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Call for the Eccles Institute fellowships
London,
UKThe Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania at the British Library is now inviting applications for its 2026–2027 Visiting Fellowship programme. If you are working on any kind of project about the Americas (the peoples and lands of Canada, the USA, the Caribbean, and Central and South America) that would be transformed by a few weeks of using the British Library’s collections, this could be the fellowship for you.
Applications are invited on any relevant subject on the Americas. This year, one of the highlighted collection themes is ‘Mapping the Americas’. For detailed information on themes and how to apply, see here.
This opportunity is open to anyone over 18 (academic or creative) based anywhere in the world. The deadline to apply is 17.00 GMT on Friday 19 December 2025. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in late March, and Fellowships can be taken up between1 April 2026 and 30 September 2027.