The Linda H. Peterson Fellowship was named after the widely influential Yale professor and longtime RSVP Board member and Vice President, Linda Peterson. It was created with funds from a generous bequest to RSVP by the late Eileen Curran, pioneering researcher and Emerita Professor of English at Colby College. The purpose of the Peterson Fellowship is to support one scholar for four full-time months to enable him or her to conduct a research project on the British periodical and newspaper press of the long nineteenth century. See the list of previous awardees here.
Peterson Fellowship winners are typically announced in February of the prize year. See our awards calendar for all application and recommendation letter deadlines. Please note that deadlines are subject to change and if needed, will be announced via our social media channels promptly.
Please note that Officers and Directors of RSVP are prohibited from applying for RSVP grants and fellowships. Please contact RSVP with any questions.
Our Most Recent Peterson Fellowship Winner
Our 2024 Linda H. Peterson Fellowship winner is Hannah Hudson (Suffolk University) for her project, “Magazines, Romanticism, and Imperial Knowledge: Identity, Commodity, Miscellany.” Of the project, the adjudicating committee stated that it is “original and timely research that draws attention to the role that miscellaneous magazines play in fostering an ‘imperial model of knowledge assimilation’.” Congratulations!