Applications are being invited through the end of January 2023 for research grants administered by McMaster University Library.
Among the offerings are the Dr. William G. Bensen and Family Travel Grant in Canadian History, the McMaster-American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) Short-Term Fellowship, and unrestricted travel grants open to a wide range of research areas.
“These grants are intended to fund innovative research projects that utilize the rich collection of rare and unique materials held by the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections at McMaster University,” said Wade Wyckoff, associate university librarian of Distinctive, Legacy, and Digital Heritage Collections. “We hope this financial assistance will allow more researchers to work with our extensive holdings of rare books, archives, antiquarian maps, and other historical material.”
About the grants
Dr. William G. Bensen and Family Travel Grant in Canadian History
Through the generous support of the family of Dr. William G. Bensen, McMaster University Library is pleased to provide a travel grant for researchers in Canadian history. Grants are intended to support the work of scholars whose research requires the on-site use of rare and unique materials held by the Library's William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. Applications that combine use of the Ready Division’s collections with other specialized McMaster holdings, such as the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection, are welcome. One grant of $1,500CAD will be awarded annually to a scholar conducting research in any field or period of Canadian history that can be supported by the collections of the Ready Division.
McMaster-ASECS Short-Term Fellowship
The one-month resident fellowship in Eighteenth-Century Studies is granted annually by McMaster University, funded jointly by the ASECS and McMaster's Faculty of Humanities, and is administered and hosted by McMaster University Library. The fellowship is for $1,750USD or the Canadian equivalent. Applicants must be an ABD graduate student or postdoctoral and members in good standing of ASECS. The applicant's project must be on a topic concerning the 18th century.
Travel grants
The William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections at McMaster University Library is pleased to provide a small travel grant for visiting scholars. Grants are intended to support the work of scholars whose research requires the on-site use of rare and unique materials held by the William Ready Division. Applications that combine use of the Ready Division’s collections with other specialized McMaster holdings, such as the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection, are welcome. One or more grants of $1,500CAD, or its equivalent at the exchange rate of the day, will be awarded annually to individual scholars conducting research in areas represented in the collections of the Ready Division.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply, visit the library’s research grants webpage.
The deadline for all research grant applications is Jan. 31, 2023.
