Daiches-Manning Memorial Travel Fellowship

This fellowship honors the memory of David Daiches (1912–2005) and Susan Manning (1953–2013), eminent eighteenth-century literary and cultural historians of Scotland and America, recipients of the ECSSS Lifetime Achievement Award, and directors of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh. The Fellowship is for two to six months and may be taken at any time of the year. Fellows are expected to be in residence in Edinburgh for the duration of the Fellowship and to participate fully in IASH activities.

Eligibility

• Post-doctoral scholars without regard to nationality, residence, or academic discipline
• Fellows must be members of ASECS and ECSSS at the time the fellowship is awarded

Benefits

• Amount: $3000, or an appropriate amount for travel and accommodation

Application Process

• Please fill the application form available here
• Requirements:
  • A minimum of two and a maximum of three confidential references are required
  • Applicants should ask their referees to email their reference to iash@ed.ac.uk by the application deadline
  • At least one referee should come from outside the institution of the applicant
  • Referees should comment on the nature and quality of the research proposal, as well as on the qualifications of the applicant

Note: No applicant may accept more than one ASECS grant or fellowship in any given year.