Paul Oskar Kristeller Fellowship Grant

The Paul Oskar Kristeller Fellowship, offered by the Renaissance Society of America, supports scholarly research in various disciplines, excluding Art History. It provides funding up to $2,000 for research-related expenses, including travel and digital access fees. The fellowship prioritizes contingent faculty, independent scholars, and early career researchers. Applications are evaluated on scholarly quality, applicant achievements, and feasibility of research. Up to ten fellowships may be awarded annually, encouraging innovative contributions to the understanding of the Renaissance.

The RSA will award up to ten Paul Oskar Kristeller Fellowships in amounts of $2,000. All non-Art Historian applicants will be considered for the Paul Oskar Kristeller Fellowships.
Selection Criteria
Applications will be evaluated using the following criteria:
The scholarly quality of the proposal (scope, theoretical framework, and grounding in the relevant scholarly literature) and the project’s potential to make a significant and original contribution to knowledge about the Renaissance.The scholarly record and achievements of the applicant.The demonstrated need for access to research materials and the feasibility of accomplishing this research in the given time frame.
The Fellowships Committee reserves the right to award fewer or more fellowships in any one category, depending on the nature and size of the pool of applications, and on the financial position of the Society.

Eligibility

Discipline: All disciplines other than Art History.A project can receive only one fellowship – the same project can't win again, even if three years have passed. The RSA requests that fellowship winners remain members for three years following their year of application.Applicants will win at most one fellowship per year.Members can live or work in any country. The research can be conducted in any country.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. All applicants must be members of the Renaissance Society of America at the time of application and during the award year. Please join RSA or renew your membership before applying for a fellowship.

Ineligibility

Those who have received an RSA fellowship in the past will not be considered for further fellowships for three years after the award and must submit a 300- to 500-word narrative description of the accomplishments of the fellowship to be considered for future funding.RSA does not give multiple awards to the same individual in a single year.RSA does not accept applications in languages other than English.