The Ransom Center will award 50 research fellowships for its 2025–26 program. Please view the individual residency types within the application instructions to determine the qualifications for each. We offer funding to graduate students including doctoral candidates, current and former academic faculty at any level of career, and independent researchers such as journalists and artists, who require archival research at the Center for their projects.

Research conducted by humanities scholars contributes to a dynamic body of knowledge that has the potential to reshape our understanding of archival collections—what is preserved and valued in our communities. The Ransom Center fosters a supportive environment so that researchers may explore, examine, critique, and better understand the cultural works in its collections. Fellowships of varying lengths (from one week to two months) are offered for research projects that require substantial on-site use of collections that span a variety of disciplines.