The Lilly Library is accepting applications for fellowships to support travel during the 2025 calendar year. For all types of funding, the collections of the Lilly Library must be integral to your research. There are four types of funding available:
- The Everett Helm Visiting Fellowships: Funds research on any topic.
- The Mendel Visiting Fellowship: Funds projects limited to specific subject areas, see below for details.
- The Pantzer Visiting Scholar in Descriptive Bibliography: Funds bibliographic research projects, see below for details.
- The BSI Trust Research Fellowships: Funds research into Sherlockian studies that uses the papers of the Baker Street Irregulars (BSI). This fund is administered by the BSI Trust. See the application information.
If applying for the Helm, Mendel, or Pantzer funding, you may also elect to apply for:
- The American Trust for the British Library (ATBL) Research Fellowship Program