Der Schulmeister von Eßlingen, from Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Codex Manesse), Zürich, c.1300-c.1340, fol. 292v.
Birgit Baldwin Fellowship (Deadline 15 November 2015)
The Birgit Baldwin Fellowship provides a grant of $20,000 to support a graduate student in a North American university who is researching and writing a significant dissertation for the Ph.D. on any subject in French medieval history that can be realized only by sustained research in the archives and libraries of France. The fellowship helps defray research and living expenses for the equivalent of an academic year of study, beginning in September 2016. It may be renewed for a second year upon demonstration of satisfactory progress.
Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies (Deadline 15 November 2015)
The Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies recognizes Medieval Academy members who have provided leadership in developing, organizing, promoting, and sponsoring medieval studies through the extensive administrative work that is so crucial to the health of medieval studies but that often goes unrecognized by the profession at large. This award of $1000 is presented at the Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy.
CARA Award for Excellence in Teaching (Deadline 15 November 2015)
The CARA Award for Excellence in Teaching Medieval Studies recognizes Medieval Academy members who are outstanding teachers who have contributed to the profession by inspiring students at the undergraduate or graduate levels or by creating innovative and influential textbooks or other materials for teaching medieval subjects.
Travel Grants (Deadline 15 November 2015 for meetings to be held between 16 February and 31 August 2016) NOTE: this deadline has been extended until 15 November
The Medieval Academy provides a limited number of travel grants to help Academy members who hold doctorates but are not in full-time faculty positions, or are adjuncts without access to institutional funding, attend conferences to present their work.
Please follow the links above for eligibility criteria and submission instructions, which have recently changed. Contact the Academy office at info@themedievalacademy.org for additional information.
