The Bibliographical Society of America (BSA) offers a series of fellowships for bibliographic research.
Bibliographic projects can refer to a wide variety of objects, including maps, of all time and in any format provided that they include the analysis of the physical object as historical evidence. Fellowships can be used to finance travel to collections and other expenses related to research on the subject for which it has been awarded.
Among the programs proposed by the BSA on its website, The Charles J. Tanenbaum Fellowship in Cartographical Bibliography, worth $ 3,000 ,should be highlighted. It supports projects related to any aspect of history, presentation, printing, design, distribution and reception of cartographic documents from the Renaissance period to the present, with special emphasis on cartography of the eighteenth century.
The deadline for submitting applications is November 1 .