RBS Now Accepting Applications for Mellon SoFCB Junior Fellows Program
Rare Book School’s Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) invites applicants to its 2026 cohort of Junior Fellows. The SoFCB is a community of scholars working across disciplines to advance the study of texts, images, and artifacts as material objects. Ten Junior Fellows will be selected to join the SoFCB in 2026; they may become Senior Fellows after completing two years of the fellowship’s required activities in good standing. The application deadline for the SoFCB Junior Fellows Program is Wednesday, 19 November 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET. For questions about the SoFCB Junior Fellows Program, please email sofcb_staff@virginia.edu.
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Applications are currently also being accepted for:
- All RBS-awarded scholarships
- For both first-time and returning RBS students
- Application deadline: Sunday, 2 November 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET
- More information: rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/scholarships
- Questions? Email rbs_scholarships@virginia.edu
- The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources
- For faculty and librarians at liberal arts colleges and small universities in the United States
- Application deadline: Sunday, 7 December 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET
- More information: rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/lang
- Questions? Email rbs_lang@virginia.edu
To begin the application process, please log into your myRBS account (or create a new myRBS account). The Home screen includes links to each of the scholarship and fellowship application portals.
Scholarship applicants will be considered for all awards for which they are eligible (and should note that separate applications are required for the fellowship programs).
For general queries about RBS scholarships and fellowships, see the FAQs page.