Nicholson Center for British Studies

The Nicholson Center for British Studies supports short- and long-term dissertation research for doctoral students in the Humanities, Social Sciences divisions and the Divinity and Law schools. The bulk of primary research, whether in the form of archival, visual, or oral materials, must be completed in the British Isles. Applicants need not have the British Isles themselves as a primary focus of research, although those that focus on Britain or its former Empire are given preference. The center supports work on Africa, South Asia, East Asia, North America, the Middle East, or the West Indies that requires substantial research in the British Isles. Research in, and projects about, Ireland also meet the requirements.