Humanities Awards

Humanities Awards

Rome Fellowships (nine months)

Rome Fellowships at the BSR offer early career postdoctoral researchers the chance to spend nine months in Rome pursuing independent research on the social, religious, political, and economic cultures of the Italian peninsula and their wider reception, from prehistory to the present.

Our Rome Fellows join a dynamic community of scholars and artists working across the humanities, visual arts, and architecture. With access to world-class resources, a lively programme of events, and a network of international research partners, Rome Fellows are supported in developing their work in new and exciting directions.

The BSR offers time and space for focused research, while also encouraging rich intellectual and creative exchange. Whether deepening a long-term project or starting something new, Rome Fellows are part of a tradition of excellence and innovation that connects the UK and Italy with the wider Mediterranean and beyond.

Applications open in September and close in November each year.
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Latest Events

Latest Events

ITALY
Women’s Day Roundtable | Femicide and gender violence in ancient Rome: evidence from epigraphy and Roman art
Although historical and literary sources from the Roman age report several cases of femicide, i.e. husbands or lovers killing or having their partners killed, and
11 March 2026
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
Workshop | The Politics of Dirt: Garbage, Decorum, and Urban Exclusion from Modernity to Today
Download the programme here. Download the book of abstract here. The Politics of Dirt: Hygiene, Décor, and Control in the Italian City Most of us
20 March 2026
10:00 - 17:00
ITALY
Conference | William Gell around the World: Research and Engagement
With speakers invited to look at recent and future projects on the numerous notebooks documenting the travels and research of William Gell (1777-1836), the well-known
1 April 2026
10:00 - 17:00

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