The British Association for American Studies (BAAS), supported by the United States Embassy, London, offers small grants for cultural, educational and outreach activities that will foster American Studies and otherwise enhance the understanding of the United States in the United Kingdom. Applications for activities that introduce new audiences to American studies and / or have a focus on children, young people, and disadvantaged communities are welcome. Applicants need to show how they intend to actively promote an understanding of the United States and how they will engage with American studies communities and the wider public. Grants may be requested for a range of activities, including (but not limited to): Curriculum development, including schools activities; Student exchanges; US and UK Speaker programs; Film and arts programming; Conferences and symposia; Faculty development and exchange; Public dissemination of academic research. Application Deadlines For activities commencing on or after 1 June 2018 the application deadline is 10 […]

US Embassy (London) / British Association for American Studies - Small Grants Programme The British Association for American Studies (BAAS), with the support of the United States Embassy, London, is delighted to announce that the US Embassy Small Grants Programme is now open.  The Programme seeks to provide funding for cultural, educational and outreach activities that will foster American Studies and otherwise enhance the understanding of the United States in the United Kingdom. Grants may be requested for a range of activities, including (but not limited to): •    Curriculum development, including schools activities; •    Student exchanges; •    US and UK Speaker programs; •    Film and arts programming; •    Conferences and symposia; •    Faculty development and exchange; •    Public dissemination of academic research. Applications for activities that introduce new audiences to American studies and / or have a focus on children, young people, and disadvantaged communities are welcome. Applicants need to […]

AHRC Midlands4Cities funding for UK/EU students The AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C) brings together eight leading universities across the Midlands to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers. M4C is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University, University of Warwick, Coventry University, University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham. M4C is awarding up to 80 doctoral studentships for UK/EU applicants for 2019 through an open competition and 11 Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) through a linked competition with a range of partner organisations in the cultural, creative and heritage sector. The School of Media, Communication and Sociology is inviting applications from students whose research interests connect with our fields of expertise in: Media Cultures Public Communication Digital Networks and Communication Citizenship, Migration and Identity Culture, Consumption and Production Youth, Childhood and Generation […]

UCL Special Collections Visiting Fellowship University College London is pleased to invite applications for its Special Collections Visiting Fellowship. The Fellowship offers an opportunity to visit UCL to conduct research on a topic centred on the Special Collections holdings. The Fellowship is open to researchers external to UCL in any discipline at all levels from PhD onwards. UCL Special Collections holds one of the foremost university collections of manuscripts, archives and rare books in the UK. They include fine collections of medieval manuscripts and early printed books as well as highly important 19th and 20th century collections of personal papers, archival material, and literature, covering a vast range of subject areas. The successful candidate will spend up to six weeks, or the part-time equivalent, at UCL researching the collections. The Visiting Fellow will receive a grant of £3,500 to cover travel, accommodation and living expenses.  The Fellowship must be taken […]

To help offset the difficulties posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19), HOTCUS welcomes applications from doctoral students and recent PhD graduates not yet in academic employment, as well as those on short-term (less than three years), fractional, or hourly paid contracts for its 2020 Mini Grant scheme. HOTCUS Mini Grants support research in any area of twentieth century United States history (broadly defined).  Applications are invited for £50 to £100 in research expenses.  These expenses could include, but are not limited to the following: • Reproduction of archival materials • Paid subscriptions to research resources • Copies of secondary materials necessary for a particular output (e.g. PhD chapter, journal article) Thanks to the generosity of our members and the absence of a postgraduate paper prize award this year, HOTCUS has over £2500 to distribute. The initial deadline for applications is September 1, 2020.  Applicants must be members of HOTCUS at the […]

To help offset the difficulties posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19), HOTCUS welcomes applications from doctoral students and recent PhD graduates not yet in academic employment, as well as those on short-term (less than three years), fractional, or hourly paid contracts for its 2020 Mini Grant scheme. HOTCUS Mini Grants support research in any area of twentieth century United States history (broadly defined).  Applications are invited for £50 to £100 in research expenses.  These expenses could include, but are not limited to the following: Reproduction of archival materials Paid subscriptions to research resources Copies of secondary materials necessary for a particular output (e.g. PhD chapter, journal article) Thanks to the generosity of our members, HOTCUS still has a significant amount of funding to distribute. The next deadline for applications is November 13, 2020.   Applicants do not need to be members of HOTCUS at the time of application, but successful non-HOTCUS members […]

The Peter Parish Memorial Fund aims to help the next generation of British American historians to embark successfully on a career of scholarly historical research into the nineteenth-century United States. The Fund Committee welcomes applications for grants to help with the cost of travel to the United States for the purpose of research or participating in a conference. It is envisaged that grants will not normally exceed £750. *Please note* for the forthcoming 1 January 2021 deadline, in recognition of the difficulties for research posed by Covid-19, BrANCH is widening the remit of the Grants for Postgraduate/Early Career Research scheme to include help with the cost of remote research into the nineteenth-century United States, such as: Reproduction of archival materials Microfilm (if you can read/access this) Subscriptions to online resources Copies of published material, or unpublished dissertations, if critical to a project and unavailable either on-line or in the UK Applicants for help […]

Ellen Craft Essay Prize The Scottish Association for the Study of America The Ellen Craft Essay Prize for an outstanding piece of work in gender, minority or women’s studies relating to the Americas. The Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) is thrilled to announce this year’s Ellen Craft Essay Prize is now open for submissions. The Ellen Craft Essay Prize is awarded to the best essay by a graduate student or early-career researcher on a topic relating to women, gender or minority studies within the Americas. SASA recognises a broad definition of the Americas and includes anything situated within North, South or Latin America, at any point in history. Following the success our inaugural competition, we cannot wait to read your submissions this year. Entrants are invited to produce an essay on any topic relating to women, gender or minority studies within the Americas. The work should be […]

This award of £6,000 is offered by the Eccles Centre for American Studies to help support individuals wishing to conduct research on US politics at the British Library for a period of 3 to 6 months. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2021. The Philip Davies Fellowship supports a researcher to conduct bi-partisan research on politics in the United States of America, predominantly using the collections of the British Library but also those of other UK institutions (such as the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford, home of the bulk of the Philip and Rosamund Davies US Elections Campaigns Archive). In honour of Professor Davies’ work building American Studies groups in the UK, the Fellowship focuses on supporting work that considers the significance of political dialogue, be that in local, national or international contexts and can include literary, film, art, or other areas of study with a […]

HOTCUS welcomes applications from doctoral students and recent PhD graduates not yet in academic employment, as well as those on short-term (less than three years), fractional, or hourly paid contracts for its 2022 Travel Award competition. HOTCUS Travel Awards support research in any area of twentieth century United States history. Applications may be made for up to £500 for research travel and/or research expenses more generally during the 2022 calendar year. There are no residency restrictions and travel may be to, or within, any country. Given the current pandemic-related uncertainty surrounding research travel, if you plan to apply for research travel expenses we strongly recommend that you provide an alternative plan for spending the research funding as well.  A survey conducted by HOTCUS, BrANCH, and BGEAH has brought a significant pattern of exclusion within the field of American history in the UK to light (the survey report is accessible via https://hotcus.org.uk/diversity-and-inclusion/american-history-in-the-uk-survey/). In response to […]

Job Advertisement Research Assistant(s) – Bridging the Resource Gap: American Studies Resources for 16-19s Project Lead: Dr. Emily Brady, e.brady@leeds.ac.uk Administrative Lead: Emma Hall, emma.hall@warwick.ac.uk   Job Title: British Association for American Studies Outreach Research Assistant   Role: This is an exciting opportunity to work with the British Association for American Studies on a project designed to engage new students in our discipline. This project seeks to raise awareness of American Studies as an undergraduate degree programme through the creation and dissemination of educational resources. Reporting to the Project Leads and working collaboratively alongside another project officer, you will support in creating resources aimed at students aged 16-19 years old.   You will build a range of educational resources to engage students in further education (FE) in the UK with the benefits of American Studies as an undergraduate degree. This will be done in two ways: firstly, through creating lesson […]