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 Newberry Library - John Rylands Research Institute and Library Exchange Fellowship
The Newberry Library - John Rylands Research Institute and Library Exchange Fellowship
The Newberry Library is now accepting fellowship applications for the 2025-26 academic year.
Newberry Library Fellowships provide support to researchers who wish to use our collection. We promise you intriguing and often rare materials; a lively, interdisciplinary community of researchers; individual consultations on your research with staff curators, librarians, and other scholars; and an array of both scholarly and public programs.
The Newberry-John Rylands Research Institute Exchange Fellowship supports one academic researcher (at any stage from Postgraduate Researcher upwards), nominated from each institution, for the academic exchange scheme each year.
The stipend is $3000 USD (or equivalent in GBP)/month.
- Former Newberry fellows (long or short-term) may apply for a month in residence at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library.
- Academic researchers from The University of Manchester (at any stage from Postgraduate Researcher upwards) may apply for a month in residence at the Newberry Library.
How to apply
For more information, including a comprehensive list of long and short-term fellowships opportunities, eligibility requirements, and application guidelines, please visit our website:
Short term deadline: 3 January 2025
Manchester Wesley Research Centre / The University of Manchester Joint Visiting Research Fellowship
The University of Manchester / Manchester Wesley Research Centre Joint Visiting Research Fellowship
Deadline: Monday, 27 January 2025, 5pm
The University of Manchester and the Manchester Wesley Research Centre are pleased to welcome applications to their Joint Visiting Fellowship. The aim of the fellowship is to promote research in the Methodist and Wesleyan traditions by facilitating scholarly access to the internationally renowned Methodist Archives held at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library in Manchester and the MWRC and Nazarene Theological College (NTC) library. One Visiting Fellowship will be awarded per annum.
Deadline: 5pm, Monday, 27 January 2025
Email application to: research.jrril@manchester.ac.uk