2000 by the Keats-Shelley Association, these grants are available to advanced graduate students, untenured faculty, and independent scholars. They aim to fund research expenses while encouraging projects that broaden the understanding of Romanticism, especially those addressing themes of race, gender, and class.

Overview

The Pforzheimer Grants are awarded each year to support research in Romantic-era literature and culture. The awards honor Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr. (1907-1996), past president, vigorous advocate, and most generous benefactor of our Association. An investment banker and philanthropist, he also served as head of The Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation, established by his parents. The Foundation has long been distinguished for funding scholarship in early 19th-century English literature. The Keats-Shelley Association awarded the first Pforzheimer Grants in 2000. Past winners have used the award to fund research travel to work with archives in Ghana, Jamaica, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Advanced graduate students, untenured faculty, and independent scholars working outside the academy are eligible.Projects need not be author-based, nor focus on Keats and the Shelleys.The grants are intended to fund research expenses related to scholarship in Romantic-era literature and culture.

Ineligibility

Grants do not support time off for writing, or for travel to conferences.