UCL Research Institute for Collections Fellowship Opportunities

Could you be a fellow at UCL Research Institute for Collections?

The UCL Research Institute for Collections (RIC) was founded in 2021 to foster research synergies centred on the library, museum, gallery and departmental collections held in UCL by bringing together curatorial and academic expertise. The Visiting Fellowship will focus on any collections held by UCL Museums Collections and/or Special Collections. We welcome proposals that work across several of our holdings.

We are now accepting applications for the following 2026 fellowships:

• Liberating the Collections Fellowship
• Museum Collections Visiting Fellowship
• Special Collections Visiting Fellowship

The successful candidates will spend up to six weeks, or the part-time equivalent, at UCL researching the collections. Projects can start from July 2026 onwards. Fellows should aim to finish their project by the end of 2026. 

Depending on the fellowship, the Fellow will be required to provide, as a minimum:

• A blog post, an event recording, a podcast or another digital output that outlines the project for the RIC website.
• An output of their choice in any format. This can include academic as well as creative outputs including, but not limited to, a community project or a piece of art or music.
• A public output during the Fellowship, such as an event, a pop-up display or a podcast.
• Acknowledgement of the grant in any resulting publications or events.
• A research output in the form of a recorded lecture, a conference paper, a publication or a scholarly digital resource.
• A live public output in-person or online during or after the Fellowship period, such as a talk online/in person, roundtable discussion, or family event. NB display within the museums is not likely to be feasible in 2026.

A payment of £5000 will be paid to cover all associated costs.

For more information and application submission details please see the individual fellowships and the frequently asked questions pages.

For queries and enquiries please get in touch with us by contacting the RIC Support Officer: rebekah.seymour@ucl.ac.uk

The deadline is 23:59 5^th January 2026.

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