The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) administers two visiting fellowships to support scholarship-in-residence at a wide variety of research locations (archives, libraries, etc.), including the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies (CRRS). Note that applicants must be RSA members, and applications are accepted from scholars at all career levels (as defined here).

The application deadline is typically in early September. Please refer to the RSA Fellowships information page for information about the current fellowship cycle, as well as links to the electronic application process. Each application will require a project description (1000 words), a curriculum vitae (5 pages), and explanation of the relevance of the library collection to the project (500 words).

The RSA Short-Term Research Fellowship

This fellowship of $3,000 USD supports a one-month residence for full-time research, which can be done in the CRRS collections at Victoria College in the University of Toronto and at other research libraries in the University of Toronto system. All fellows are invited to participate in the activities of the CRRS, thereby sharing their knowledge and research with other scholars and students.

The RSA-Samuel H. Kress Research Fellowship in Renaissance Art History

This fellowship of $3,000 USD supports a one-month residence for full-time Art History research, which can be done in the CRRS collections at Victoria College in the University of Toronto and at other research libraries in the University of Toronto system. All fellows are invited to participate in the activities of the CRRS, thereby sharing their knowledge and research with other scholars and students.

The Department of Art History at the University of Toronto is especially rich in early modern faculty with five full-time professors actively researching in related areas of art and architectural history. The art historical collections of the University of Toronto library system are appropriately extensive.