Funding opportunities
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library has a range of funding opportunities available to researchers at every stage of their career.
Our grants provide exceptional scholars, from The University of Manchester and beyond, with the support required to undertake original and significant research using our world-class collections. We also support applications to a number of external postdoctoral schemes, such as the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust.
Grant holders have access to the John Rylands Research Institute and Library’s extensive and diverse collections, as well as to a strong community of outstanding researchers, curators and imaging specialists. We also offer tailored grant writing support for those wishing to apply for larger external grant schemes.
Information about all of our available funding opportunities, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, can be found on this page.
Current opportunities
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024/25
Deadline for the Expression of Interest is Thursday 18 July 2024 emailed to research.jrril@manchester.ac.uk
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme 2024-5 will open on July 3 2024, with a deadline of October 2 2024.
Research Coordinators and Heads of Department are invited to put forward strong candidates who wish to pursue a three year project, distinct from their PhD research, with a named mentor at The University of Manchester.
The eligibility requirements are as followed:
- Applicants must be within three years of the award of a doctorate, either already having been awarded a doctoral degree following a viva voce examination held on or after 1 April 2022;or having a reasonable expectation that they will have submitted and had their thesis examined by 1 April 2025.
- Applicants must be a UK or EEA national or have completed a doctorate at a UK university. Any applicant who does not fall into one of these categories must demonstrate a strong prior association with the UK academic community, for example temporary employment (longer than twelve months) at a UK university.
- Candidates who have been unsuccessful in a previous round will require an invitation from the BA to resubmit.
In addition, we would advise that many successful candidates have the following profile:
- Graduate studies completed at another university
- At the upper end of the eligibility window (e.g. just under three years since completing their PhD).
- Already held a short-term postdoctoral fellowship or lecturing position
- Publications: In disciplines in which this is important, articles in good journals and/or demonstrable progress made on publishing a book from PhD research (e.g. proposal submitted to or contract with university press).
If you have any enquiries or are interested in applying for a BA Postdoctoral Fellowship with the John Rylands Research Institute, please email research.jrril@manchester.ac.uk with any questions you might have.
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Huntington Exchange Fellowships
Huntington Exchange Fellowships 2024/25
Deadline for applications: 5pm, Monday, 2 September 2024.
Applications should be emailed to research.jrril@manchester.ac.uk
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library is keen to promote collaborative working with other world-leading special collections in the United States through the promotion of research, networking and other collaborative activities with scholars in the US by University of Manchester researchers.
US Special Collections fellowships are available to researchers at The University of Manchester (including PhD students) who wish to spend up to one month during the 2024-25 academic year in the Huntington Library in California.