The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Fellowship Program
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Fellowship Program is accepting applications for its 2027–28 fellowship cycle for researchers whose projects would benefit from intensive on-site engagement with Yale Library Special Collections materials. Fellowships are open to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars locally and globally who utilize traditional methods of archival and bibliographic research as well as creative, interdisciplinary, and nontraditional approaches to conducting research in the collections.
Fellowships range from two weeks to four months in length, with awards in the amount of $5,000 per month. An additional stipend of $400 will be provided to successful international applicants to help defray the costs associated with a J-1 visa application.
Deadline for short-term research fellowships: 15 Aug. 2026
Deadline for research fellowships for graduate students: 15 Sept. 2026
If you have any questions regarding the fellowship program itself, please contact Beinecke.Fellowships@yale.edu. For all queries regarding our collections, please feel free to reach out to our colleagues in Reference at Beinecke.Library@yale.edu. Fellowship application procedures and requirements can be found on the Beinecke’s website.