Franklin Research Grants
The American Philosophical Society’s Franklin Research Grants support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses. The Society is particularly interested in supporting the work of young scholars who have recently received the Ph.D.
Special Programs Within the Franklin Grants
APS/British Academy Fellowship for Research in London
In collaboration with the British Academy, the APS offers an exchange postdoctoral fellowship for a minimum of one and a maximum of two months’ research in the archives and libraries of London during 2025. This award includes travel expenses between the United States and the United Kingdom and a monthly subsistence paid by the APS. Candidates should specify that they are asking for the British Academy Fellowship and apply by October 1; applicants not selected for the British Academy Fellowship will be considered for a Franklin Research Grant.
American Trust for the British Library (ATBL) Fellowship
The ATBL Research Fellowship is a $2,500 opportunity for candidates to conduct research at the British Library “added-on” to already awarded short-term research grants offered by American research collections across the country. Candidates should specify that they would like to be considered for the ATBL Fellowship and apply by October 1. Successful Franklin Research Grant applications who have indicated interest will be referred to the ATBL. Further information is available at The American Trust for the British Library (atbl.us)
APS/Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Fellowship for Research in Edinburgh
In collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh, the APS offers a visiting fellowship of between two and four months for research in Edinburgh in the calendar year 2025 in any aspect of the humanities and social sciences. Information on how to apply is available at http://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/american-philosophical-society-fellowship. The deadline is February 28, 2025.
Deadlines: October 1, 2024, and December 2, 2024
Award: up to $6,500
Contact: Linda Musumeci, Director of Grants and Fellowships, American Philosophical Society, 104 S. 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
E-mail: LMusumeci@amphilsoc.org
Phone: (215) 440-3429
Web: https://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/franklin-research-grants (for information and access to the application portal)
American Philosophical Society 215-440-3400
104 South 5th Street www.amphilsoc.org
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3309