Awards & Fellowships

John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship is for a recent PhD whose work focuses on European medieval studies within the global comparative context. Applicants must have received their PhD between September 1, 2018, and June 30, 2024. The position is for a maximum of 2 years. Application submission for the fellowship beginning July 2026 will open in Fall 2025.

CMRS-CEGS Dissertation Research Fellowship is intended for UCLA doctoral students. It supports prospectus and dissertation research and writing focusing on any aspect of Late Antique, Medieval, Renaissance, or Early Modern Studies and provides $30,000. Funding for student fees and other expenses must be provided by the recipient’s academic department or other resources.

The Lynn and Maude White Jr Fellowship is named for its donors, CMRS-CEGS’s founding director Professor Lynn White, Jr. and his wife. This fellowship provides support for dissertation research in any aspect of Medieval or Renaissance Studies and is awarded to an outstanding UCLA graduate student who has advanced to PhD candidacy. Funding for student fees and other expenses must be provided by the recipient’s academic department or other resources.

The George T. and Margaret W. Romani Fellowship is awarded to an outstanding UCLA graduate student, who has expressed a commitment to pursue studies in some aspect of the Middle Ages or Renaissance and who is studying under the mentorship of a CMRS-CEGS faculty member. Funding for student fees and other expenses must be provided by the recipient’s academic department or other resources.

The Fredi Chiappelli Memorial Fellowship provides support for research of any aspect of medieval, Renaissance, or early modern Italian studies. Funding for student fees and other expenses must be provided by the recipient’s academic department or other resources.

CMRS-CEGS Conference Travel Grants provide funding, in the form of travel reimbursement, for UCLA graduate students to attend conferences, symposia, or meetings of professional organizations to present their research or scholarly papers on any topic in the field of Medieval and Renaissance Studies. The number of travel grants awarded each year depends on the amount of funding available, and the number and quality of the requests received.

CMRS-CEGS Research and Study Travel Grants provide funding, in the form of reimbursement, for UCLA graduate students to travel within the US or abroad for the purpose of research in any area of Medieval and Renaissance Studies or to attend an educational program or class directly related to the student’s academic training in the field of Medieval and Renaissance Studies. The number of travel grants awarded each year depends on the amount of funding available, and the number and quality of the requests received.

Ahmanson Research Fellowships for the Study of Medieval and Renaissance Books and Manuscripts, made possible by a gift from the Ahmanson Foundation, support the use of the medieval and Renaissance monographic and manuscript holdings in UCLA Library Special Collections. The fellowships are awarded to graduate students or postdoctoral scholars who need to access these collections for graduate-level or postdoctoral independent research. Recipients receive a fellowship for up to three months.