The Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia is pleased to announce its twelfth round of Battestin Fellowships, a program of summer fellowships in bibliographical and textual studies, named in honor of Martin and Ruthe Battestin.

AWARDS

Up to five awards of $3,500 each for:

• Research in the collections of the UVa Library by UVa graduate students
• Emphasis on physical or textual bibliography

SUBJECT

Potential fellowship topics include:

• Studies in the history of book production, publication, distribution, reception, or reading
• The history of collecting or bibliographical scholarship
• The tracing of a work’s textual history or the establishment of its text from the extant witnesses
• Application of digital methodologies to the study of books and documents, and their texts

DEADLINE: February 1, 2024

SUBMIT

• Application form (available here)
• Project proposal of no more than 1,000 words
• CV